When we first started we expected to sell a few candles to family and friends as a hobby, but the company took off quickly and grew faster than we ever could have imagined! Many long nights are put in, but it’s so worth it when you see the smile on a customer’s face when they purchase one of our candles.
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Not only do we get the opportunity to be creative and create beautiful, well made candles, but we get to do it in the company of our best friend! We both work full time jobs currently, so it really takes a lot of drive to work the additional hours per week to make this a success. They say “when you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life” and this is extremely true in our case. To get that kind of success early on, you have to be passionate. Since then, we’ve had tremendous success, now selling in 10 retailers across Canada and the U.S., and have recently been chosen to have our product in the official 2015 Oscar and GRAMMY gift bags made by Distinctive Assets!
We only started their business three months ago and poured our first candle 7 weeks ago. With my graphic design and a marketing background mixed with Tom’s know how, it was the perfect marriage of talents. Tom had started making candles as a hobby a year and a half ago and decided to take it to the next level and asked me to join him. Why candles? How did you get into this business?
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All of our candles feature a wide wooden wick that burns clean, free of smoke and soot and produces a soft crackle when lit. Our candles reflect our vibrant personalities, commitment to strong design and appreciation for impeccable craftsmanship.Ĭoal and Canary candles are made only with the highest quality soy and vegetable wax blend and true to scent fragrance oils. The goal is to provide design conscious individuals with a product that not only smells amazing, but looks just as good.
We realized that there was a gap in the market for quality, hand-made candles catered toward the hip and young professional, so we took matters into our own hands and created Coal and Canary Candle Company. We interviewed Amanda and spoke of the joys of following a dream as well as the struggles of starting a business from scratch. Recently moved into swank downtown digs – an airy and bright studio/retail space – the future of Coal and Canary looks bright for the two friends. The idea soon came to fruition as a viable business plan and Tom and Amanda discovered they’d become artisans. As Tom had been making candles already, the pair decided to nurture a hobby into something more. With backgrounds in decor and design, Winnipeggers and best friends Tom Jansen and Amanda Buhse had always appreciated the quality of handmade products. This laid the groundwork for Jill to start an oil supply business a membership-based wholesale fragrance oil site based out of Grand Rapids.Like so many of the world’s great ideas, Coal and Canary Candle Company was born over a glass of wine. Jill felt it was time for Wax Poetic to find their own sources, and work directly with manufacturers. Wax Poetic began experiencing supply chain issues and we discovered a lack of transparency from suppliers regarding ingredients. It was such a fun bonding experience that an idea began to form: she would launch a business where others could pour their own candles together in a cozy, creative space. Unable to find something unique to do for a team outing, she invited the staff to her home to create candles together.
Its beginnings go back to 2015 when Jill began pouring her own candles in a studio she built next to her home.Īt the time, she managed a women’s specialty retail boutique. Wax Poetic was founded by Jill Bromley-Sung and opened its doors in November 2017.
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