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I am Melissa Machowski (formerly Fouch), owner and designer at M Design Boutique (http://www.mdesignboutique.com) where I make and sell my handmade creations. I am also co-owner and maker of all that illuminates at Hammer & Light (http://www.hammerandlight.com). My specialty is candles, but I dabble in anything that catches my interest. As a kid I was encouraged to try everything from sports to music to making stuff from scratch. I learned early that if I didn't know how something was made, well, start asking questions. I made my first candle at day camp in Estes Park, Colorado. There were big coffee cans of melted wax and we dipped wicks into the different colors till we had big fugly lumps of warm wax on our wicks. I sculpted mine into an even fuglier shape...and treasured that lump of candle for years. I was hooked. Fast forward to today where after a 15...

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