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Customer Spotlight: O’Soy Candles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meet O’Soy Candles, a clean fragrance line that includes candles, wax melts, and room sprays. Founded by Justine, and based out of her home in Costa Mesa, California. Justine is passionate about offering toxin-free products that are safe to enjoy without any harsh chemicals. She is also passionate about helping other small makers get connected with resources to help grow the candle-making community. Read more about our Customer Spotlight, O’Soy, how the business started, and why they use Avery labels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has been your biggest success?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of my biggest successes for O’Soy was Covid. It was a blessing in disguise, believe it or not. I was a dog groomer before Covid and that was back-breaking work. I also sold candles on the side and I definitely was a lot more passionate about candle making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Covid hit I was actually too slow because my dog grooming job was closed so I had no option, I couldn\u2019t work. I decided to put out some batches of candles. It was springtime and I was a little concerned people wouldn\u2019t want candles during the spring but every time I made a batch of candles, they just flew off the shelves. So, I just continued to restock and sellout, restock and sellout and now we\u2019re in 2024 and that still continues to happen to this day. So, I\u2019m full-time now, and I\u2019m no longer a dog groomer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your plans for the future?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"O'Soy<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of my big goals for the future is to have a workspace that is used as a storefront. For now, I work out of my house and I\u2019m super content with it. I love making do with what I have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know the space that I do have, like a room full of inventory as well as my garage that has giant work tables and it\u2019s a big place for me to work out of. So, I try to be conscious of what I do currently while working toward my future goal of having a bigger workspace, a few employees and just having a place for people to come in and shop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What labels did you use when you started? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning of candle making, I just started off slow. Eventually prioritized things such as better labels, better jars, and better products. I used a different label brand, and one of the problems or issues I had was a lot of smudging on the labels. And they just looked and felt very cheap because they were store bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to try Avery and I won\u2019t lie; I did go to Staples and I think I bought some labels that are meant for mailing packages or something. I didn’t know what I was doing but I loved that they had templates on the website that were super easy to use. Going on the Avery website, I discovered they actually had labels that are intended for products! So, I ordered a few packages of those and noticed a substantial difference in quality and I haven\u2019t gone back to the old labels I used to use.            <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do you love Avery Products?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Avery<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I love Avery products because they offer two different options. First, I can print from home on my printer, on demand when I\u2019m working on projects like wholesale orders or just a quick candle I need to get to a friend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tend to make memorial candles, so it\u2019s just easy to be able to print from home on my printer when I want to do it. The other option is the WePrint option for custom printing. I love that option because I don\u2019t have to talk to or email anybody. I can just log onto the website and design a label right then and there and get it printed and it shows up in like two or three days.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have any special labeling tips?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the best tips that I have for consistent labeling is to lay your jar flat down on a folded towel. This will prevent it from rolling around and then I just place the label on the jar from the center and kind of push outward on the label to push any air pockets out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else are you working on? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Something I\u2019m super excited about, that is going to benefit me in the future, is monthly subscription boxes. I just came out with those a few months ago, only allowing about 30 people to subscribe because I\u2019m still learning the ins and outs of it. It\u2019s actually a lot more complicated than you might think. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Avery<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My goal is to build this subscription box to be something great by the end of the year. I love watching each month as my subscription boxes grow. Initially, I only let 10 people subscribe, then the next month there were like 19, and now I think I\u2019m up at about 35 which is where I maxed out. I can\u2019t wait to see that grow more and more. It feels like a bonus check to me because I am releasing seasonal collections in addition to subscription boxes that go out on the 28th of each month. So that\u2019s been super fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to follow along on my socials, I\u2019m very active on Instagram! My handle is @O\u2019SoyCandles<\/a> ! I post tons of fun content like reels, behind the scenes showing what I\u2019m up to, what\u2019s new and what\u2019s coming next.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Custom products used by O’Soy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n