Candles certainly do their part in creating a Christmas atmosphere in your home.
Our onyx tealight holders are carved from onyx in Pakistan and are simply beautiful! Look lovely alone or grouped together. The artisans are based in Kurachi, Pakistan where nearly 20 independently owned workshops make up the group called Dominion Traders. They receive large boulders of onyx from the mines in Naukundi and a representative from each workshop chooses the boulders with the most beautiful coloring and grains. They then chisel the blocks into smaller pieces that are turned into items ranging from candles to apples and elephants. Each one is truly a work of art!
Please keep in mind that onyx is a natural stone, so colors and patterns vary widely, but all are beautiful!!
The Mission Marketplace also carries hand-painted candles made by women at Tokoloshe in South Africa. We also have a selection in Holiday colors. These hand crafted African candles allow you to take home a little piece of Africa.
From the Cape to Mozambique, Malawi, Ghana and East Africa this functional art product captures the warmth and beauty of Africa. The vivid colors reflect the variety of the landscape and its many cultures. The designs of the African hand painded candles incorporate animal prints and geometric shapes that are frequently used in tribal patterns.
Because by buying Tokoloshe you are ensuring that the women of Tokolkoshe, Ashley, Beauty, Esilly, Gift, Maria, Nonhlanhla, Prudence, Thokozile and Vusani are able to earn a fair living wage in the local context.
Like other fair trade products, the atmosphere in the workshop is lively. There is singing, music, laughter, chatter and the joy is evident on the faces of our team. Together with our African artisan team we design and create color, stripes, spirals, squiggles and whorls to bring you the warm art of Africa.
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