This post is sponsored by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. Giveaway at the end of this post.
Every year I love giving away some gorgeous Advent candles to my readers, but before we get into the giveaway, I want to stop and reflect on why I think so many of us desperately need some Advent quiet in our lives…
“Advent is the season of secret, the secret of the growth of Christ, of Divine Love growing in silence.
It is the season of
humility, silence, and growth.
For nine months Christ grew in His Mother’s body. By His own will she formed Him from herself, from the simplicity of her daily life.
She had nothing to give Him but herself.
He asked for nothing else.
She gave Him herself.
…Every beat of her heart gave Him His heart to love with, His heart to be broken by love.”
–Caryll Houselander
I love this quote. Secret, humility, silence, and growth.
As the holiday avalanche is beginning just around the corner with Halloween, snowballs into Thanksgiving, and keeps crashing on until Christmas I’m reminded that most years my Advent cannot be described with the the words secret, humility, silence, and growth.
But I want my Advent to be quiet and still, full of expectation (which comes from a Latin word that means to wait and to hope for). And practicing waiting in joyful hope rather than rushing around is something that I desperately need.
Our culture is not very good at waiting. In fact, we’re terrible at waiting. I think we’ve almost completely lost the ability to wait and be still, because we constantly have something at hand to distract us.
When you’re waiting in line and it’s going to be five minutes before you get to order or check out, what do you do? I’ll tell you what I do. I reach into my purse and I pull out my phone. I check my email, scroll through Instagram, look at Facebook, send a text message. Because five minutes waiting with my own thoughts and looking at the world around me isn’t entertaining enough for me, apparently.
We don’t know how to wait anymore. We fill up all the quiet spaces in our lives with some kind of noise. With distraction and entertainment, and multitasking. Just waiting, in quiet expectation…..it’s a challenge.
Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to be down on social media. There are some days when social media is my lifeline as a mom. But if I’m not careful, it all becomes noise. And if I just drown all the quiet space in my life with noise and distraction, I don’t have the quiet I need to listen for God.
It’s so natural to grab your phone and think, “Well, if I’m just standing here in line not doing anything, I might as well be productive. I might as well post on Instagram or send out a tweet or do something.”
We are addicted to distraction, but we’re also obsessed with productivity. We admire the go-getters. We want to multi-task and get more done.
While I do the dishes, I like to listen to podcasts so I can learn something while I’m doing a task I don’t like. Because just doing the dishes doesn’t feel like enough. And, I find that this even carries over into my prayer life. I’ll think, “Well, if I pray my Rosary in the shower, then I’ll hit two birds with one stone.” Which is so not the point! I know there’s 15 minutes a day I have free I can set apart for God.
Our time and our quiet is a gift to him and it will be a grace to us. But I have to fight that urge to get stuff done when what is really valuable can only be achieved by stopping. And that’s why I need Advent so desperately. And I don’t think I’m the only one.
Advent isn’t about doing. It’s not about our productivity, it’s not about checking things off on our list. And it’s not about distraction. It’s about getting quiet enough and getting our spiritual vision clear enough that we can really see what God has done in the Incarnation when Christmas Day rolls around. We need to get quiet, we need to breathe, in order to prepare our hearts.
And you know what? God made us and knows what makes us thrive. He knows that human beings weren’t created to be productive 24/7. The sun goes down and people were designed to take that time to rest from our work. We’ve created technology to help us ignore these natural rhythms, but forgetting our design doesn’t serve us well.
God gives us Sunday as a Sabbath and He desires for us to take that day to rest partly because He knows we need that rest. And the Church gives us times of stillness like Advent–a time to rest and prepare ourselves for Christmas.
And you know what happens when I ignore God’s design and I fight the rhythms of the day and week and Church year so I can go go go? I run myself ragged. And as I talk to other women, this is a struggle for them, too. We are trying to do too much. We feel guilty when we stop to rest from the work we do for our family and our careers and so we end up exhausting ourselves.
But friends, it is not just acceptable for us to set apart time for rest, it is necessary because God made us to need rest. We were created to need some quiet space in our lives and in our heads. And Advent is a gift to help us do that.
But what does a quiet, unplugged Advent look like?
I notice that when I’m suffering from overwhelm and screen overload, I’m drawn to the sensory and tangible things. I want to chop up veggies and make soup in my kitchen. I want to play music and dance with my kids. I want to sit outside with a cup of tea and watch the light dance through the leaves of the trees in my front yard.
