this is us
We are the Santanas. We live in sunny Southwest Florida and recently purchased Milkglass from our friends, the Zamots. We've been loyal and enthusiastic customers since Milkglass began in 2020. As an adoptee myself (Ashley), and an adoptive family, the mission of Milkglass was always near and dear to our hearts. While we adopted through foster care, we know how expensive private adoptions can be and want to help families however possible.
Milkglass Candle was born out of a desire to do just that - to help families bring their little ones home, at last. We provide a free (and easy) fundraising opportunity for hopeful adoptive families and a portion of all Milkglass Candle sales go towards funding our annual adoption grant.
Ashley was adopted as a baby and always knew she wanted to adopt kids, too. We got married in 2007 and discussed adoption at length. After having our first two boys in 2011 (Caleb) and 2013 (Daniel), we started fostering in 2014. Eleana joined us at 3 months old, and shortly after, Joshua joined us at 18 months old. Three kiddos under the age of 2 was quite the journey but our crew is so much fun! Now that they are all just about teenagers, they are helping with the business by doing inventory, helping pour candles, packaging orders, and coming up with marketing ideas to help us grow.
So what's next?
We love a good candle. And the boutique baby items are gorgeous. But we have so many ideas of items and goodies to keep adding to the shop to continue providing you with clean, safe fragrances for your home and family.
We also love the mission of supporting adoptive families in their journey to bring another child home through adoption. We would love to expand that to other philanthropic efforts and even more ways to support birth, adoptive & foster families. We know the Lord will provide the resources and network to do so.
