I've been a busy bee making these hand dipped candles to sell at the upcoming Fort de Chartres Christmas Market. I've never sold my candles publicly before so I'm a bit nervous🙂. There is always that feeling of self doubt. But if they don't sell that's ok because we always have a constant use for candles here at the cabin. I'll sell them for $5 a pair (they are sold as a set of two). Fort de Chartres is a French fort originally built in 1720. It is right across the Mississippi River from us in Illinois. The Christmas market is a small affair but it's always such a good time. It's on December 9th and is from 10 AM - 3 PM. Here is the Facebook page for the Fort. Thank you for watching ❤facebook.com/LesAmisduFortdeChartres

@MorganJ

5 ай бұрын

Do you plan to sell them online as well at a later date?

@HalfLatinaJoy86

5 ай бұрын

Oh wow, $5 a pair for hand-dipped candles? If they sell well, definitely mark the price higher in the future, and maybe figure out a way to get a personalized print on them. Everyone knows beeswax is expensive and since you rendered it down yourself as well as made them by hand via dipping method, that's a lot of time and energy you put into it. Get your money!

@mistyviolet3825

5 ай бұрын

Will you SHIP if we order???? How can we order!!!!!???? This is why we need for teh 3 days of darkness….. I’m Catholic ❤

@elizabethdavis1974

5 ай бұрын

I would absolutely buy them ! I think they're prettier than store bought, I like the aesthetic better ❤

@EarlyAmerican

5 ай бұрын

@@mistyviolet3825 I feel bad about the shipping charge which will no doubt be higher than the candles themselves. It feels icky to charge people that sort of price. At this time I won't be selling them online but if anyone can make it down to the Christmas market they will be $5 a pair there. I'm sorry 😔. I'll also ask permission to sell them at Pioneer Days this year. Hopefully I can.

I made candles like these in 5th grade (a million years ago in the 90s 😂) at my school for Pioneer Day. The girls dressed up in long dresses and I can't remember what the boys wore. 😅 we did this method of dipping... dip, get in line, wait for everyone to dip, then dip again. 🤣 it was one of the best days I ever had! I can still smell the beeswax melting. :)

@grovesgurl119

5 ай бұрын

I did too! Wish schools still did Pioneer Day it was my favorite.. I grew up in Ohio. Great memories

@trumpetmom8924

5 ай бұрын

So did we, but I thinkit was in art class and we just used parafin. Mine was super thick at the bottom, that’s all I can remember. Lol

@Nerdpainter

5 ай бұрын

Yup I remember that. We also made butter with an old fashion churn. That was rough but fun

@TastySchu4

5 ай бұрын

Grew up in Utah, New Mexico & Arizona and I. Utah we still have a federal holiday of Pioneer Day. Aug 24th every year every Utah city puts on little fairs or shops & have parades and booths on this weekend usually. It's still like this here once a year. Love it & all your shares 🥰

@jonathanwallace6746

5 ай бұрын

We went ona. feild trip to a pioneer reenacting cabin and did this. Along with making a spinner toy. It was a lot of fun!

These people are the ultimate preppers.

@gailalves7683

5 ай бұрын

❤ great job Justine

@EarlyAmerican

5 ай бұрын

That's a compliment 😉

And now we definitely understand why the pioneer woman had a full week of chores: Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, mend on Wednesday, churn on Thursday, clean on Friday, bake on Saturday, rest on Sunday and make candles when you find the time!!

@janetnewsome6891

5 ай бұрын

And children in between.

@justkiddin84

5 ай бұрын

@@janetnewsome6891or rather all through! “Git! Go outside and hunt for eggs!”

@chernyylebed2050

5 ай бұрын

and constant cooking cause no refrigerator

Fail-proof candlemaking! It works just as well today as it did 300 years ago! Thank you for the wax-cleaning tutorial! Brilliant method!!!

That's the first time I've ever seen anyone make candles with out molds. They turned out good!

