I love candles, in fact I almost always light one during dinner. So I was really excited about the opportunity
to try out Black & Light's beautiful and sophisticated candles. And I'm absolutely thrilled! Not just because they're the best burning pillar candles I've ever experienced (more about that later), but also because the candles are all handcrafted in the USA by artisans and the company is a socially and environmentally aware business.
And this is how my two 4" pillar candles arrived, in a carton that is designed for several uses! And I love that they included match boxes -I'm a sucker for details like that.
Then, I can't rave enough about the boxes the candles came in. They're simply gorgeous, made from recycled materials and also designed for reuse! The labels peeled right off without leaving any residue,
so now I have them for gift boxes or storage for my nic-nacs.
And here they are, the candles of my choice, beautifully glowing from top-to-bottom and from the inside-out. I had them burn for over four hours last Friday night and they're only shorter by 1/4". The company's claim that their unscented candles "clean-burn" over 15 hours an inch is spot on. And the secret to the "clean burn", or virtually zero soot: highly refined food-grade paraffin wax with a 100% cotton wick.
You can find the lobster motifs under Critter Candles.
Here a few more cool and random facts about Black & Light:
They're a family owned business, launched in January 2008 by artisan Holly Eve who is a retired elementary school teacher.
They also make Custom Candles, and were commissioned by the Obama campaign to design a candle for their web store.
Persons with disabilities prep their specially designed packages for shipping.
They donate 10% of their net proceeds of the Bees Candles to the research of the honeybee colony collapse west of the Mississippi.
This Giveaway is closed now. Thank you all so very much!
Enter Once:
Head on over to Black and Light and let me know in a comment what 4" pillar candle you would choose.
Triple your Entry:
Mention this giveaway on your site and link to this post (and make sure to let me know if you do). Feel free to grab the button above.
Rules:
The giveaway is open to everyone with a USA address and you can enter until midnight on Tuesday. The winner will be announced on Thursday. If your comment doesn't link back to your profile or blog where I can find your email, or you don't have a blog, then you must leave your email so I can contact you if you win. You will have 48 hours to respond or I will choose a new winner. Winners will be chosen the old fashioned way; number tags thrown into a bowl -and I'm totally looking forward to that!
Shop Handcrafted Unscented Pillar Candles @ Black & Light
53 comments:
Coool! Great packaging. I like the 6" Divine Black on White that looks a little like seaweed.
:)
-Juju
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I absolutely LOVE the red lobster ones!!
xo Laura
www.brightboldbeautiful.blogspot.com
Woo and Hoo! Love the candle! My favorite is the 6" Divine White on White. I'm going to grab your button and link to you! Thanks so much! Pam
I love the black and white polka-dot one. What a great giveaway.
I know I cant win, but I adore the red lobster one.
Maya, what a great giveaway! These candles look wonderful and love the whole philosophy of the company. My choice would be the Curls in Aqua, I think it would look gorgeous surrounded by some of my shells.
Thanks for such a wonderful gift, I'm grabbing the button, putting it on my blog and keeping my fingers crossed until Thursday!
awesome gift! Thank you for offering it. I would like an inspirational one...very nice.
I will post this on my blog also! thank you again!
Fantastic packaging! And I agree, the match boxes are great! I would choose the dots in aqua. So cute!
Hi Maya
Well I know I can't win either... but I can comment.. which is like patting a friend on the back... so I will!! hehe.. I love the LOVE candle... and I LOVE the box it comes in...Great giveaway and good luck to you USA residents. xx Julie
So when you say the contest is open to everyone with a US address, does that mean non-US residents can enter as long as they have an address in the US?? 'Cause I'd love to win the candle with the green dragonflies :-) The custom candle for the Marriot Resorts in Arizona is really cool too :-)
I'm going to add a link to your giveaway to our sidebar :-)
Kelly
I like the 4" Textured White candle because it doesn't shout for attention and it gets more interesting as you move closer to it. If it's really fragrance free, the noses at my house will really appreciate it. New fragrant candles usually end up outside on our porch.
I put your link/contest image in the right column:
Archtecture Tourist
The lobsters are just fabulous!
What can I say? I adore bees. Just adore them! So I would have to choose the honey bees candle, in gold. These candles are wonderful! What a great story behind them as well!
I've blogged about your giveaway!
http://doodlebuglounge.blogspot.com/
I love the swirly candles!! I have never seen such lovely candles!! They are all so beautiful and creative!! Thanks for finding this site for us!! :)
What a fun giveaway, thank you! I love the bees in any color ~ they are fabulous!