So I propose that an Advent of secret, humility, silence, and growth would be one in which we say no to busy and we say no to being plugged in 24/7. We say no to distraction and noise. Most of us can’t just throw away our phones for the Advent season, but I think we can all take a step back and be more careful about our scrolling time. So let’s leave more open quiet space in our days and let’s be present to life with our eyes, ears, and hands. Let’s live tangibly and mindfully.
Here’s some ways to do that:
- Remove social media apps from your phone. (Needing to sign in on a laptop is an extra step that will decrease screen time for most of us.)
- Listen to music that is calming and quiet in your home. (There’ll be lots of holiday noise and bustle everywhere you go, so a break helps.)
- Do some sensory projects like cooking, knitting, coloring, or whatever you find therapeutic and grounding.
- Prioritize daily Mass and Adoration. (Replace the go-go-go with times of quiet preparation.)
- Use natural light as much as you can. (I’ve even heard of families who use candlelight in the evenings to set the mood for the waiting in darkness.)
- Choose some simple Advent traditions to give rhythm to your days.
When we start to cut out distractions, stop reaching for the phone every still moment, stop overscheduling ourselves, we are doing something. We might not be able to measure it, but it is valuable. And we need it.
My prayer for all of us this year, is that we can quiet our lives and minds enough to embrace the gift that Advent is, the gift that the Church is giving you so that your ears will hear and your eyes will see clearly the miracle of the Incarnation of Our Lord.
Giveaway!
One of my family’s favorite Advent traditions is lighting Advent candles each night at dinner. Since Benjamin was a baby we’ve been ordering these beautiful 100% beeswax Advent candles from Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. And they also have gorgeous solid Advent candles.
When the kids got old enough, we started getting the Advent candle kits.
It’s the world’s easiest fun kids project for uncrafty moms like me and for the past couple of years Toadily Handmade has generously given away a kit to a lucky Carrots reader.
I am such a huge fan of this company. Their candles are beautifully and 100% beeswax which is very important to me. And they’re celebrating their 10th anniversary! This year they’re offering an Advent candle making kit to TWO lucky readers. And they’re offering a 10% off discount code: ADVENT10. It’s good through the end of October so be sure to order your Advent candles in time to enjoy the discount!
Here’s how to enter the giveaway:
(Only for Carrots readers in the United States and Canada for shipping reasons)
1. Mandatory entry: Visit the Toadily Handmade website and then come back and leave a comment at Carrots telling us about your favorite candles.
2. Additional entry: Follow Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Instagram and leave an additional comment saying you did.
2. Additional entry: Visit Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Facebook and leave an additional comment saying you did.
3. Additional entry: Pin this post to Pinterest and leave an additional comment saying you did.
I will choose the winners by random number generator. Giveaway ends on Friday, October 22nd at midnight EST. Good luck, friends!!
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Review and giveaway items were provided by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. All opinions are my own. I only promote products I would purchase myself and I love giving away wonderful things to my readers!
Sarah Shaver says
i wish i’d seen the kits when my kids were small. they’re college students now but will be home for Christmas this year. i think it’s time to bring Advent back into our home to set a Christ-like atmosphere for them to come home to. their spirits will need the calm. thank you for the call to quiet our Advent lives.
Rebecca says
I visited Toadily Handmade and the egg beeswax votives are so cute!
Rebecca says
I visited Toadily Handmade on fb 🙂
Lisa says
They have so many cool candles, it’s hard to pick a favorite. The sushi candles are cute, and so are the Easter Egg votives.
But I think my fave is the floating sunflower candle.
Hannah says
Love this! I’ve noticed such a difference when I disable Instagram and stay off Facebook…it can be isolating at first, but then I find I have more time to stay in touch with friends and family. And we’ve been having candlelight at dinner more often since it gets dark so early, which we love. For which reason, Toadily’s tapers look very appealing!
Rebecca says
And I pinned this post 🙂
Hannah says
And I visited their page on FB – I’ve been a fan for a while. ?
Liza says
Oh, I LOVE that they sell the honey too!
Liza says
I visited them on FB, but I don’t have an account. If I did I’d like I’m sure!
Liza says
I pinned this to my Holidays board on Pinterest!
Darren A. Jones says
I really like the 1 1/2″ pillar candles. The Burgundy and Royal Blue colors look great.
