ABOUT

meg clemmensen is a 21 year-old entrepreneur from st. catharines, ontario. she now lives in hamilton, ontario.

meg opened her boutique in high school as a depop shop to sell old clothing on. it helped her make a few extra bucks alongside her part-time job. it wasn’t until covid-19 hit that she turned it into a full-blown business. after previously dabbling in photography, journalism, public relations, and social media management via kinda cool magazine, the wildly well-received publication she founded at age 16, she decided she needed to do something else to keep her busy during quarantine. live music had hit a pause, so there wasn’t much music-related content to produce. naturally, she turned to her depop shop and made it into a website/instagram selling page.

it all started with clothing, but of course, there’s only so many times you can clean your closet to have fun. so, she started getting crafty. one of the very first things she tried out was candle-making. little did she know, it was something she had a talent for! while online blogs explained frustration over experimenting with candle technicalities for months before perfecting a recipe, her experience was almost instantaneous. it was at the same time that she opened up a booth at the st. catharines flea market. upon launching her first candle drop, including scents like mixed berry lemonade, peppermint hot cocoa, watermelon sugar, and spiced apple pie, she sold out extremely fast.

since those first couple weeks at the flea market, she has moved booths twice, most recently with the purpose of expanding. she designed a taylor swift-inspired candle series that went viral on tiktok, gathering a plethora of sales and followers. she upgraded her candle vessels from the initial walmart mason jars she started with to sleek, professional-quality 16 and 8 oz jars. she has earned a location for her products in multiple ontario retailers. she has taught herself how to make more products such as earrings, bath bombs, and lip balms. while many call her “the candle girl,” she is in the process of expanding her skillset and offerings!

you can find her products at the following physical locations:

  • Dopamine Vintage. 1501 Main Street E, Hamilton.

  • Handmade Heaven. Georgian Mall, 509 Bayfield Street, Barrie.

  • K’Boodle. Lansdowne Place, 645 Lansdowne Street W, Peterborough.

  • K’boodle. Quinte Mall, 390 N Front Street, Belleville.

  • Locally Made Marketplace. 141 Wortley Road, London.

  • Makers. Mapleview Mall, 900 Maple Avenue, Burlington.

  • Makers. Oshawa Centre, 419 King Street W, Oshawa.

  • Makers. Vaughan Mills, 1 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Vaughan.

  • Makers Market. 3069 Dundas Street W, Toronto.

  • Niagara Flea Market, booth 79-80. 46 Turner Crescent, St. Catharines.

  • Pink Bubblegum Vintage. 148 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines.

  • Sacred Realm. 25 Rymal Road W, unit 444, Hamilton.

  • STORE. 129 James Street N, Hamilton.

  • Textures Craftworks. 236 Locke Street S, Hamilton.

  • We Made It. 78 King Street W, Cobourg.

you can contact her directly at shopmegclemmensen@gmail.com.