Hey! If we haven’t met yet, my name is Emily, if we have, nice to see you again!🙋🏻‍♀️

I started onefive1 as a hobby in 2018 selfishly when I couldn’t find candles that didn’t make me cough. I grew up in a scent free home so when I went to university and a certain big box store happen to finally come to Canada, I went a little nuts with candles. It wasn’t until many doctor appointments later that my doctor asked “do you burn candles” and suggested I try something else.

During all this, I came across soy candles in my cousins shop and she convinced mom try them because it smelled like bread. For a few years every time we came to New Brunswick we would STOCK UP. My cousins shop closed and the candle maker at the time didn’t ship candles and I was devastated because we finally found something we could burn in the house!

I then learned what all went into candles and found out they were the reason I kept coughing, that is when I also learned about soy candles. So I decided to take all the “junk” out and try making my own. You could say I quickly became obsessed.

When I say very quickly I mean I started doing research on Tuesday August 28th 2018 and by Thursday I had the brand name picked out and asked my parents to borrow some money to place our first supply order. – I was actually at my grandpas in Mispec, NB which is the house we are living at right now. Talk about full circle.

Fun fact momma hunter was not a fan of the name onefive1. Sometimes I wonder if having this as a name is a hindrance because our product is not in the name. but I wanted something that would act as an umbrella and not limit us to just candles I always knew I wanted to brand out and create a whole lineup.

Another fun fact about our name is that it it used to be onefive1 home for two reasons, 1.  I wanted our products to seamlessly fit into your homes and be a constant reminder of the warm fuzzy feeling you get at home. and 2. It represented our home, and onefive1 is the address in which this all started from, 151 birkshire

What was meant to be a hobby and maybe provide a little bit of fun money quickly turned when 2020 hit. When the world shut down I lost my job and decided to do something with all this spare time. The look we have now wasn't always the look we had. When we started in 2018 momma hunters one "rule" was it had to be something she would burn in her home, both looks wise and scent wise {this rule still is in place today}

But 2018 momma hunter was very into farmhouse decor and I was brand new to the candle making world and didn't know much about containers. So we went with what was comfortable and stuck to mason jars, but the cute little fat ones. When I lost my job I knew something needed to change because the 2018 style didn't quite fit me, or where the store was going. So after months of stalling I took a risk and finally convinced momma hunter to try the amber jars you see today. 

Without having my day job I was able to devote all time and effort into rebranding and also renovating our 1972 boler named b {more on that later} and we relaunched in April 2020. 

Markets were strange at that time with it being online and by zoom but hey we made it work. And it truly propelled us forward and kept rolling to this day. 

Fast forward almost six years, our soy candles are in over 130 retail stores and in homes worldwide.

In 2024 we made the big move to New Brunswick where I have spent most of my summers growing up and spent the better part of most years here helping my grandfather as his health declined. 

While addresses and provinces have changed, we have not. We have and will always use the highest ingredients to ensure you can trust & feel safe having us in your homes. 

Welcome to the family. 

hope you stay a while 

-xo em