Flickers West Candles & Crafts

08/15/2026

My store space in Madison, Indiana is officially open! 🖤
Flickers West is now inside Grand Lodge Market, and this might be my favorite location yet.

The building is an old Masonic lodge and it is absurdly beautiful. Original brick, woodwork, shelves, and a ridiculous amount of character. Basically everything I love all in one building ❤️

The building did most of the decorating for me. It took some work to get things to fit with the shelving, but I’m really happy with how this turned out. Can’t wait to get prints of my paintings up next to that brick!! 😍

Shop hours:
Monday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Also stay tuned for the grand opening and visit Madison for a rib festival and then shop small at the Grand Lodge Market!

08/06/2026

Since 6 million people apparently came to my personal page to argue about surveillance, I did what any reasonable small business owner would do and turned it into a product line 😆

Scents of Dissent:
Flock Off
Private Peach
Cherry Picked Data
Berry Suspicious

Cozy homes. Fruity candles. Government out of your business.

Check out my product! https://www.flickerswest.com/product-page/scents-of-dissent

07/21/2026

A lot of exciting things happening all at once!

My Franklin boutique space has their grand opening this weekend, and I’ve added a bunch of new goodies, including soap. Come check it out if you’re nearby!

Tomorrow I’m also starting the buildout on my Cincinnati space again, and I should be opening in Madison, Indiana within the next week or two at a brand-new location called Grand Lodge Market!

Franklin, Cincinnati and Madison. It’s really exciting to see things growing again 🥰❤️

✨ It's Finally Here! ✨
Join us for the Grand Opening Celebration of The Collective Boutiques – Franklin, TN! 🎉
Come experience an incredible shopping destination filled with unique boutiques, amazing local businesses, and one of a kind finds, all under one roof!

🎶 Enjoy live music
🧁 Treat yourself to complimentary desserts
🛍️ Shop hundreds of new arrivals
❤️ Support local small businesses
📅 Friday & Saturday, July 24–25
🕙 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
📍 1113 Murfreesboro Rd. #254, Franklin, TN

Bring your friends, make a day of it, and help us celebrate this exciting new chapter. We can't wait to welcome you and show you everything our incredible merchants have been working so hard to create!
See you this weekend! 🎉

07/04/2026

I’ve been a little MIA, but I’m back out in the wild today.
I’m set up at Americana Festival in Centerville, Ohio until 4 with candles, soaps, wax melts, and a bunch of new things I’ve been working on.
Come smell things and say hi!

06/18/2026

EXCITING NEWS!!
Not only am I rebranding to better encompass all the different things I create, but I’m also opening a store location again next week!

I’m heading back to Franklin, TN… same location, but now under new ownership called The Collective Boutiques! I’m SO excited to be part of it! I’ll have my new soap goodies, my photography and painting prints, and of course all the amazing candles that started this journey for me.

Here’s a little sneak peek at some of the soaps I’ve been working on lately. I can’t wait to share more and see you all back in Tennessee! I’ve missed you! 🤍

Yay!!! ☺️
Heather

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05/09/2026

Hey guys!! I’m all set up here at the Loveland Athletic Boosters Arts & Crafts Show!! I’ll be here until 6. There’s also a food truck frenzy going on across the street. So grab some candles, grab some grub and enjoy this beautiful day!

05/04/2026

Getting back into the swing of craft shows and honestly… it feels really good 🤍
After a bit of unexpected chaos, I’m excited to be doing what I love again.

I’ll be at the Loveland Athletic Boosters Arts & Crafts Show this Saturday, May 9th from 12–6pm! It’s been a couple years since I’ve been here!

📍 Loveland Primary School
550 Loveland Madeira Rd
Loveland, OH 45140

I’ll have all kinds of beautiful, last-minute gifts for that special mom in your life… or yourself (highly encouraged 😌)

04/22/2026

A little over 3 years ago… this place opened full of hope.
So many small businesses took a chance here.
We brought our dreams, our time, everything we had.
And overnight… it was over.
Seeing it for the last time really hit me harder than I thought.
But this isn’t where my story ends.

04/21/2026

🟢Everything is up on my site now 🟢
You can also join my email list if you want direct updates.

Free shipping on orders $75+ just in time for Mother's Day!
FlickersWest.com

04/15/2026

I cried A LOT yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who reached out. I see you and I appreciate you. I’ll be getting back to each of you soon ❤️

I just want to be clear. My business is not failing. I was successful before Painted Tree and I’ll be successful after. Painted Tree failure is of their own doing. I was very profitable there. I haven’t had a chance to digest the news and figure things out yet.

Right now my focus is getting all of my handmade product out of my remaining stores. There’s over 100k worth, so it’s a bit of a race at the moment.

I was one of the fortunate ones who was paid everything I was owed up until this month. But there are thousands of small businesses and employees being hurt by this company and its complete lack of integrity.

My heart breaks for the friends I’ve made along the way 💔

On my way to Columbus this afternoon.

Thank you for the prayers and well wishes.