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This weekend was all about chandlery!
I’ve been making beeswax candles from locally sourced wax for my witchy stall - a new business venture that I’m embarking on.
The tiny ones are mini spell candles that burn for exactly 30 minutes.
The largest candle burns for 120 hours!

But the hand-dipped candles are my pride and joy. They burn for around 7 hours each. And I’m so pleased with how they turned out.

Soft candlelight from real candles illuminated the dim environment in Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, the first Serbian Orthodox Church in Ljubljana Slovenia. The warm glow created a serene and contemplative atmosphere.

#candles #church #ljubljana #slovenia #warmth #religious #orthodox #serenity #peaceful #flame #ambiance #giftideas #wallart #artforsale @joancarroll

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You know these spells and rituals where it is required to light a candle or tea light and let it burn down completely? Well, f**k that.
Tea lights need at least 4 hours to burn down. Any larger candle burns longer than that.
The only candles I know which really burn down fast (ca. 30 minutes or less) are these slim small birthday cake candles, but I don't like those.

So instead, I light candles for rituals and spells and extinguish them either after the ritual is done or some time after that. And then I re-use them until they have burned down completely some day.
Another point here is that I cannot afford so many candles, one for every spell or ritual. I also think that this is not very sustainable.

We love to take a nice deep inhale of our tea leaves prior to steeping. It's like smelling scented candles, but you can drink these unlike candles. Please don't drink candles.

From left to right, here are our teas: Baba Yaga (sage & rosemary green tea), New Moon (cream early grey black tea), Shiny Things (floral oolong tea), Waxing Moon (ginger rooibos). You can find all 4 of these at midnighttease.com!

#tealeaves #tea #productphotography #loosetea #photography #witch #witchyvibes #candles #driedflowers #flowers #floral #botanical #herbalism #herbaltea #herbal #blacktea #greentea #rooibos #oolong #witchaesthetic