Welcome to The Candle Carver
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A message from the Owners
“It’s an old, old art . . .
For many centuries now, people have loved the gentle warm glow of a candle flame.
Our sculptured candles are unique and individually designed and hand crafted with pride. The artisans at the Candle Carver follow very closely the methods used by Colonial Craftsman.
The cut and curl carvings give off a magical glowing effect upon lighting. Each candle is unique; a one-of-a-kind product of a skilled chandler's ancient art.
You can use our candles to radiate warmth and beauty in your home on those special occasions when candles just seem to be needed.
You can brighten table settings, shelves, mantels, and rooms, with them every day. And, for friends and loved ones, they make the most gracious gifts. No matter how you use our candles - enjoy them!"
Warmest regards,
Michael and Angela Sullivan
Owners of the Candle Carver
Pictures taken of owner on first day business opened in 1980
History of Hand Sculptured Designer Candles
A Skilled Chandler's Ancient Art
More than 200 years ago, artisans in the American colonies were highly skilled at crafting household objects by hand. Among them were silversmiths, iron forgers, cabinet makers, glass blowers, and candle makers. The 18th - century chandler’s perfected ways of carving, peeling, and shaping molten wax into intricate designs. By building up layers of color, they created candles that were beautiful as well as practical. Our sculptured candles are hand dipped as many as 30 times and then carved and shaped by hand while the wax is hot. They are then dipped in a special porcelain-like glaze that reacts to hot wax. This hardens the outside of the sculptures, thus protecting them from breakage and heat damage.
Our sculptured candles can be used over and over again indefinitely! The secret: After the candle has been burned, a small votive or tea light candle can be neatly slipped into the well. (Follow burning instructions included with candle.) Our candles are environmentally friendly. There are no health risk burning our candles. We use food grade paraffin wax, water-based glaze and smokeless cotton wick that helps to avoid smoky smell and soot.
Just light our candles and turn out the lights!
We strive to make them as close to perfect as possible. When you purchase a candle that does not drip, burns like beeswax, is refillable, has a very hard porcelain-like coating on the outside, is available in decorator colors, and has a unique design, you are buying the finest quality candle on the market today. You will be proud of the sculptured appearance and pleased with the candle's performance. They are the right gift for those special times when a lit candle can add to a reflective moment, commemorate an occasion or highlight a celebration. All of our traditional sculptures are available in 7 sizes, (which includes our tiny treasures) 9 different style cuts, and 40 colors.