Laurel says
Gosh, the Advent Beeswax Column candles are gorgeous. I’ll probably get the taper kit, but the columns are prettier, IMO.
Laurel says
I’m following them on Instagram – user name loveolamb
Laurel says
I visited them on Facebook – I “like” them!
Darren A. Jones says
I visited their page on Facebook.
Claire says
Woah! I’m glad you linked to this site. My mom used to always have floating candles in the house when I was a kid, but their designs are way cooler than anything I saw growing up. The sushi candles are really fun and would be great to have when we do our own sad sushi rolls.
Claire says
I’m following them on Instagram (with username csocull)
Kathleen says
I love the solid pillar that looks hand rolled.
Claire says
I visited and “liked” their Facebook page!
Lizzie says
I love their candle making kits and supplies. We order the advent candle one every year.
Kathleen says
Liked them on Instagram.
Kathleen says
Visited and liked on Facebook.
Lizzie says
I “liked” and follow Toadily Beeswax on Facebook.
Claire says
And finally, I pinned this to my pinterest page!
Michaela says
I visited the Toadily Handmade website and I love the Frog on a Lily Pad floating candle – so cute!!!
Brittany says
I visited the website and I love the orchid floating candles!
Lindsay Cook says
I love this post – very insightful as we draw near to the holiday season. I like the 8″ Solid Beeswax Advent Candles Set of 5.
Lindsay Cook says
I followed Totally Handmade Beeswax on Instagram.
Lindsay Cook says
I now follow Totally Handmade Beeswax on Facebook.
Lindsay Cook says
I also pinned this post to Pinterest!
Annette says
Love the diy kit. Feel like it really connects the kids to the Advent wreath.
Brittany says
Also, I followed on Instagram and my username is diligentlydoubtful.
Brittany says
And I also pinned this to Pinterest, my username there is stev3holt!
Brooke says
I love the candle making kit. My son is just getting to be old enough that he might really love this. We have lots of Advent traditions, but this is one to add this year!
Madison Kvamme says
Love this idea! I need all the quiet I can get. The Rose Pillar Candles are beautiful. So beautiful I would have a hard time burning them!
Madison Kvamme says
Following the instagram. @madiehasalittlelamb
Madison Kvamme says
Visited and liked their facebook. 😀
Ryian Hilpisch says
I love the advent columns, the Christmas tree pillars, the natural tea lights, the rose tea lights, and the beehive votives!
Leslie says
I love that they are natural but I love the colors of the small candle making kit! So fun!
Sara says
The sushi candles are so cute!
Ryian Hilpisch says
Followed on Insta!
Megan says
The honeycomb pillar candle!
Ryian Hilpisch says
Just liked their Facebook page!
Adele Wilson says
Favorite candles on Toadily continue to be the Advent candles. I used them last year and they were absolutely wonderful!
Ryian Hilpisch says
On my Christmas board on Pinterest!
Yvonne says
Visited their website… I love aaaall the candles! But the tulips and sunflowers might be my favorites. 🙂
Adele Wilson says
Now following them on Instagram!
Jen says
I’ve been saving the glass votives from the icky store bought candles so that I can refill them with TH’s wax! So excited to start that soon.
I visited their site, and think the sushi candles are adorable. ❤️ Im grateful that some of their products contribute proceeds to Bee Health and research. So needed!
Adele Wilson says
…and just liked them on facebook 🙂
Jen says
Following them on Instagram
Kaitlyn says
Oh my goodness! The Christmas ornament candle is so beautiful 🙂 I don’t know if I would want to light it…it’s so pretty!
Adele Wilson says
Just pinned it! Will definitely be referring back to this post when Advent comes around this year. So many good thought niblets to reflect on.
Jen says
Visited and liked on Facebook ?
Jen says
Pinned to my Advent board on Pinterest. ?
Kaitlyn says
Liked their Facebook page!
Mary says
Love the candles!!! I like the solid pillars and I hope to do the advent candle kit once my babies are big enough 🙂
Mary says
Just visited them and liked them
On FB 🙂
Kirby says
I love the small beeswax candle making kit. That seems to be a more manageable size for my kiddos with little hands.
Though the sushi candles are kind of awesome. 🙂
Christine says
It is hard to decide. But I really like their floating bee candle! So cute!
Mary says
Posted to Pinterest!
Anna says
I love the floating candles! I may actually get some floating holly and poinsettia candles for Christmas visitors!
Anna says
Posted to pinterest!
Anna says
Followed on instagram!
