Monday, October 15, 2012

monday motivation -hand made tea lights give-away

I have a passion for hand made things.  I love to support small artisans who use their hands to create and make good quality as well as useful items.  One etsy seller who I admire happens to be Michael Nell from the Green Candle co.  Today, I am happy to share with one of you a box of 100% beeswax hand made tea lights.  These are perfect for your Jack-O-Lantern or for your table.
 These tea lights make wonderful gifts.  Michael says;

I pour these tea light candles from wax obtained from commercial honey producers in the Southern California High Desert. The wax is naturally colored and has the mild fragrance of honey.

These tea light candles are poured in recyclable polycarbonate shells that let the warm glow if the candle flame shine through. They burn for about 4 hours in optimal conditions, (see below), and give a lovely, gentle light that contributes a sense of warmth and intimacy in any setting.


It is said by some that burning beeswax candles is more healthy than burning petroleum wax candles as the beeswax produces less harmful products of combustion. It is also said that burning beeswax candles produces negative ions in the air for a cleaner, healthier environment. 
Visit the Green Candle shop and tell me which is your favorite candle.  You may see something you like there too - Michael would be happy to ship candles to your door.  Leave a comment and wednesday morning I will be back to announce the winner.  Happy Monday.

If you create something artisanal with your hands, I would love to share your hand made items with my readers.  Please feel free to contact me.

17 comments:

Mimi said...

How perfect! I love the tea lights. I usually buy them when I am in England as I have a specific kind that I like but these look really lovely and I would love to try them.

Thank you for sharing them!

Acquired Objects said...

I love the fact these are basically green and who doesn't use tea lights? What a wonderful giveaway, thank you Patricia.

XXX
Debra~

Sandy at You May Be Wandering said...

I was just looking for tea lights to put in my Glassy Baby - these are perfect! Thanks, Patricia!

Have a beautiful day!!

I Dream Of said...

Lovely, Patricia. Having something handmade in one's life seems to somehow slow the world down a bit, I think. The little tea lights would come in handy for the glassybabys that I've been burning every night as the days grow darker.
Happy Monday! XO

Formerly known as Frau said...

Beautiful candles...love the beeswax kind. I mostly buy the battery operated ones now...I have fire issues!
Have a wonderful Monday!

Unknown said...

What a great find! I love to support artisans and these are something I would use every day!

Have a motivated Monday!
xoxo Elizabeth

Unknown said...

We can ALWAYS use tea lights, anywhere, anytime. These look lovely especially since they were handmade.
Nancy
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Living Life in the Lowcountry said...

I like the votives! Bees wax candles smell soooo good!
Great giveaway!

eLIZabeth Floyd said...

How perfect! I love lighting candles in the evening as we move towards winter.

I love all of the options, but know I would use the two boxes of 8" tapers all the time.

Thanks for sharing this company with your readers!
Liz

The Buzz Blog said...

You know we love any and everything handmade! We're fans of bees wax tapers - they seem to melt so beautifully.
xxoo
C + C

Woodside Park said...

Just visited his online shop. Love his philosophy. And, as a small biz owner myself, I love seeing others featured. Thanks for sharing. Hope to be the lucky winner ;)
Loi

Melanie said...

I visited his shop and the beeswax tea lights are my favorite. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!

Lois said...

Love the 15 hour votives! Perfect for our home, we love to have candles burning all the time :)

vicki archer said...

These are gorgeous Patricia... I do love a candle... Thank you for your lovely comment today about 'home'... Your sentiments about your family home really touched me... xv

BRASWELL said...

Adore these + candle light is the best! His on-line shop is wonderful..Thanks for the giveaway. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

Dorothy said...

I love the beeswax taper candles, oh, I hope I win!

Unknown said...

PVE,

Great giveaway thanks! I like the voltive candles, I bet they smell heavenly too!

Bette