Whose Woods Are These?

Whose Woods Are These? Upcycled Hand-Poured Candles from Vintage Antiques. Look here for papers, pretty things, relics of whimsy from bygone eras.
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We travel through towns and stop by people's woods and pick up things here and there. We make things and find things and find things and make them into other things.

Hello!  We’re in the middle of somewhat of a hiatus, but we are briefly coming out of it to do this fun and festive holi...
12/02/2022

Hello! We’re in the middle of somewhat of a hiatus, but we are briefly coming out of it to do this fun and festive holiday boutique! Check it out! I made a bunch of new wonderful candles from vintage Santa mugs!!!

Want to do go to a festive Holiday Boutique that supports local artists - many in the LA Theatre community??? Check the out Friday (10-7), Saturday (9-5) and Sunday (10-4)!!!

Our candles will be there! Pictures of candles below aren’t set up yet, just all bunched together at drop off before Ariella sets everything up around the apartment.

I’d the rain holds out tomorrow I’ll even be doing a couple sets of holiday and Beatles music!!! It’s really a fun time!

11/17/2019

We’re set up at Patchwork Long Beach!!! Come see us!!! We open at 11am!!! We have a bunch of cool show only specials!!!

11/12/2019

We're SO excited to be vendors at Patchwork Show Long Beach Makers Festival - Fall 2019 THIS SUNDAY!!! Please come check us out!!! We'll even have a number of candles that are brand spankin' new that weren't at our Ventura show!!!

11/03/2019

See anything you like? Let me know & we can work out shipping or free drop off if you’re an LA local!!

11/03/2019

Just finished setting up! Hope to see you today 11-5!!!

11/02/2019

Practicing our set up for Patchwork Show Ventura TOMORROW!!! Not done yet!!! Please come visit me 11-5!!! It’s free entry and they’ll have stations for kids crafts!!! It’ll be a lovely SoCal drive to the beach for a fun free holiday thing!!! I think it might cost for parking. Check their site!!!

12/13/2018

See anything you like??? If you’re local to LA we have free deliver! And if not we can quote shipping. Christmas is coming....

Our Patchwork setup:

11/24/2018

Our Patchwork setup:

11/12/2018

A couple more!

11/10/2018

Today’s batch! Message if you’re interesting anything!

11/07/2018

Today’s batch!!! Message me if you’re interested in anything!!!

11/05/2018

Today’s batch... All are for sale!!!

11/05/2018

Last post of the day!!! Here are more BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW ones!!!

11/05/2018

More from our current stock.

11/05/2018

While I’ll be posting all our BRAND NEW candles as we make them, we’ve had some requests for pictures of our the other candles currently in our collection. This is far from all of them but it’s some... Enjoy! Message me with any interest!

11/04/2018

We’re baaack! And have TONS of new candles in wonderful relics of whimsy we’ve been collecting through the year! Here is just a preview of about 1/5 of the new candles! Message us if you’re interested in anything! Our 1st show of the season will be Patchworkshow Long Beach and we’ll try to get our Etsy back up soon too! Thanks! Many more to come!!!

01/07/2018

Happy New Year everyone!!! We've been having fun picking up some new treasures to turn into candles!!! Can't wait to share!

12/06/2017

A few randos... I seem to have left these for candles out of all the other pictures. Two of them are made from vintage 1990s Flintstones glass mugs that McDonald’s produced. Those are $14 each. The little rustic milk glass we believe to be very old and he’s yours for just $6. Lastly, the little clamshell mug is just (sold).

12/06/2017

These vintage “Friendly Village” tea cup/saucer sets are some of my personal favorites. We have scented them all with our “Winterpine“ so I wax and we find these to be very festive for all! $18

12/06/2017

These are the teacups we have left for sale (outside of the Friendly Village ones). Let me know if you are interested in any of them. All teacup/saucer sets are ON SALE for $15 (norm. $18) except the row of the 3 small one which are $4, $12 (sold) & $12 respectively left to right).

12/05/2017

This picture features 12 number of our candles. Send me a message if you’re interested in any of them and would like me to set them aside. Prices/scents are listed below. If you’re in the Los Angeles area I will deliver! If not, we can work out shipping.4 Vintage gold colored glasses. Various scents. $15/each. South Carolina glass. Chocolate. $14Vintage green drinking glass. Hazelnut Latte. SOLDVirginia Beach. Chocolate. $14VINTAGE pink HOWDY DOODY GLASS! Juniper Aloe. $15 .VINTAGE yellow HOWDY DOODY GLASS! Juniper Aloe. $15.Small 1983 star drinking glass. SOLD2 star bundt tins. Various scents. $8/each or 2/$12.

