Our Story

Hello,

My name is Paddy, and I founded The Candle Bottle Bank with my partner,
Kirsty, based in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

We created our small business in 2021, after brainstorming ways to upcycle
unique drinks bottles, which led to us making them into candles. 
Our first idea of upcycling drinks bottles into candles led into another, as we
developed a range of candles, inspired, and influenced by the beautiful North
Coast of Northern Ireland. 

We began to beachcomb along the beautiful North Coast and gathered a
selection of various seashells and sea glass, placed at the bottom of each
candle in the gel wax to showcase the vivid colours of the shells and
glass. We call these Candles ‘The Causeway Coast Range’ and hope our
customers can place them in their homes to always remind them of the North
Coast. 

Both of us were lucky enough to have spent a lot of time in our childhood in
the North Coast, which is where our love for the North Coast came from, and
we use any excuse to go up there now, especially when it involves going to
the beach and shell collecting!

We now sell a range of upcycled drinks bottle candles, "Causeway Coast"
range candles, and soy wax melts. Each candle and wax-melt are handcrafted
and hand-poured by us, using high quality soy wax and fragrance oils.
Running our small business brings us a lot of joy, and we are very excited to
see what the future holds.