Anna says
Visited facebook!
Cyndi says
I love the Advent column candles! I wouldn’t even have to find my advent wreath that I put in a “good place” 🙂
Cyndi says
I followed Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Instagram 🙂
Christine says
Liked them on Facebook!
Aimee says
I love the advent candles the most, but second is the floating frog on the lily pad. ?
Aimee says
Visited on facebook
Cyndi says
I liked their Facebook page 🙂
Courtney F. says
Call me old-fashioned, but I like the traditional, Solid Pillar Candle and votives (in natural or white, of course!)
Christine says
Pinned this post!
Courtney F. says
Also, visited on Facebook!
Sarah says
Love the hefty advent pillar candles! Visited the website
Sarah says
Pinned it!
Melissa Morgan says
I visited the website. Would love some of the advent tapers.
Sarah says
Visited on Facebook!
Melissa Morgan says
Visited them on facebook too.
Katie K says
I love the advent tealights and the solid pillar that looks hand rolled.
Katie K says
Pinned post to pinterest!
Katie K says
Followed on instagram!
Katie K says
Visited Toadily on Facebook!
Ava says
Visited their website and liked the sushi candles 😀 I looked on their website for Baptism candles but couldn’t find any; have you ever custom ordered one from them?
Michelle Barrett says
I really like the solid Christmas tree pillar. That would be a nice one to light on Christmas morning.
Andrea says
Ooh, I love the set of 5 solid beeswax advent candles. So classic!
Cristina says
My kids love rolling their own Advent candles with this kit and we definitely need another one this year because we’re all out. I’ve found that one kit lasts us two years of nightly lighting during dinner 🙂
The small candle kit looks fun too for birthdays!
Andrea says
I liked Toadily Handmade on Facebook. Such beautiful products !
Christine says
also followed on Instagram
Madalyn says
All the different Toadily Beeswax Advent candles look awesome. I’ve been meaning to look for some for Advent this year.
Madalyn says
Followed Toadily on Instagram.
Stacey says
I honestly love the advent beeswax taper making kit at Toadily Handmade. Thinking about buying one for a couple friends too! What a great way to usher in the Advent season!
Madalyn says
Visited Toadily on FB! (And liked their page ?)
Julia says
I am pretty sure my boys would love any of the candle making kits! What a fun family craft!
Julia says
I pinned this post to Pinterest so I can reference it later.
Julia says
I checked them out on Facebook as well! What fun products!
Madalyn says
Pinned post to Pinterest!
Annaleah says
I would love to get the Advent candle kit. I think my kids would love to roll our own candles!
Katie Blonski says
Love the advent candle making kit! A great way to involve your little ones and discuss the importance and significance of this season.
Sarah says
I visited the website. The advent candles are my favorite 🙂
Sarah says
I visited the facebook page too!
Sarah says
And I followed toadily handmade on instagram!
Lissa says
I like the Easter candels
Lissa says
Visited on facebook
Olivia says
The little Christmas tree and rose tea light candles are adorable! I’m kind of a sucker for scented cheap candles, but this website has definitely swayed me.
Sara says
I’ve been buying their tapers for use at the dinner table since reading your post about them last… Year? 2 Easters ago? Can’t remember. But yes, love them!
Sara says
And yes, followed ’em on Instagram too
Sara says
And I had to double check, but yes, I follow them on FB as well
Natalie says
I would love to buy the three sets of advent candles kit if I don’t win! Thanks for this special post and the discount code!
Raquel says
This kits looks perfect for a non-crafty mother like me! I visited TH and love the Easter votives.
Natalie says
Visited their Facebook page!
Raquel says
And I visited them on Facebook 🙂 Which book does the Caryll Houselander quote come from? I love it and would like to read more by her.
Betsy says
I love the Advent Column Candles from the website.
Lindsey says
I visited their site and I love the beeswax tapers! So beautiful!
Rachel says
I love the pillar candles! They’re so pretty! I love the basket weave or holiday ornament 🙂
Mary Anne says
The Easter candles, I hope to order some this year for the Easter season!
Megan Rodriguez says
I love everything after visiting the Toadily website, however the Christmas votive trees and snowflakes are darling!
Megan Rodriguez says
Followed on Insta 🙂
Megan Rodriguez says
Visited and liked on fb!
Megan Rodriguez says
Pinned on pintrest, thanks!
Mary Covington says
Visited their website–the sushi candles and the egg votive candles are the most adorable things I’ve ever seen!