Jo
Oh I just visited the website and I'm in love! What a great giveaway. I'm a fan of the curls candles. I'll grab the button and get it on my site asap.
Thanks my dear,
T
I absolutely love those Lobster candles. The red one is adorable.
I have posted about this on my sidebar!
Great giveaway!!!!
I would get the bee candle in black! Amazing store thanks for sharing it with us!
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I'll put it on twitter too twitter.com/graysonsaige
Love the curls one with green curls. Wonderful giveaway.
Maya, I'm so excited about this! Fall is coming and when it does, I light candles galore. My favorite is the black lobster candle. I'm going to write a post about it today...sometime. I'll let you know when it's done!
I love the bees in black.
babs09111@hotmail.com
Maya, thanks for offering such a great giveaway! I'm unable to log onto the site right now (I'm substituting at school today). Reading the previouse comments the bee candle sounds cool. I love photographing bees as long as they stay on the flower long enough for me to snap the picture;~) I will check out the site when I get get home. Thanks again, Maya.
I would choose the Divine in Black and White. Thanks for hosting this giveaway.
Caroline
design4less at yahoo dot com
I like the butterfly candle the best.
shelleyastafford at yahoo dot com
Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
I would love the bees in butternut. What a wonderful giveaway. Thank you.
overbrm@comcast.net
What a beautiful giveaway. I love the bees.
I'm taking the button for my sidebar and will add it to my current post, with link to Completely Coastal for info.
These are great! I love the black bees. Great giveaway!!
I'm all for this kind of company. Just what we need in this country. I'd choose a curl candle. But I'm probably going shopping anyway! Thanks for turning me on to them!
Brenda
nice candles..
my fav is the bloom in pear..
i love their business ethics!
Either the divine white on white or the buttenut bees! So cute!
Happy Twirls
Just became a follower, will be featuring this give on my blog and I'm a huge fan of the sea, New England coast and those adorable candles with the red lobsters on them. Oh how cute they would look in my families cottage in Maine. Thanks and I love your blog!
I love the candles with the bees!! So cute!
...these are too cute and i l.o.v.e candles! in fact, i have one lit right now. i love so many of the designs from blak & light, but i really think the red lobster critter candle is my favorite...i will happily post this on my blog too. xo, mickey
How pretty... because I am such a Nature lover, I would choose the 4" Butterfly candle in black... Bisous... Julie Marie
Hi Maya,
Since I just won a pretty candle, don't consider this an entry. (Did I really just say that?) Black & Light is obviously a fabulous company; happy to spread the word with a button on today's post.
Happy Day,
~Julia
ps. I hope that sounded the way I meant it... don't get me wrong, I'd love another pretty candle, just thought it would be nice to give someone else my chance.
~Julia
How cute is that? I love those candles.
I love the bee candles in every color!
...me again...i forgot to mention that i love your photo of the wee crab at the top! xo, mickey
Such a great giveaway. It was so hard to pick just one candle. My pick would be the "Dot" candle in fern. I also posted about this giveaway on my blog sidebar.
Great Candles...love the Lobster ones! Candles & Flowers are the world's greatest affordable luxuries...they add SO much, make you feel so good, and only last a short while.
Great Blog - Nice to meet you -
Marsha
So many to choose from and it was hard to narrow it down to one. I really like the 4 in. red lobster candles.
Good luck everyone!
I'd love to enter, but does the company not ship to Canada? I love their company philosophy and reusable containers.
I love divine - black on white! But I love your lobsters too! Thanks for the giveaway and info!
Hi Maya! I wrote a blog about this giveaway, I think and hope that qualifies me for another entry? Here's the link.
http://lifesignatures.org/wordpress/2009/09/hear-ye-hear-ye-candle-giveaway/
Thanks so much!
What beautiful candles. I love the engraved - white on white...so elegant.
Oh bummers about the USA shipping only cause you know i just love the red lobster candles, now if that only came with a side order of coleslaw i would be a happy girl.
Lots of great choices: a toss up between the Leaves or the Lark!
Tail Wags to All.
~Moose
I do love the lobsters but I think I would go with 4" Sweetheart in Red!
I love the 4" Aqua Curl.
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This Giveaway is closed now..., thank you all so much!!!
The winner will be announced in my Thursday post!
can't believe I missed this but I was still glad to learn about them :)
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