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Burning Butterfly

I want your baguette

About Me


Hi MySpace World! Well this site is more to tell you about my creations than myself, but if I must blurb a little about me then I suppose this is the place to do it. I always reach for my dreams and achieve most of them as I believe one step at a time is the only way to get there. I still have quite a few dreams on my list though. I have been working for myself for over 8 years now creating wonderful pieces of art from wax and soap. I design candles & soap in New York City.
You may have seen some of them at some point over the years as I have had candles & soaps in over 40 stores & galleries across the USA. My candles & soaps have been featured in Broadway plays, as gifts for attendees to events presented by Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Pulitzer Prize winner John Patrick Shanley, Jeremy Shockey's home, New Jersey Monthly, The Jersey Journal, The Current, the Hoboken and Union City reporters to mention a few. Although I have had many successes it is always a struggle to be in business for yourself.
I wanted to create this page to promote myself as a designer. By designing my own products it gives me the ability to create very unique one of a kind corporate gifts, wedding, party and special event favors that you can't get anywhere else. I love what I do and I think it shows in my work. As they say "do what you love and the money will follow" I have stuck to that and have tried to stay true to myself which is a tough battle sometimes. I have given up many things to keep my art and business going as it is very important to me and my life. I try to keep a balance and always stay positive and moving forward. I would appreciate any referrals and if you have a special event you would like gifts designed for please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.
My most recent design job was June 2nd, 2007 for a wedding at Studio 450 in NYC. I designed all candles and favors for this wedding. The photos are below
I designed these gift bags for the Fall Collection Wine Tasting Fundraiser at Moore Brothers in NYC, NY. Each contains a unique soap & candle designed just for this event and filled with dried flowers for that special touch. If you would like something designed for your next event please message me.
    My Handcrafted Candles My Handmade Soap My Online Photo Gallery My Ebay Store My Community Site Domain Registration
    Below you can review my press Click here to see all of my press

Slides of my Handcrafted Soaps:
Slides of my Handcrafted Candles:

My Interests



Traveling, Language, Love, Soap & Candle Making, Campfires, French Kissing, Skinny dipping in hot springs, Photography, Cool boots, Leather jackets, The smell of croissants at 6am at La Muette station, Sensual baths, Seashells, Pennies, Times Square at 3am, Massages, Tree houses, Architecture, Camping, Kick ass sound systems, Sexy underwear, Duffle bags with wheels on them, Pillows, Fluffy warm comforters, Bike Riding, Rollerblading, The Internet, Roads, Highways, Maps, Fireplaces, Stones, Driftwood, Science, Math, Business, Road Trips, Live Music, Red Wine, Wasabi, Skydiving, Good Friends, My cat Lunatic (Luna for short), White wine with clams or oysters, Painting, Yoga, Cooking, Mint chocolate chip ice cream, Good Coffee, Healthy Food, Anything with Mango, Coconut, Pineapple or Raspberries in it, Dancing in to the wee hours of the morning or until I collapse, Technology, The Outdoors, All types of music, Spirituality, Anything & Everything Italian, Horned Toads, Building anything I can build, Flying, Fashion, Porcupines, Interior Decorating, Getting lost in Paris, Vespas, Long Walks, Wandering aimlessly around NYC....

I'd like to meet:



Well I like all kinds of people so I can't say one quality would qualify or disqualify you from being someone I would connect with. In general I like positive, caring, passionate, open minded people who have a sense of adventure and who don't let preconceived ideas of what they "should be" hold them back from being who they are. I like down to earth people who are comfortable with themselves and have a good sense of humor. I like spontaneous people who can let loose and not regret it.

**** Ummm and for godsakes the earth is here to explore and offer it's beauty so get out and enjoy it, but please take care of it. If you are one of those assholes who throws garbage out your window on the highway then you are someone whom I don't want to meet.*****

My travel slide shows

  • Italy, Munich, Amsterdam, Tortola
  • Italy, France & Tortola, BVI
  • France and a little more Italy :)
  • Seattle & Pacific Northwest
  • A few Chicago Pix


  • Please visit my very talented friend Mat's Photography website at the below link
  • Matteo Guariso


  • Would you like a soap designed for you? I offer this service for my myspace friends only! Message me with the colors and scents that you would like a soap made with and I'll post your soap HERE!

