Meet The Makers
Canadian Makers and Small Business
Featured in the Subscription and Curated Boxes
Welcome to our exciting celebration of Canadian makers and small businesses! The Acorn Box is here to highlight the amazing creativity, craftsmanship, and passion that make our scene truly special. Immerse yourself into a world of unique products and inspiring stories that energize the heart of our communities. Each maker will deliver joy to your door between the subscription and curated boxes.
Toronto, Ontario
Lake & Oak Tea Co.
Lake & Oak is a female-powered wellness brand that is dedicated to fostering self-care rituals that help bring a little joy and balance to your life.
They are known for their clean and functional Superfood Teas & Latte Blends.
Lake & Oak began in 2017 when Meredith was searching for a natural remedy for her anxiety and digestive troubles. Her passion for plants as medicine, and knack for flavours lead her to the kitchen to create Lake & Oak's signature tea blends.
The mission was to create unique, flavour-packed teas that were fun to drink and benefit the body and mind.
Halifax, Nova Scota
To and From Gifts
Founded in 2023 by Nova Scotian lettering & mural artist Kristen De Palma, To & From Gift Co. creates thoughtful gifts with special meanings inspired by the secret language of flowers and vintage design.
What began with floriography-inspired seed packets has grown into a full collection of vintage-inspired greeting cards, prints, stickers, and more.
To & From grew out of a personal passion to bring back the beauty and meaning of Victorian-era design into modern day. Finding endless inspiration in the intricate designs and attention to detail found in vintage seed catalogues, Kristen is equally fascinated by the symbolism associated with floriography.
Winnipeg/Argyle, Manitoba
Grysiuk Prairie "B" Honey
Grysiuk Prairie "B" Honey has been crafting pure prairie honey for over 35 years, continuing a tradition where honey symbolizes warmth, prosperity, and sweetness in a new home.
Examples of flavors range from fruit to creamed to spice to sweet. All honey is unpasterurized and sourced from alfalfa, canola, sunflower, wildflowers and clover. The honey is gluten, peanut, dairy free and kosher certified.
Calgary, Alberta
Jaybee Design
Jaybee Design is a Calgary-based stationery company dedicated to creating shareable moments through thoughtfully designed paper goods. Founded in 2016 by owner and designer Jaclyn, what began as a side hustle quickly grew into a fulltime passion. Today, Jaybee Design operates out of Calgary warehouse, where every product is designed, printed, and packed locally. From online sales to bustling market booths, our commitment to quality and creativity has allowed us to expand our team and continue delivering stationery that brings people together, one beautiful moment at a time
Stettler, Alberta
The Fresh Wife Soap Company
The Fresh Wife Soap Company is an all-natural, locally handcrafted small batch soap company that was started in 2010 at the tables in our kitchens. Their unique blends of essential oils, safe fragrances and natural butters create luxurious soaps and skin care products that you can feel good about using – on your whole family. You can rest assured that their products have no harsh dyes or toxic ingredients.
Fresh Wife is a journey of wellness, empowerment and adventure.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The Knotty Design Co.
The Knotty Design Company is a proudly operated by a team of four women in the heart of downtown Moose Jaw. All of their products are handmade within the four walls of their studio.
They spend their days dreaming up new and colorful designs.
Ochre River, Manitoba
Amy Rae Maker
Explore the vibrant world of Amy Rae Maker, where she uses watercolour and digital illustrations to create unique greeting cards and stationery. Inspired by everyday life, each design captures the beauty of happy moments.
Okotoks, Alberta
Natura Soy Candles
Inspired by the scents of nature, Natura Soy is an eco-conscious brand of home fragrance products handmade in small batches with clean, minimal ingredients.
They are woman-founded, locally owned and advocates for humane and environmental causes and are committed to creating both beautiful and sustainable, from the raw material to the packaging.
Victoria, British Columbia
Picot
Started in 2015, they make every product in their small-batch manufacturing facility. By not outsourcing production, they control the quality of their product's ingredients and innovation.
There's always more of a story to the "why", but after nearly 10 years in business, this is what it boils down to. They are a small team of women who love to bake, host dinner parties, adventure on weekends, and laugh about something silly while filling thousands of bottles by hand.
Montreal, Quebec
Mimi and August
Their story began in a tiny Montreal studio, where Camille’s love of design and illustration blossomed. When she met Joao, the two combined their talents and values to create Mimi & August. What started as a small creative venture has evolved into a refined home brand focused on curated products that invite calm and comfort into your space.
