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Maaike Fettah, chief alchemist and art director at Sunshine Alchemists & Soaps Co., shares soap scents with a customer on Feb. 12. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Maaike Fettah, chief alchemist and art director at Sunshine Alchemists & Soaps Co., shares soap scents with a customer on Feb. 12. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Sunshine Alchemists at Fourth NW on Feb. 12. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Sunshine Alchemists at Fourth NW on Feb. 12. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Brittney Dominguez, manager of Enchanted Sugar at Cottonwood Mall, labels homemade soy candles on Nov. 22, 2021. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
Power Ford Service mechanic Joel Torres cleans a high pressure oil cover on a Ford ambulance on Nov. 17, 2021. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
Power Ford Service mechanic Jeremy Romero works Nov. 17, 2021, on replacing brake lines on a 2017 Ford Edge at the shop on Montano in Albuquerque. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)
S&F Sewing, Alterations & Custom Creations at 5629 Paradise NW in Albuquerque. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Dresses and thread line the walls at S&F Sewing, Alterations and Custom Creations which opened in 2012 on Albuquerque's West Side. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Yevgeniya Fitzgerald, owner of S&F Sewing, Alterations and Custom Creations, works on a dress Oct. 30 at her shop at 5629 Paradise NW in Albuquerque. (Elizabeth Tucker/Journal)
Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Steven Prickett, founder of Eldora Enterprises, LLC, points out where cocoa is grown in Africa during a factory tour at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Marie Roberts puts truffles in paper wrappers to sell at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Marie Roberts puts truffles in paper wrappers as Steve Prickett gives a tour at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Chocolate bars waiting to be wrapped at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Steven Prickett, founder of Eldora Enterprises, LLC, explains the tempering process of chocolate during a factory tour at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 Tour participants from left to right: Lisa Fink, Cheryl Winter, Jud Fink, Kurt Miller and William Blair. (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Marie Roberts wraps chocolate bars at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021 (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)
Steven Prickett, founder of Eldora Enterprises, LLC, explains the chocolate flavor profile chart during a factory tour at Eldora Craft Chocolate located at 8114 Edith NE Oct. 10, 2021. Tour participants from left to right: Jud Fink, Marcie Miller, Kurt Miller and Lisa Fink. (Elizabeth Tucker/ Albuquerque Journal)