    The new "Splendour in the Grass" soap was designed for my top myspace friend Wayne. Rich and Vibrant in personality just like Wayne, this soap is exotic and enchanting. Made with Olive Oil and Vegetable Glycerin for an all natural blend. Embedded with real grass blades and poppy seeds for texture and intrigue. This has now become one of my all time favorite soaps as the scent I can't get out of my mind. It is intoxicating, like Wayne's laugh you remember it forever. An exotic blend of Sandalwood, Patchouli and Grass. If I had my way all men would bathe with this soap.

    This soap was designed for one of my top myspace friends "C's Pop!" This soap is sharp and witty like the man it is made for...if this soap could speak it would have impeccable taste just like C's Pop. Every way you turn this soap it has a different angle and that is what I love about C's Pop he's always making me see things at a different angle. The soap itself is inspired by photos from his site of Land's End and the Cornish coast of the UK. With ocean crashing against the rocky shore. The soap is scented with fresh citrusy oils of lime, lemon, orange and grapefruit. Making it the "C's Pop Citrus Blast" soap.

    The Kramer soap has finally landed. Something this man does in real life everyday. One of my top myspace friends "Un posto nel mondo" aka Kramer. The Kramer soap has the perfect balance of sugar and spice just like Kramer. Made with coconut milk, vegetable glycerin and olive oil to bring out the best in your skin. With a kick of cinnamon, clove, ginger and nutmeg to give you a warm fuzzy feeling on a wintry day.

    This soap was designed for ~**Lucky-Dahling**~ Who is one of my most entertaining myspace friends. This soap has a free spirit just like her. Made with Vanilla, Coconut oil, Coconut Milk, Almond Oil and topped with Rose Petals and Poppy Seeds. Always able to entertain you day or night in the shower. This "Saint Soap for Lucky's Last Night" will never let you down just like ~**Lucky-Dahling**~ who's full of creative energy.

    Introducing the new Costa Smeralda soap. This soap is full of mystery and mystique just like the man it was made for. A man who's name I can not reveal. This soap is strong, fresh and earthy like the sea. Made with olive oil and vegetable glycerin for a healthy glow, embedded with real seaweed and sea salt for healing properties. The scent is to die for: jasmine, sandalwood, sage and bayberry oils come together to create a world experience of earth, sea and sun. Soak it up!

    Music:

    Dead Can Dance, Luna loca, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Bebel Gilberto, Lucinda Williams, Carla Bruni, The Fall, Luciana Souza, Peter Gabriel, Bertrand Burgalat, The Police(old), The Sugarcubes, Belle & Sebastian, American Watercolor Movement, CAN, Billie Holiday, The Isley Brothers, Bjork, Portishead, Blondie, Michael Jackson, Bryan Ferry, The Clash, Love & Rockets, Cowboy Junkies, The Cure, Clinic, David Bowie, Devo, The The, Jeff Buckley, Thievery Corporation, U2, Travis, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, PJ Harvey, Sublime, , The Stone Roses, Stevie Wonder, Halou, Gomez, Johnny Cash, Kula Shaker, Green Apple Quickstep, The Pixies, REM, Leonard Cohen, Fiona Apple, Echo & The Bunnymen, Soundgarden, St. Germain, Pere Ubu, Joao Gilberto, Nicola Conte, Frank Black, Nick Drake, Morphine, Dido, Les Nubians, Morcheeba, Soul Coughing, Luna, Mazzy Star, Massive Attack, Gilberto Gil, The Cranberries, and much more

    THIS MAN CAN TALK DIRTY TO ME ANYTIME HE WANTS. Everyone else please ask permission :)

    Movies:

