About

Hello, I’m Daniëlle,

a mom of two sweet little ones, a (very lucky) wife, and someone who holds my faith close to my heart. Five years ago, if you’d asked where I saw myself, I would never have pictured a candle studio in my garage. Yet here I am, personally pouring each candle and painting each vessel by hand.

Anys was built during those precious afternoon nap-times when the kids were all asleep and the house finally fell silent and I could steal an hour or two to put my ideas into action. When the sun went down and the kids were tucked in, my husband would join me, the two of us quite literally "burning the midnight oil" together—testing, labelling, spilling wax, and packing orders between cups of honey-sweetened rooibos tea.

I still can’t quite believe that something so small could reach so far; yet somehow these candles have slipped into other people’s lives—lighting hospital rooms, flats of home-sick students far away, tables set for celebrations, and corners where someone just needed a gentle lift after a long, heavy day. They’ve offered warmth, light and joy to the homes of people I will never meet, and that humbles me more than anything. 

This little business was never about building something big; it was about protecting something small and sacred: the family; the warm and wonderful feeling of home. I wanted every candle to carry the same warmth we try so hard to create for our children—soft light, gentle crackling, scents that make you pause and breathe deeply. My hope is that when an Anys candle burns in your home, it helps you give your family the same gift: a space that feels safe, slow, and deeply loved. Because if these scents can make your space feel even a little more like home, then every late night was worth it.