About Us

 The idea to start Enid’s Grace came from wanting to express myself creatively. I’ve tried my hand at baking, cake decorating, event planning and home decor. Why not try candle making?

I have always had a special love for the island of my birth and during my frequent trips, I always visit Enid (grandma)who retired and moved back home. I would sit with her and talk about her past, childhood, upbringing, children and the love of her life. When you come from humble beginnings, often times people are ashamed to talk about the past. Growing up you’re taught not to ask too many questions, so we heard stories then but not many. Having the opportunity to ask her questions, laugh and relate definitely became the best part of my trips and it created such a closer bond between us.

When I was 6 years old, I migrated to the USA. I remember  spending my weekends with Enid. I had so much fun! My cousins and I would go shopping, she allowed us to pick up whatever we wanted. Enid would cook the most delicious meals for us, mostly things she learned from the families she worked with. We would spend Saturdays washing her “China” while she shared stories about where she got them from and her experiences as a home nurse. The quality time spent with Enid both here in the US and in Jamaica talking about her past can be summed up in one word “priceless”. 

Grace was my great grand aunt. I spent holidays with her as a child. She lived in the city and was much wealthier. They lived in a big modern house in Kingston. There I learned how to follow rules, have structure and how a woman should carry herself, with “grace”. I remember my afternoon naps, setting the table for dinner, saying grace and getting ice cream later on in the evenings. “Children should be seen and not heard”, was one of her mottos. She loved me because I was so well behaved and I’m told she would ask my mother if I could stay with her. We lost touch when she migrated to the US, but the adoration was still there when we reconnected when I was a teenager. She would sit, rub my hand, touch my face and tell me about myself as a child and the time we spent together in Jamaica. Sadly, I didn’t get to find out enough details about her life and her upbringing before she passed away but I vowed not to let the same thing happen with Enid. 

The time spent, the stories, the memories and sweet Jamaica are all captured in these candle scents. These two women have shaped my existence immensely and in ways that I’m still trying to understand. I’m forever indebted to them both. Enid’s Grace is a tribute to my Enid & my Grace.

Love & Good Vibes 

Thea 💋

Founder, Creator & Enid's Grand Daughter