Danielle Jones says
I really like the beeswax advent taper candle set.
Danielle Jones says
I am following Toadily Handmade on IG.
Sara says
I love the Christmas ornament and tree candles.
Mary Covington says
Can’t believe I wasn’t already following them on Instagram, but now I am!
Danielle Jones says
I visited Toadily Handmade on FB.
Michelle says
I love the advent pillar candles!
Emily says
Love this post and can’t wait to put your ideas into practice this Advent!
I visited the Toadily Handmade website and love all the things! The Rose pillar candles are beautiful, and of course the Advent candles are awesome!
Ashley s. says
I like the pillar candles, especially the basketweave and honeycomb.
Emily says
Followed Toadily Handmade on Instagram
Emily says
Liked their page on Facebook 🙂
Ashley s. says
Facebook-ed!
Emily says
Pinned it!
Ashley s. says
Instagram!
Ashley s. says
Pinned to Liturgical Living board!
Jill says
Make your own Advent tapers!
Jill says
Visited on Facebook.
Kara Watza says
I visited the website and my favorite candles are the floating orchids. So pretty!
Rachel Truso says
I love their advent candles. It is hardy than it should be to find good Advent candles!
Jill says
Pinned on Pinterest!
Jill says
Following on Instagram.
Rachel Truso says
I followed on Instagram.
Kara Watza says
I visited on Facebook!
Kara Watza says
I followed on instagram!
Kara Watza says
I pinned to pinterest!
Dorie G says
I really like the colored taper candles from the website. So pretty!
Dorie G says
Following on Instagram now.
Dorie G says
I checked out their FB page. Pretty sunflowers she received!
Mike Truso says
I visited the website and love these candles. The yellow taper candles remind me of the ones used in the Byzantine Catholic parish we attended when I was younger.
Kelsey says
I really like their Christmas candles, in particular the Christmas tree one.
Rae C says
I really love the idea of beeswax tea light candles. I’m out of candles now and may just go ahead and try theirs!
I don’t have any social media accounts though…
Becky says
The sushi candles are pretty amazing! But my favorite would have to be the fall leaf pillar candles. Gorgeous colors and details!
Mike Truso says
I liked them on Instagram!
Mike Truso says
I liked them on Facebook!
Hilary says
I like their make it yourself kits!
Hilary says
Now following on Instagram too!
Marie S. says
I still like the votives that are flower shaped (tulip, rose), but just saw the floating leaves for the first time. Seems kind of festive for this time of year!
Katie C says
The small candle making kit is so cute, and many of the candle sets would make great gifts as well!
Kristen Roper says
I ? the Beeswax Solid Detailed Egg Candle
Kristen Roper says
I followed Toadily Handmake Beeswax Candles on Instagram
Kristen Roper says
I visited Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Facebook
Kristen Roper says
I pinned this post to Pinterest
Erin says
I visited the website and love the Beeswax Advent Taper Candle kit!
Amanda Ayala says
I visited the site and love the sunflower floating candle!
Amanda Ayala says
Followed on Instagram!
Amanda Ayala says
Pinned to Pinterest!
Erin says
I visited the FB page. It is great that they are celebrating 10 years in business!
Amanda Ayala says
Visited on Facebook!
Katherine M. says
What a great site – after visiting Toadily, I really admire their craftsmanship. Their Christmas candles are beautiful!
Katherine M. says
Just visited on Facebook, too 🙂
Katie Scheip says
Visited the website, love the hand rolled pillar candles.
Katie Scheip says
Visited FB, and liked!
Katie says
Pinned on my spirit board
Elizabeth Clare says
I visited the FB page!
Elizabeth Clare says
I love the Advent candles. I have never rolled our Advent candles and I just know the kids would LOVE it!
Katie says
I love the idea of our kids getting to roll the advent candles our family will light throughout Advent. That’s why their kits are my favourite!
Katie says
I followed them on Instagram!
Katie says
I liked them on Facebook!
Sarah says
I love them all so much! I think my favorite are the Advent tapered candles or the leaf pillar candles.
Sarah says
I visited their page on facebook!
Chelsea says
Firstly, Haley I thought this post was marvelous. I don’t think I’m brave enough for daily Mass yet but the rest of your suggestions are totally doable!
I visited the site and loved the hand rolled pilar candles.
Chelsea says
I’m also following on insta!
Chelsea says
Aaaaand I am following on FB!
