Bells Box Collective

09/22/2026

IT IS A FIRST DAY OF FALL GIVEAWAY , Y’ALL!! 🙌🏻

But with a catch!! You have to help me pick the scent for the giveaway!!!

I was going to post this first thing this morning because I was so excited… and then I blinked, got chatty in the studio with everyone, poured some candles, answered messages, played with Jax and now it is somehow tonight! Very on-brand over here. 😂

So this is where I need your help!!! I made too many delicious scents for this fall and I need help choosing the scent for our Fall All-Purpose Spray, and because Fall deserves a proper celebration, we are doing a giveaway, too! (Don’t worry there WILL be a coordinating candle!)

Meet the contenders:

✨ THE WILDWOOD
Smoky woods, earthy patchouli, and a peppery touch of pumpkin. Think the long way home with a good-looking man in plaid riding sh***un 🤩 bold, rugged, and just mysterious enough to make you linger a little longer.

✨ THE SAFFRON GROVE
Clean white birch, golden saffron, smooth cedarwood, and warm amber. Think a perfectly clean house, a worn-in leather jacket tossed on the chair, and a man who always smells good 🥰 cozy, polished, and just masculine enough to make you want to stay awhile.

Here’s how to enter:
1. Comment WILDWOOD or SAFFRON GROVE to cast your vote.
2. Tag 3 friends who is ready for their whole house to smell like Fall.
3. Make sure you are following Bells Box Collective ✨ Clean Candle Classes ✨ Lake Norman NC.

Bonus entry if you share this to your story! 🤩

One winner will receive a Fall Home Package complete with the winning all-purpose spray, a coordinating candle, and a few of our favorite essentials to make home smell extra cozy all season long!

Let the Fall scent battle begin. May the coziest scent win. 🍁

Giveaway ends this Friday the 25th @ 12 pm. Winner will be chosen at random and announced here so follow along! Ps. Obviously this giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.

09/20/2026

You guys! I am so honored to be among the SIXTY amazing women business owners and leaders in the lake Norman area to be nominated for this!

When I left the corporate world it was in large part because there were no female leaders. No community of people that lifted each other up and understood that a rising tide lifts all boats in the world I came from. It was every woman fighting for her own seat at the table instead of building a bigger table.

And then I started Bells Box Collective ✨ Clean Candle Classes ✨ Lake Norman NC, and I found exactly what I was missing. An entire network of women right here in Lake Norman who are building businesses, raising families, and showing up for each other every single day. Women who celebrate your win like it’s theirs. Women who will hand you a client, a connection, a piece of advice, or just a “you’ve got this” exactly when you need it. I don’t think that is something that you find just anywhere!

This ballot is sixty of those women. Sixty stories of what happens when women stop competing and start championing each other instead. And getting to stand among them, as one more voice saying our community is stronger when we lift each other up, is such an amazing feeling!

Voting for the 2026 She Means Business LKN Award, hosted by Local Life Magazine | Lake Norman + Charlotte at The Lumen House, opens Monday, September 21st and runs through October 9th. It is completely free at thelocallifemag.com.

Vote for me. Vote for someone else on that list. Better yet, go read all sixty stories and see just how much talent and heart is sitting right here in our own backyard. That is the real win in all of this 🩷

This community of women is everything to me and a big part of what lights me up daily. Thank you for being part of it!!

XOXO Cory

08/31/2026

✨✨ We are HIRING! ✨✨

The pink studio is growing and we are looking for a warm, positive self-starter who loves people, notices what needs to be done, and wants to be part of a genuinely special team. Oh, and that has a hot nose!! Our culture matters a lot to us, and we are proud to have an incredible team with very low turnover. This is a hands-on, guest-facing role helping with candle-pouring workshops, scent guidance, guest experience, checkout, restocking, candle cards, and studio reset.

One big note! This is a nights-and-weekends role. Regular availability for Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturday daytime and evening, and Sunday daytime is a must. A typical Saturday shift is four to five hours, and some weeknight or Sunday assist shifts are shorter.

This is a paid, competitive position with the opportunity to earn tips after training as team members grow into teaching their own classes. It is an especially great fit for a teacher looking for additional hours, a college student, or someone who wants a fun, people-centered role alongside a strong team. We are especially interested in applicants who are 18+.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, we would love to meet you!!! The link for our application is in our bio and in our stories!

08/30/2026

Hey hey Lake Norman friends!! Bells Box Collective is hiring in our Cornelius pink studio!! 🤩

We are looking for a warm, positive self-starter who loves people, notices what needs to be done, and wants to be part of a genuinely special team. Oh and that has a great nose! Wildly enough we have had people apply that can’t smell anything 🤗🫣

A big note: Our culture matters a lot to us, and we are proud to have an incredible team with very low turnover. This is a hands-on, guest-facing role helping with candle-pouring workshops, scent guidance, guest experience, checkout, restocking, candle cards, and studio reset.

Also!! This is a nights-and-weekends role. Regular availability for Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturday daytime and evening, and Sunday daytime is a must. A typical Saturday shift is four to five hours, and some weeknight or Sunday assist shifts are shorter. (We know a lot of people are looking for roles during the day but we are currently full in that area so please only apply if you are available nights and weekends.

This is a paid, competitive position with the opportunity to earn a great hourly pay + tips after training as team members grow into teaching their own classes. It is an especially great fit for a teacher looking for additional hours, a local college student (we are especially busy at the holidays so we require holiday work) or someone who wants a fun, people-centered role alongside a strong team. We are especially interested in applicants who are 18+.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, we would love to meet you. Apply here:

https://bellsboxcollective.com/join-the-team

Please share with the person who would be right at home with us in our pink studio!!

Lake Norman's pink candle bar. Toxin-free soy candle workshops, bachelorette parties, girls nights, and team building near Charlotte, NC.

08/21/2026

Ok ok!!! These little ladies just walked into the pink studio SIX months after I ordered them, and yall I am a tiny bit obsessed! 🫒

I can’t help it, I fall in love with every single container that comes through this candle bar, but these pink cuties might be my favorite yet! One might even say “Olive you…sweet little new containers!” 😂

Fine…my jokes are bad but it doesn’t take away from the fact that these little containers brought me immense joy the second I opened them!! And picking out our containers that go and live their best lives in your homes is one of my favorite parts of this gig! 🤩 and it is also why I am absolutely zero help whenever anyone asked for help choosing between options ….!! I love them all!

So here’s the deal! We only got a handful in and they will be gone before we know it. Come see them in person and snag one for yourself this weekend! Walks in welcome 🤗

Friday Nights 5-8
Saturdays 11-8
Sundays 1-4