    Butterfly Effect, Garden State, Oh brother where art thou, The Count of Monte Cristo, Crash, American Beauty, Aviator, Vanilla Sky, Memento, As Good as it Gets, Slingblade, Pulp Fiction, Fargo, Donnie Brasco, Fight Club, The Godfather, A Beautiful Mind, Dead Poets Society, Magnolia, Being John Malkovich, Catch Me if You Can, The Corporation, Blow, Scent of a Woman, The Jerk, The Shining, Sideways, Bruce Almighty, Stir of Echos, Murder in the First, Matrix, Life is Beautiful, The Princess and the Warrior, The Wizard of Oz, Alien, Willy Wonka(original one), Close Encounters, Boogie Nights,
    "On a similar note I must confess to you, I'm giving very serious thought... to eating your wife."
    "You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?"

    Television:

    I don't watch tv. Haven't owned one in 9 years. If forced to watch I would watch the Discovery Channel, Any Travel Shows, The History Channel. Now I do watch dvd's and I own some tv series so I pop in The Sopranos, Frasier, Seinfeld, The Simpsons or Taxi every so often.

    Books:

    I don't read fiction. I like to read anything that teaches me something. I love Entrepreneurial, Travel, Technology, Language and Business Books.

    Heroes:

    Everyone who has lent me a helping hand when needed. Thank you to you all!

    My favorite entertainer:
    My Cat Luna-TIC!

    I designed these gift packs for an evening of Love and Revenge, curated by John Patrick Shanley for the LAByrinth Theater Company, artistic directors Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John Ortiz.

    An Interior/Set Design that I created for a music video and filming.

    RESTAURANT CANDLE DESIGN I DID:

    A FEW CUSTOM CANDLES I HAVE DESIGNED:



    CHICKS I DIG:

    GUYS I DIG:

    My Blog

    and the survey says

    Well obviously I have enough on my page and adding this would overdo it...hahahah.  A few people have requested that I fill out some of this stuff....so here it is. IT'S ALL ABOUT M...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:50:00 PST

    Gypsy Woman with Wings

    Ok so yea alot of you are starting to discover that I have lived a lot of places.  I worked in the travel industry for almost all of my 20's &  also grew up around it.  My Dad ...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 05:25:00 PST

    Elvis in the sky

    As I've mentioned in some of my past blogs prior to running my own soap and candle business I had a pretty extensive career in the travel industry.  For those of you who don't know I was a flight...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:17:00 PST

    Lloyd on the Lamb

    So some of you know me quite well and some of you don't know me at all.  I've lead a pretty eventful life if I must say so myself.  Never a dull moment.  Prior to running my own soap an...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:02:00 PST

    My cat needs a purpose in life

    So I've decided that my cat needs a purpose in life besides looking pretty as she's got looks and brains.  She looks at me as I walk from room to room doing my work with a give me something to do...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:54:00 PST

    In Search of Nachos

    Ok so recently a friend and I were craving Nachos.  Not just the chips, salsa and cheese kind of thing, but the whole works!  You know what I mean....guacomole, tomatos, sour cream, etc.&nbs...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 03:32:00 PST

    MY JAVA ADDICTION

    So there is one thing in my life that I have been addicted to after trying it more than once.  It's the caffeine bean.  Everything else I've been able to kick ...hehehe  So here is my O...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:58:00 PST

    The Women's Restroom and why it takes us so long

    First off there is always a line at the women's restroom, so we smile politely and take our place. Once it's our turn, we have to check for feet under the stall doors.  Every stall is u...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:45:00 PST

    Anheuser vs. Coors

    Anheuser vs. Rocky Mountain Water Ok spending my teenage years in Kansas City put me in betweenwhat most Americans consider being the Gods of beer. Wellmy thought to that is "God must piss too"  ...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:21:00 PST

    Introduction to Burning Butterfly

    Just wanted to say hello and get a little bit of blogging going on here.  I have created my MySpace page to promote my handcrafted candles and soaps.  So please take a look at my photos here...
    Posted by Burning Butterfly on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 03:05:00 PST