Gideon's Beeswax Candles

Handmade · Heritage · Heart

Pure beeswax candles, handmade by Gideon.

Light one of these small, sweet-smelling candles and you'll realize you haven't been buying pure, high-quality beeswax.

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Gideon carrying a box of his beeswax candles down the driveway A gold tray filled with freshly made beeswax candles A tall ribbed beeswax magic tower candle Gideon's Beeswax Candles logo: Handmade, Heritage, Heart

The candles

Eight kinds, all beeswax

Each batch is small, so what's available changes from week to week.

A tall ribbed beeswax tower candle with a pointed top

Magic Tower Candles

$18each

A tall, ribbed beeswax tower with a pointed top.

A ribbed, pear-shaped beeswax candle on a wooden table

Pear Candles

$9each

A ribbed beeswax pear, molded by hand.

A Charleston oyster shell beeswax candle held in a hand

Charleston Oyster Shell Candles

$7each

Golden beeswax poured into a real oyster shell. The one on the logo.

A medium poured beeswax pillar candle on a wooden table

Medium Candles

$6each

A sturdy poured beeswax candle, a step up from the small ones.

A hand-rolled ancestral beeswax candle held in a hand

Hand-Rolled Ancestral Candles

$5each

A thick taper of pure beeswax, rolled by hand the old way.

Rolled honeycomb beeswax candles lined up in a glass dish

Small Beeswax Candles

$5each

Sheets of honeycomb beeswax, rolled by hand around a wick.

A small poured beeswax candle topped with dried flowers and herbs

Small Flower & Herb Candles

$5each

Small poured beeswax candles finished with dried flowers and herbs.

Three tiny round beeswax candles on a wooden table

Tiny Candles

$3each

Little poured beeswax rounds, perfect for a windowsill or a gift bag.

Any 2 small candles for $9

Mix and match the rolled and flower & herb candles.

Meet the maker

Hi, I'm Gideon

Gideon makes every candle, writes every thank-you note, and brings orders to the door himself.

Some days that's on foot with a box in his arms. Some days it's in his ride-on truck.

Gideon in a red ride-on truck with a box of candles and small American flags

Every batch

It starts with a pot of beeswax on the stove.

The making

From wax to wick

Every candle is made at home, by hand, with a grown-up nearby for the hot parts.

A child's hands setting a wick into a small beeswax candle
01

Melt & pour

Beeswax is melted down and poured into molds and oyster shells.

A child's hand arranging rolled candles and oyster shell candles on a gold tray
02

Roll & set

Honeycomb sheets are rolled tight, and every candle gets its wick.

A finished rolled beeswax candle decorated with dried flowers, held in a hand
03

Finish

Dried flowers and herbs go on last, then the candles cool and set.

Watch a batch

Thirty seconds in the kitchen

Melting the wax, rolling the sheets, and laying out a full tray.

Two finished oyster shell beeswax candles A small poured beeswax candle with its wick
Gideon on the floor cutting out handwritten thank-you notes, surrounded by kraft bags with the logo sticker A box packed with rolled candles, flower candles, oyster shell candles, and handwritten thank-you notes

Packed by hand

Every candle comes with a note

Candles go into kraft bags sealed with the Gideon's sticker, along with a thank-you note he writes and cuts out himself.

"Thank you! Love, Gideon"

How to order

Order online, or find Gideon around the neighborhood

Add candles to your order, choose shipping, free delivery in 29464, or pickup at Local Jo's Natural Foods, and pay by card or Venmo. Supplies are small, so it's first come, first served.

  • Local deliveryFree, in ZIP code 29464 only
  • PickupLocal Jo's Natural Foods, 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd, Mount Pleasant
  • Shipping$6 flat rate anywhere in the US
  • Pay withCard, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Venmo
  • DealAny 2 small candles for $9
Choose candles
Gideon's handmade price sign for his beeswax candles