Beth says
So glad I visited– I love the sushi candles! I am seriously buying them for my work white elephant gift! Some needs those in their office!!
Beth says
I follow on Toadily Handmade Beeswax on Facebook.
Michelle says
I visited their website! I love the sushi candles!!
I liked them on Facebook, instagram and Pinned on Pinterest too!
Thanks for the wonderful post!
Mary Roughton says
I love the little tea lights with frogs and roses. Those are too adorable! But there are so many fun candles to choose from.
Nina Hancharik says
I visited the Toadily Handmade website and I like their Christmas candles, especially the Christmas tree tea lights!
Nina Hancharik says
Now following Toadily Handmade on Instagram!
Nina Hancharik says
Just liked Toadily Handmade on FB!
Derya Rix says
Visited their web page. The Easter Eggs are adorable!
Derya Rix says
Also, visited their FB page 🙂
Sarah J says
I still love the basketweave pillar. My absolute favorite.
Sarah J says
Pinned https://www.pinterest.com/pin/35677022028636401/.
This is a heartening post, Haley. Prayers for you and all your readers for a peaceful and edifying Advent. Thank you!
Sara says
I love the Advent column candles set. And I love that they sell honey. If we didn’t have a local supplier, I think I’d jump on it.
Advent is my absolute favorite season. Thanks for getting me stoked about it!
Sara says
Followed Toadily on Facebook. 🙂
Sara says
Pinned to Pinterest.
Sara says
Followed on Instagram.
Laura says
We love using their advent candle kits every year!
Laura says
I followed on instagram
Laura says
I visited Facebook
AbbeyW says
Post #1: You’re asking me to choose which candles I fancy most? gah!
I suppose it’s a cross between the Advent candle kit, the sushi candle kit, and the floating candles, particularly the fall leaves, snowflakes, and the poinsettias. The beeswax Christmas ornaments are delightful, too. I can just imagine their light scent, mingled with the fresh pine of the tree, and snuggling with my boys and their favorite Christmas stories.
AbbeyW says
I visited Toadily Handmade’s Facebook page.
AbbeyW says
I pinned this post to CF Catholic Kids on Pinterest.
fran says
oh, the sushi candles are really fun!
Audie says
The advent kits are my favorite- I’ll definitely be using the discount code! thanks!
Audie says
I visited the Facebook page too!
Shelly says
We ordered the advent kit a couple of years ago and really enjoyed making them with my boys. My favorite candles are the frog tea lights-so cute!
Shelly says
Visited and liked on FB too!
Megan says
I love the rose pillar!
Amanda says
I love the natural-colored beeswax pillars best for everyday use, but I’m looking forward to burning their Advent tapers for the first time this year, as we begin observing Advent as a family with a toddler and an infant. Thanks for the thoughtful post, the giveaway and the coupon code!
Amanda says
Pinned on Pinterest!
Caroline says
Well, my favorite candles are the ones for the advent making kit, BUT I also think the ornaments are really neat.
Caroline says
I do not have an instagram account, but I did go to their site if that counts. 🙂
Caroline says
I visited their FB page.
Caroline says
I pinned this post on pinterest!
Lindsay H says
Love the floating candles on their website especially the bee! And I always love a kit to make something yourself… So the kids are great
Lindsay H says
I am now fleeing their Instagram
Lindsay H says
Following, rather
Lindsay H says
Pinned on Pinterest
Lindsay H says
Checked them out on fb! And liked it!
Greta Bergmann says
I love the sushi candles! So cute!
Greta Bergmann says
Likes on Facebook!
Greta Bergmann says
Following on Instagram!
Greta Bergmann says
Pinned to Pinterest!
Cara says
I love the Christmas ornament pillar, it has so much detail!
Cara says
I have also pinned this post.
Cara says
Liked on Facebook!
Jacqueline says
Visited page and love the Advent candle kits! The kids loved it last year!
Jacqueline says
Liked the fb page 🙂
Jacqueline says
Visited fb page 🙂
Jacqueline says
Followed on Instagram 🙂
Jacqueline says
Pinned on Pinterest 🙂
Suzanne says
love the advent making kit
Suzanne says
followed
Suzanne says
visited
Kathryn says
I visited the site and I am really thrilled about the advent kit! Making the candles yourself seems to be the perfect way to center yourself in the stillness of the advent season.
