08/17/2026
Oh hey! We’re near our 10 year anniversary of starting this little side business! Looking back we’ve come so far, adapted, and grew!
If any of you were here from the beginning, I started out as J & J Apothecary making just skincare. This was my first event on a 100 degree day in August where all my body butters melted and I made precisely zero dollars.
A year later, CT threatened criminal charges for using the word apothecary and then came the name change.
A few years later, pre-covid, I started candle making and added that in. About a year in, containers were getting very hard to source and find for a good price once Covid hit, which is when I started finding alternative containers. My husband does estate clean outs and would bring me beautiful vintage containers that were getting tossed or donated and I fell in love with how each candle was a unique way to put a beautiful piece of glass to use.
As of this year! I completely dropped my license for skincare and stopped selling that line as prices have increased astronomically and I don’t have the time to do many events anymore. I added curated thrifted and vintage goods to go with my candle line and brand and currently have a tiny shop at Mill Street Marketplace
I do have a full-time job that has required a lot of travel this year and am also a full-time SAHM to a lovely 2 year old.
I’ve currently downsized to one wholesale account and one physical location. Event-wise, I do about 2-3 a year. I hope to increase all of these back up in the future, but for now, thanks for sticking with me and I hope you continue to follow along 💜
