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Toadily Handmade Turns 17!

Toadily Handmade Turns 17!

We are celebrating 17 years of hand-crafted beeswax candles!What started as a seedling idea for a fun hobby in November of 2005 has grown into a family-owned and operated business, and as such has taken the love and support of everyone to be able to grow and make this dream into a reality.We do what we love by hand-crafting beautiful, natural candles, working with clean ingredients, developing lon…
Today is National Honey Bee Day!

Today is National Honey Bee Day!

Today we celebrate the hard working honey bees! Did you know honey bees are assigned jobs based on their age?The days of a worker bee's life are spent like this: 1-2 days old, they spend their time cleaning cells.  Interestingly, they start with the cell they were born in. After that, they keep the brood (unborn bees) warm. 3-5 days old, they feed the older larvae. 6-11 da…
Moving Forward in 2019

Moving Forward in 2019

Spring is a season of change, and we are embracing this opportunity to re-evaluate our product line. As much as we love them, the time has come to discontinue our hand rolled taper and pillar candles. This decision didn't come easy! In fact, it's taken over a year to put into action.It is our pleasure making quality beeswax candles for you, your friends and families. As most of you know,…
Celebrating 11 Years

Celebrating 11 Years

We have been making beeswax candles for 11 years!The website launched in 2006 but the idea was born in November, 2005 at a craft fair with one of my closest friends. She picked up a pair of beeswax honeycomb tapers that were for sale and whispered "I bet you can make these." I bought some supplies online that night and that's when it all began.I'm fortunate to have extremely supportive parents wh…
Our candles have been featured in the Fall issue of Modern Magazine!

Our candles have been featured in the Fall issue of Modern Magazine!

We are so excited to share our feature in the Fall issue of MODERN Magazine, a New York City-based publication focusing on contemporary and 20th century design, architecture, and decorative and fine arts. Each issue has a segment exploring the history of an everyday object, and in the Fall issue they explored the history of the candle.     This is special to us because we are a smal…
Chartreuse is the New Chic!

Chartreuse is the New Chic!

We are jumping for joy to be featured in the Spring issue of Martha Stewart Weddings!When it comes to planning the details of your wedding, choosing the perfect color combo is at the top of the list.  We are toadily excited to share that our hand rolled tapers were selected as unique (and chic!) wedding favors in the Chartreuse & Neutral Color Palette!Handmade, just for you, our …