With Advent beginning on November 30th, just days after Thanksgiving this year and coming up so very quickly, it’s time for my annual reminder to make a few preparations, before Thanksgiving hits, and order your Advent candles if you haven’t already! 🕯️
If you’re looking to order Advent candles for your wreath, there are some lovely options below! The dear nuns at The Cloister Shoppe have beautifully crafted candles ready to ship, and they tend to sell out quickly as the season draws near. You can also check out the 100% Beeswax Advent Candles from Forestville Candle Company, hand-poured by two talented college students.
Be sure to scroll to the bottom for another Wooden Advent to Christmas Wreath giveaway!
100% Beeswax Advent Candles from The Cloister Shoppe
For many years, our family has been ordering the exquisite 100% Beeswax hand-poured tapers created by the talented Dominican Nuns at The Cloister Shoppe. These candles have been the centerpiece of our Advent wreath, casting a warm and comforting glow as we gather for dinner each night throughout the Advent season. The craftsmanship and love put into each taper make these candles a cherished part of our yearly celebrations.
In these pictures, you can see Joseph and Mary making their journey down our Advent Path. Many years ago I decided to create a path down the center of our table for Advent, using our Jesse Tree ornaments for each day of the season. The first year was a simple countdown path made from doilies, but the following year, I incorporated our wooden Jesse Tree Ornaments from Jesse Tree Treasures.
More Favorites from The Cloister Shoppe
Each year, I make an effort to plan in advance and order additional candles to be blessed on Candlemas (February 2). This ensures that we have them ready for the new liturgical year and the upcoming Advent season. Here are some I have purchased over the years:
- Tumbler Jar Candles – The Cloister Shoppe makes amazing Jar Candles. In the past I’ve ordered extras of the Three Wisemen Candle (perfect for Epiphany!) to give as gifts.
- Christmas Tree Creche Candle – I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to actually burn this beautiful candle!
- Beeswax Candles – You can’t go wrong with any of these! I replace our Advent Candles with Beeswax Candles for the Christmas season.
- Bayberry Christmas Eve Candle Gift Box – There is an old colonial tradition of burning a bayberry candle on Christmas Eve. I started with the Gift Box and have purchased replacement candles.
- Peppermint Foot Creme – Love, love, love this stuff!
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Advent Taper Candles from Forestville Candle Company
You can also find gorgeous 100% Beeswax Advent Candles—hand-poured in Lavender and Rose and Deep Violet and Rose by two talented Catholic college students, Abbey and Anna, over at Forestville Candle Company! 🌲
Abbey and Anna sent me a couple of sample sets last year, and we absolutely loved them! Their craftsmanship and attention to detail really shine through.
The Our Lady of Guadalupe Candle in the center is from Clear Creek Abbey. (Also available from Amazon.) While I’ve yet to bring myself to burn it, it adds a lovely touch to our Advent decorations.
This year we’ll be using another set of their lovely Deep Violet and Rose Advent candles.
While you are over there, be sure to check out their Saint Candles which would make great Christmas gifts! Pictured above is Adoring Our Eucharistic Lord with Carlo Acutis and A Light to Guide from Our Lady Star of the Sea. They have many others to choose from as well!
Book pictured above: All About Advent and Christmas: Sharing the Seasons of Hope and Wonder With Children (also available here at Amazon) originally included in my 2023 New Finds for Advent section of my annual gift guide. Highly recommend!
Handmade Advent Candles by the Clear Creek Monks
I also wanted to share these Advent Candle sets that are hand-dipped by the Monks of Clear Creek… but I wasn’t quick enough to finish this post and they have already sold out! You can sign up for a reminder if they end up restocking them.
Advent Candle Crafting for Children
Our children have also really enjoyed crafting their own candles using the 100% Beeswax Advent Candle Kit from Illuminated Ink.
This hands-on Advent project is a wonderful way for children to actively participate in preparing for the Advent season.
You can also order the Advent Candles kit from Holy Heroes along with An Advent Hope. They also carry All About Advent and Christmas if you’d like to get all three from one place!
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Advent Wreaths Around Our Home
In our home, we like to set up two Advent wreaths during this special season.
The taper Advent Candles find their place in an Advent Wreath on our dining room table, where we light them each night during dinner, creating a warm and beautiful atmosphere.
Additionally, we have a larger wreath adorning the coffee table in our living room. This one is lit during our family rosary each evening, and we leave it aglow while unwrapping and reading from our cherished annual Advent Book Basket.
I still miss the pillar candles I used to buy from the Benedictine Monks when they were still making them. Currently, I opt for these 3×3 candles in purple and pink. (You can find more Advent Wreath-related posts here.)
There was one particularly ambitious year when I even hung our Advent Wreath like the Von Trapp family! 🕯️🎶
Liturgical Year Calendar: Advent/Christmas 2025-2026
I love these wall posters, especially for the Advent and Christmas season!
Order this year’s from Sophia Institute Press.
Wooden Advent Wreath Giveaway!
The Double-sided Advent to Christmas Wooden Wreath Set from Shining Light Dolls is BACK IN STOCK this year!!! I also have one to give away to a lucky winner! 🎉
To enter, simply leave a comment sharing your favorite Advent tradition or a new Advent resource you’re excited to try this season and then claim your entry using the Gleam box below! Rafflecopter has been discontinued this year so I’m giving this a try to see how it works.
Domestic/US Shipping is included. International residents are welcome to enter but would be responsible for shipping costs. Giveaway ends November 23, 2024 at 11:59PM PST and winner will be announced on November 24th in this post.
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Advent to Christmas Wooden Wreath SetI posted a review of this sweet Wooden Advent Wreath for Children a couple year’s ago here.
You can also save 10% on other toys at Shining Light Dolls with coupon code: SHOWEROFROSESBLOG
While you are over at Shining Light Dolls, be sure to check out all their BRAND NEW Catholic Kitchen toys! I am especially excited about the St. Lucia Buns (Lussekatter) & Swedish Glogg Wooden Play Food Set – definitely will be gifting these to our little girls on the Feast of St. Nicholas!
“It is the beautiful task of Advent to awaken in all of us memories of goodness and thus to open doors of hope.” — Pope Benedict XVI
For more Advent Planning:
The Advent Season In Our Catholic Home
Opening a book each day of advent was a childhood favorite!
Beautiful!! thanks for giveaway
Opening Advent Calendars as a child to today as an adult.
Marion
I love all these prizes. Advent is my favorite time of the year.
Lighting the advent wreath before supper and singing “o come o come Emmanuel.” I love when the little ones start to learn the words and sing along.
We just ordered our Advent Candles from Clear Creek!
For me it’s hard to beat the lovely tradition of a family Advent Wreath!