“Yes, it’s true! We are officially retiring in March of 2025. The store will likely close around the 21st of March.
All good things do eventually come to an end. The staff and I are all getting up there in mileage, so we decided it was time.
We cannot express how touched and grateful we are for all of the kind and generous comments from all of our customers.
The store has, over its 40 years, developed quite a following! After 20 years with the founding owners, Victoria and Birgitte, and 20 years under the guiding hands of Michael and his sister Ilse, the store has become a Victoria institution.
Staff members Leslie, Mary, Betty and Judy have made the store their own as well, their friendly and welcoming faces familiar to customers from far and wide.
One last big Christmas!
Time to think ahead and come in for some of your Scandinavian favourites while we have supplies on hand. Our last big Danish candle order will be in by mid-October, so we will be well stocked.
Over the next six months we will be systematically clearing our inventory. As stock sells down discounts will increase, but selection will be more limited as we sell out.
Fellow retailers are welcome to come by after the holidays to see if any of the fixtures and equipment is of use. We will happily negotiate!
We thank you all for supporting local business and hope to see many of you as we take our last retail journey. ”
Welcome
to the Ladybug Boutique at Mattick's Farm in beautiful Cordova Bay, BC.
Halfway between Swartz Bay ferry terminal and downtown Victoria, this pretty little enclave of shops, nestled next to the award winning Cordova Bay Golf Course, is home to the kind of specialty businesses that give a community its unique flavour.
The Ladybug, as it's fondly known, has been the number one source of high quality smokeless, dripless and scentless candles on Vancouver Island for over 40 years. Highest quality paraffin tapers and pillars and well as "Stearin" (organically sourced, sustainable palm oil) tapers and pillars from Denmark 🇩🇰 are complimented by choice Canadian makers of organic beeswax and specialty candles.
It is at Christmas that the store's Scandinavian roots really show. The little red hatted elves (Nisser, Tomter, Heinzelmännchen or Wichtel, depending on your background) fill every nook and cranny! Advent Calendars, Swedish Angel Chimes and a multitude of decorations appear to turn the store into the epitome of a Northern European Christmas. If this store doesn't put you in the holiday spirit, nothing will!
A little bit of Christmas hides in the back of the store year round, so if you're in Victoria midsummer and want to stock up on some Christmas bits, you'll find them.
The Scandinavian theme continues with hand blown hanging and sitting birds from Denmark, Ekelund table linens from Sweden and an ever changing selection of silver and bronze Norse museum jewelry.
Local artisans also shine. Pottery, hanging glass ornaments from well known artist Mark Bateman, fun jewelry, beautiful handmade scarves and placemats from local weavers, as well as a great selection of cards, mugs and placemats from wildlife photographer Stuart Clarke are just a sample of what awaits exploration!
“The Candle Store With So Much More” is just one of the great shops at Mattick’s Farm. Stop in and discover another of Victoria’s hidden gems.”
