Handmade Habitat is a seasonal all natural soy wax candle and beauty goods company for slow, mindful living. We believe in working with the Earth, not against her, to create a beautiful, more sustainable world for our children.

Handmade Habitat was born from the desire to live more mindfully, walk more lightly, and be more active in our everyday choices.

Working from a minimalistic, earthy, wabi-sabi mindset, our candles, bath salts, and soaps are consciously hand crafted with natural materials to be healthy for the body, home, and Mother Earth.

We aim to brighten the corners of your home, elevate your daily rhythms, and bring a sense of peace to your everyday, while also doing right by our larger home, planet Earth

Our work is: all natural • vegan • phthalate free • synthetic free • paraben free • lead free

716 Monroe St NE, Studio 22, Washington, DC 20017

Open: Saturdays 10am-3pm

Handmade by Amina Ahmad

Amina (pronounced Ah-min-uh) Ahmad is a mother, artist, and maker living and working between Maryland and Washington, DC. Her varied work is a living meditation exploring patterns and cycles in nature. Amina is also a community organizer in the arts field, having worked to organize dozens of markets, pop-ups, open studios, and cultural and community events across the DMV. She is also the co-founder of the Unofficial Hand Lettering Society of Silver Spring and a certified RYT-200 yoga teacher.

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Handmade Habitat Through the Years

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