Having tried loads of candles to support her own journey back to health, it hit Shona how so many mass market candles used chemical fragrances and other unsustainable and potentially harmful ingredients.

She knew that with care at every step, she could achieve a vastly superior candle using entirely natural ingredients.

Then came the china. As a self confessed antique china fan, she knew she had to choose gloriously old.

As Cockles and Heart has grown, not only do we now make natural candles in wonderful vintage and china containers, we also offer pieces from a carefully curated collection of porcelain and china. These stand alone beauties are one-offs, just like Cockles and Heart.