FOUNDER, SHIPTONVILLE CANDLE COMPANYABOUTAs a South African-born Greek living in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida, I light candles to take me back in time to my childhood and days long gone.
I believe scents can trigger stronger memories more than any old photo. Each scent is inspired by an important moment or person in my life.
How I love to relive the picnics that we used to have on a huge rock, with good friends at sunset, at Llundudno Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, in the '80s.
Or breakfast at Sun City Hotel in Bophutatswana in 1989 with my soulmate on honeymoon. Every time I light the Florida Spirit Water candle, I drown in the aroma of my gracious and kind Greek mom and treat myself to the outdoor scent of our sunny city, St. Petersburg, FL, surrounded by water at The Pier.
I hope you cherish and love each and every candle you purchase as much as I do and hope to hear about the times and places that fill your heart every time you light a flame.
meet Vana Shipton
it all begins with
clean fragrance
I have promised myself that anything I put into the world will be made with high-quality ingredients. Each and every candle is 100% soy, vegan, and made with both natural essential oils as well as premium fragrance standards. Produced in small batches and hand-poured in St. Pete, FL.
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A new batch of 96 candles is made by hand in our little St. Pete storefront each and every Tuesday, using premium-grade vegan soy wax and premium non-carcinogenic fragrance and essential oils, which have strict production control guidelines.
All our products are paraben-free, phthalate-free, toxin-free, kind, and animal cruelty-free, made with premium ingredients and handmade in small batches with love.
how it’s made,
handpoured candles
If your new candle has a small globe sticker, that jar has been brought back to be cleaned, refilled, and resold.
I believe every single one of us can do our own small part in saving the planet. For this reason, I began requesting that any local shoppers return their used jars with the remaining wax at the bottom to be cleaned, refilled, and sent to a new home.
giving old jars
new homes
LOOK FOR THE GLOBE LABEL
donating a portion
of our profits
Making a difference in our local community and helping those who have fallen ill with yearly donations of a portion of our profits going towards benefiting Tampa General Hospital.
Any time you buy from us, you know that your money spent is not only supporting your local market but also shared with an organization that continues to provide care to those in need.
sweet & floral
Our most popular feminine scents that fill your space with sugar scents or make you feel like you just walked into a flower shop.
Here are just a few of our top-selling candles that you will absolutely love.