Every scent they release begins with research and careful selection. They work with perfumers to develop high‑end, toxin‑free fragrances that fill your home with sophisticated notes, whether in our candles, room sprays, scented oils or wax melts without overpowering it.
Burlington, Ontario
Paper Kuts
Paper Kuts (Lizzie) began when her daughter started junior kindergarten and suddenly birthday parties became a regular part of our lives. What started as a fun creative outlet quickly grew into a passion for designing beautiful paper goods that help people connect, celebrate, and share meaningful moments.
From greeting cards and invitations to wall art, each design is thoughtfully created to inspire, encourage, and celebrate life’s moments both big and small.
Every Paper Kuts card is proudly designed and printed in Canada. Environmental responsibility is equally important to them. Their products are 100% plastic-free and fully compostable, making them a meaningful choice for both your recipient and the planet.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Curated For You Gifts
They are a small business that strive to create modern and customizable gifts for every occasion. They want to help their customers celebrate every special moment in their life with something truly unique and special, creating lasting memories with their loved ones.
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Emma Allen Design Studio
She is an artist specializing in high quality watercolour and calligraphy prints and products. Her style is a balanced mix of timeless and modern, allowing for thoughtful home decor and gifting solutions.
Hamilton, Ontario
Eleventh and Taylor
Born from a desire to create simple yet playful stationery with a focus on productivity, emotional health and creativity. Their goal is to create a thoughtfully curated collection of stationery elevating the lives of their customers.
Saint-Leonard, Quebec
Tanit
Every product they make is part of their mission to provide eco-conscious, science backed and clean products for the wellbeing of the planet and all its inhabitants.
Calgary, Alberta
The Spice Age
Rebecca the owner wanted to have healthy, natural convenience food products, so she made my own. Welcome to The Spice Age! Her big spicy mission is to make snacking and cooking simple, delicious & seriously natural.
The Spice Age is :
Zero Artificial Ingredients
Premium Ingredients.
Made in Canada
Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Nut Free
Toronto, Ontario
Freon Collective
Freon Collective was founded by Nancy Mac, a designer with a background in fashion and surface design who has always been drawn to craftsmanship, textiles, and sustainable design practices.
They are especially committed to uplifting women, supporting local initiatives, and contributing to causes that create meaningful change in our communities.
Freon Collective is a low-waste lifestyle brand based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, created to make sustainable living feel simple, beautiful, and attainable. Founded in 2019, our brand began with a small idea in a home studio: to replace everyday disposable items with thoughtfully made, reusable alternatives that are designed to last.
Toronto, Ontario
Paume
PAUME was born in 2019 and the founder was determined to create something better, and was inspired to launch their first product: the Moisturizing Antibacterial Hand Gel, —a formula that’s effective, nourishing, and both elegant and sustainable.
Our hands do so much—they nurture, create, and connect us to the world. Yet, they face constant exposure to UV rays, harsh temperatures, chemicals, and germs, often without the care they deserve. That’s why they’ve spent the last two years reimagining hand care, crafting clean, high-performance formulas paired with our signature scent and sustainable, design-forward dispensers and tools.
Langley, British Columbia
Fraser Valley Gourmet
It all started when three friends from South Africa who all happen to be chefs, decided to jump in at the deep end and buy a small gourmet candy factory in Langley, BC. With little more than a dream of helping people discover and celebrate those little moments of joy in all our lives, we went to work crafting the most delicious gourmet candy as an expression of this celebration.
Whitehorse, Yukon
Anto Yukon
In Kim’s (founder) former career working in land management in the traditional territories of Yukon First Nations, she would draw immense inspiration from the natural world around her. Her experiences in these gorgeous, rugged landscapes deeply influence the way she approaches soap today. Picking fireweed on river banks, flying into ancient mountain valleys to collect glacial silt, gathering rosehips in the midnight sun: She wants to pass these moments on—through an inhale, an instant, an impression. It’s soap that tells its own story.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
Luly Studio Co.
With a decade of experience in branding and graphic design, her professional journey gained a whole new perspective with motherhood. She transitioned from the world of corporate to her true passion of turning emotions into stationery.
It is an affective stationery branded created for women who wish to silence the noise and cherish the ordinary, transforming small moments into eternal, meaningful memories.