Our Story

Welcome to the chaos that is my life!

Hi! I am Devon DeAnne. I am a wife to Gino and momma to 6- year old Dominic and 3- year old twins, Angelo and Vienna; plus my two bonus babes, Gino and Joey. We are constantly on- the-go trying to navigate this crazy thing we call life. With the kids getting a little older, we’re only going to get busier so why not dive into a new business venture?!

I currently work from home, full-time, as the Office Manager for a screen printing company, Better Image Graphics, Inc. I’ve had a few jobs in between, but I’ve worked there for the better part of 16 years. It is a family owned company and has truly become part of my family. During COVID we got pregnant with our twins and that is when I transitioned to working from home. It has been a true blessing and I couldn’t be more grateful! I have been able to stay home and raise my babies while still working and maintaining those close work relationships.

For years I have been wracking my brain for a passion project. I’ve wanted something that I could do from home that I could eventually get the kids involved in. Not much has jumped out at me as something that I want to pour my all into.

One morning, after the holidays, as I was taking down our decorations, I packed away close to 10 “holiday” candles. My husband and I are both candle OBSESSED. It feels like every time one of us leaves the house we come home with a new candle. Each new holiday or season comes with new candles.

After Dominic was born, I became a lot more conscious of the things we were bringing into our home. Candles were probably one of the most toxic. While the scents are amazing and create a cozy vibe, what were they doing to the air we’re breathing? I noticed the walls, close to where the candles were burning, were horribly stained. If they were staining the walls, what were they doing to our bodies?! Some were causing me severe headaches from the toxins that are released when burned. So I thought to myself, I can do this! I can make clean burning candles that smell amazing while not having to sacrifice one of our favorite things. So I got to work.

I researched for close to 2 months before I poured my first soy candle. I joined Facebook groups specifically for candle making. I asked questions and read as many posts as I could. My social media feeds now are flooded with candle making posts. Learning and creating as become one of my favorite things. After making my first set of candles and waiting the 2 weeks curing time, I was HOOKED! The candles smelled amazing, had smooth tops (one of the hardest things to accomplish with soy wax especially for a beginner) burned better than I could’ve hoped for and no headaches or stained walls. This was it. I wanted to pour my all into candle making!

Already, my kids love when the new oils arrive and they get to smell when the new candles are finished. We all love showing them off to anyone and everyone. Gino has taken some samples into work and burned them and had a ton of interest from his customers! It’s truly become a family affair. I can’t wait until the kids are old enough to teach them everything I’ve learned and they can help in the entire process.

My hope for Black Bow Candle Co. is that we can bring peace of mind with clean burning, great smelling candles into homes knowing that I’ve used the best, most natural ingredients A cozy, inviting home is everything I aim for for my family and I feel like candles are the finishing touch to creating that. Whether you have 1 or 10 kids or fur babies are more your vibe, you can rest assured that you are not compromising their health with our candles! We hope that you enjoy burning them as much as we’ve loved creating them!