Address
Massillon, Ohio
Not sure where to start?
Our candles are designed to be meaningful gifts and each one can be upgraded into a Smile Box to send comfort, encouragement, or celebration when words aren’t enough.
You can start here:
Seasonal gifts → Sweet Valentine’s Collection
Encouragement & faith → Faith Collection
Trendy & fun → Pink Glow, Emerald Enchantment, Nutcracker
Something truly personal & sentimental → Custom Design Candles, Literary Candle Collection
Because we create in small batches, please allow 2-5 business days for processing.
Thank you for supporting our family and helping us bless others through the work we love to do.
Why Choose Us?
We believe handmade should mean something.
Every Crookston Candles product is crafted in small batches using simple ingredients, with care poured into every step.
This business exists to bring comfort, encouragement, and light, especially during hard seasons. When you choose Crookston Candles, you’re supporting a family-run business rooted in resilience, intention, and hope.
Whatever you do, whatever kind of work you are doing, work heartily, with all your heart.
Meet your crafter
Christa Crookston
store owner
Our Story
A testimony of resilience, faith, and light
Crookston Candles was born from love and carried forward through loss.
Before this business ever existed, my husband Dave and I shared a dream of building something meaningful together. We talked often about ministry, encouragement, and creating space for people to feel seen, supported, and reminded of God’s presence in everyday life. We didn’t know exactly what it would look like, but we knew the heart behind it.
When Dave passed away suddenly in April 2023, that dream didn’t disappear.
It changed.
The years that followed were some of the hardest our family has known. Grief, uncertainty, cancer, unexpected emergencies, and seasons where simply getting out of bed felt like an act of courage. In those moments, Scripture became my lifeline. When my strength failed, God’s promises carried me. When joy felt fragile, faith became my anchor.
Crookston Candles exists because we chose, again and again, not to stay down.
Today, I’m raising two young daughters while watching our older children step into their own lives, all while learning how to carry forward a legacy without the man who helped build it. This work is not just a business, it is a continuation of love, faith, and purpose.
Each candle we pour is created with intention.
Each scent tells a story. Each product has been inspired by something we’ve lived or by someone in our lives.
They are a decision to say, “Life, you don’t get to steal my joy.”
Each candle is a reminder that even when life is heavy, goodness can still be shared.
This is the ministry Dave and I dreamed of, carried forward a little differently, but with the same heart.
With the support of our customers, friends, and community, we are able to continue this work, care for our children, and extend hope outward. We are deeply grateful to walk this journey alongside you.
May these candles bring warmth and light into your home, the same way this work continues to bring light into ours.