12/05/2017

Check out these fun 11 unique candles!!! P.m. me if you are interested in any of them. Price/scents below. I deliver if you’re in the Los Angeles area! If not, we’ll work out shipping.Droste Cocoa Vintage Tin. Flower Shop. $30’Round The Clock With Baby Jar. Rain. $40Lemonized Creme Shampoo Jar. Granny Smith Apple. SALE $18 (norm $20)Avon Chicken. SOLDPink Cow. Flower Shop. $20House Tea set Teapot. Almond Cream. $35House Tea set Sugar Bowl. Almond Cream. $15House Tea set creamer. Almond Cream. $15Whole 3 piece Tea set: $55Pink Depression Glass Teacup. Granny Smith Apple. $14Green Uranium Glass teacup. Winter Pine. SOLD!Glass punch glass. Winter Pine. $10

12/05/2017

Check out these 12 candles from our shop! Please let me know if you’re interested in any of them! The jelly glass with the pink tin top, The “tomato juice is good!” In the steins are some of my all-time favorites! PM me if you’d like me to set any aside for you!Brown Baked Beans Glass. Chocolate. $20Nucoa Margarine Ball Jar. Almond Cream. SOLD.Vintage German Stein. Pine. $25Vintage German Stein. Nag Champa. $25Vintage German Stein. Pine. $25Santa Mug. Winter Pine. $15Tom & Jerry mug. Pine. $12Small Stein. Nag Champa. $18Small Stein. Nag Champa. SOLDTOMATO JUICE IS GOOD!!! Grandma’s Kitchen. SALE: $12 (norm. $15)Kerr Jelly Glass. Granny Smith Apple. $18Playing Card Suit Mug. Apple Cider. $12

12/05/2017

Here are some small/odd bottle candles! We love how they still have the labels and almost all still have the lids!!! Some of these are pretty rustic due to age and rarity! Prices/scents below! P.m. me if interested!
-Chives bottle. Pine. $10
-Mustard Compound Application. Granny Smith Apple. SALE $10 (norm. $12)
-Musk Root Bottle. Pine. SALE $10 (norm.$15)
-To***co Tin. Pine. $8
-LaBonita small milk glass. Juniper Aloe. SALE $5 (was $8)

12/05/2017

ANTIQUE TIN CANDLES!!!! The vintage tins are some of my favorite because you get the amazing graphics from the vintage advertisement. Making them into candles is a great functional way to give these beautiful teens a new life. Prices and scents below! If you see one you like PM me & I’ll set it aside for you. If you are in the LA area we deliver!
-Rustic Folger’s Coffee Tin. Hazelnut Latte/Almond Cream. $35
-Maxwell House Coffee Tin. SOLD
-Hills Bros Coffee Tin. Almond Cream. $35
-Alphora To***co Tin. Chocolate. $35
-Similac Imitation Breast Milk Tin. Juniper Aloe. $35
-Texas Fruit Cake HUGE Tin. Winter Pine. $45
-Sentinel Utility First Aid Kit Tin. Chocolate. $25
-Lavender Bath Tin. Flower Shop. $35
-Tree TangleFoot Tin. Winter Pine. $35
-Taveners Fruit Flavored Drops Tins. Granny Smith Apple. $27
-Busy Boy Tool Chest Tin. Chocolate. $25
-E.F. Kemp Salted Mixed Nuts Tin. Winter Pine. $25

12/05/2017

THANK YOU to all who came out to Handmade For All Holidays Boutique this past weekend!!! We hope you had fun and hope you enjoy all your goodies (especially our candles)!!!

If you missed it, WORRY NOT! We still have plenty of one-of-a-kind candles left! We’re going to try to get our Etsy shop back up this week. In the meantime if you see anything you like on our page please message me!

12/02/2017

Head over NOW to see our candles @ 14127 Kittridge Street in Van Nuys!!! 9-5pm TODAY (Saturday) & 10-4pm TOMORROW (Sunday)!!! Anything with "WW" is ours - the candles made in vintage items! Come shop the many cool vendors and snack on some free cookies, goodies, bagels, hot chocolate, coffee, etc...

11/29/2017

I love how this vintage “Tree Tanglefoot Bird Repellent” candle tin came out! It is hand poured with our “Winterpine“ sent and it is died light blue. I love the imagery in this vintage tin. $35

11/24/2017

Vintage molds. $8/each or 2/$12.

11/24/2017

Vintage Montana glass candle. Hand poured with our Almond cream scent. $14

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Unique Hand Poured Candles in Vintage relics of whimsey

We make hand-poured candles in vintage relics of whimsey. Teacups, antique tins, turn-of-the century medicine bottles, glasses, teapots and just about anything you can think of! If it’s a cool item and we can pour wax in it... it’s going to become a candle!

We love the beauty of cool vintage items, so we rescue them and then make them functional! You’re truly getting a one-of-a-kind item which makes great gifts! It’s something old AND something new!!!

Message us if you see anything you like. We are currently working on getting our new and improved etsy shop active again. We are based in the Los Angeles area, so we can arrange deliveries/drop-offs to save you shipping! Enjoy!