Britta says
BEESWAX SOLID CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT PILLAR CANDLE
Britta says
Follow on instagram
Britta says
Follow on facebook
Britta says
Pinned it!
Holli says
I love the Advent column candle set!
Holli says
Following on Facebook!
Holli says
Followed on Insta! (HumbleSuds)
Holli says
Pinned this post on Pinterest!
Cecilia says
I visited Toadily candles and I love their candle-making kits!
Cecilia says
I visited them on facebook as well.
Caroline says
The ornament candles are pretty!
Caroline says
Followed on Instagram
Rachel says
I adore the advent candle making kits – we’ve been buying one every year since you first informed me about them (three years ago now??). And that’s what I would/will get. 😉
Karen Gillis says
I love the floating fall leaf candles!
Karen Gillis says
I followed them on Instagram 🙂
Karen Gillis says
I liked them on Facebook!
Maggie Loftus says
visited their website! I like the pillar candles!
Maggie Loftus says
followed on instagram (username maggiemums)
Anneka says
I love the column candles. The ones for Advent, and the normal ones too.
Anneka says
I’m following on Instragram.
Anneka says
And visited Facebook!
Maggie Loftus says
visited on FB!
Stephanie Grant says
I’m absolutely in love with the Beeswax Solid Leaf Pillar Candle!
Stephanie Grant says
I follow Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Instagram @zanes_mommy08
Stephanie Grant says
I visited (and liked) Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles on Facebook 🙂
Stephanie Grant says
I also pinned this post here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/540432024018576374/
Leslie says
Visited the site, the pillar candles are beautiful!
Mary says
I love the easter egg votive candles. I know it’s the wrong season, but I starting thinking about the old tradition in art of the cross overshadowing the manger. A little deep for a giveaway, but I like the candles nonetheless. 🙂
Emma says
Just visited the website, and now I might be obsessed with the Beeswax Solid Holly Ball Pillar Candles!
Emma says
Visited the facebook page as well! Love their products. Thanks for introducing them on your blog, discovering them has led me to fall in love with bees – i want to keep my own someday!
Erica says
I love the advent column candles!
Alicia says
The Easter Egg votive candles look adorable! 🙂
Sarah @ Two Os + More says
Already a huge fan of the Advent candle kit, but I’ve been meaning to buy some beeswax tea lights, and I just saw they have those as well. Might be adding some to my order!
Sarah @ Two Os + More says
Visited and liked on FB.
Sarah @ Two Os + More says
Followed on IG!
Sarah @ Two Os + More says
Pinned on Pinterest: http://pin.it/3HeHiaa
Katie says
Visited the website…. we bought the advent candles kit last year and my kids loved it!
Katie says
Visited their facebook page!
Katie says
Followed on instagram!
Katie says
And pinned on Pinterest!
Maura says
I just ordered beeswax candles off amazon and I wish I had known of this company! I would get their 3″ x 5″ pillar for the longest burn time!
Maura says
Pinned the posthttps://www.pinterest.com/pin/112097478205131870/
Maura says
Visited facebook!
Rachael says
I love the solid pillars, especially the twisted rope!
Rachael says
I visited their Facebook page!
Rachael says
I pinned this post!
Liz M says
I think I first heard about this company via your blog and I now love all their candles! I had already planned to buy one of their kits for Advent, so if I don’t win, I will definitely be using the coupon code to order one. 😉
Liz M says
I now follow on Instagram.
Liz M says
I pinned this to my Pinterest board.
Angue says
Love the solid honeycomb pillar! Everything they make is so nice! Really I would love anything 😉
Ashley says
I like the Holly Ball and Christmas Ornament candles. Thank you for the giveaway!
Marie says
I like the solid pillar with the tree frog! 🙂
Marie says
I visited their FB page too. What a neat little video on candle-making!
Ilse says
Would love this kit. Visited the website.
Jen says
I love the beeswax pillar candles, especially the ones that look like rope 🙂
Rachel says
We had so much fun with the Advent candle making kit last year, so that’s definitely my favorite!
Rachel says
I followed Toadily Handmade on instagram!
Rachel says
I visited Toadily Handmade on facebook!
Rachel says
I pinned this post!
Laura D says
I visited their site! My favorite candles are the tulip and the heart shaped votive candles! So pretty!
Laura D says
I visited Toadily on Facebook and liked their page!
Laura D says
I followed Toadily on instagram!
Laura D says
I pinned this post!
Janelle G says
I love their beeswax ornaments!