Here's a trick to making dipping candles go SO much faster...after you dip the wick in the beeswax (and straighten it, as shown in the video), dip in a pot of cold water---that's it!! Then continue dipping the wick in beeswax, straighten, dip in the cold water, etc You'll be amazed at how much faster this 'chore' goes!! The cabin probably smelled AMAZING while you were making the candles. Have fun at your Christmas Market!

Thank you, Justine, for another informative video. I love your cooking episodes. But it's nice every once in a while, when you put up these other videos of everyday "Work" or "chores" of the 1820's. We tend to forget how many things had to be made at home back then.

It was cool to learn how to make candles! Thank you for a neat history lesson.

This and Frontier Patriot are two of the most nerve-calming channels I've found. I'm glad the algorithm noticed that I like your friend Townsends and thus recommended you. Happy Holidays to you and any comments readers (and since y'all are Christian, Merry Christmas). Take care, everyone!

This was fantastic. You deserve all the success in the world. You seem like really nice folks, and its a joy to watch your videos, way to go thanks!

Brings back so many memories of when my mom and I used to make candles. Thank You .

Wow the earliest I've ever caught one of your videos! Can't wait to watch you make these candles!

Nice job, Justine! They look great!! I love how you continue to teach us about the past in the most delightful way!

if I was not 2000 miles away, I'd buy some. awesome work

Wow, time consuming, but very cool.👍

You did a great job making those it is tedious but worth it knowing you made it.

Ive been looking forward to another video like this since the first candle making video 😊

You two are the bomb. That's really inexpensive for 2 bee's wax candles.

Nicely done. We are making beeswax candles and Ross rounds from our hives to give this holiday season 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

I like the looks of your candles. Thanks for showing how to clean the raw wax.

I make Beeswax candles every year for Christmas gifts! I Love watching your beautiful and peaceful videos!❤️🎄

@newkingdom6750

5 ай бұрын

Is the beeswax needed to make these expensive ?

What a lovely video it makes me want to make some beeswax candles of my own but it is 11.13pm in South Yorkshire in the UK 😊

When I dip my candles I use a narrow, deep container for the wax. The results are more symmetrical, and I find I can roll the warm, soft candles on wax paper. Also I have the most success when the wax is just barely melted.

Omg I remember the first time you did this. This is why I subscribed. ❤❤❤❤

I've made beeswax candles this way. They looked just like her's and worked quite well.

Very cool. 5.00 sounds a little low for all that work. ❤

@EarlyAmerican

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It is a lot of work but I know that the economy is bad right now and a lot of people are struggling

Look forward to your Christmas video!

When I was a kids, I used to thought pre 1930s nature & environment were all black and white and silent. Now we see the true colourise and the sound of nature of oldies been filmed & recorded ❤

For 1822 demonstrations, we made our candles both in molds or by dipping. My friend and I once rendered tallow and made tallow ones. It’s still a popular craft today.

So that's why you've been requesting bee's wax. I hope you get a lot of interest when you take them to the fort. Nice to see your "supervisor" keeping you in line. : )

❤❤❤ Just the right thing for the season . ❤❤❤

❤❤❤from Saoth Yemen

This is fascinating 💖💖💖

What a treat!! This was a really nice change of pace to see something different! I can only imagine how long it took you to make all of those candles, and good luck at your sale! I think they are going to do very well, handmade, beeswax candles are really hard to come by😊 Have fun at the Fort! See you in the next video, and I will look forward to seeing a video of your trip there, that would be fun! God bless! 😊❤🇺🇸😊❤🇺🇸😊❤🎄

My husband gave me money to pick out some of my own Christmas gifts this year and I ordered a bunch of candle making supplies. I’m so excited I can’t wait for it to arrive.

We have a place, in Columbia State Historic Park that allows tourists to dip their own candles. I can't imagine that it changed much from your era of choice to our California Gold Rush times. Such fun.

Your videos are so healing and good for the soul. 🙏💖

Thank you for showing me how to make my beeswax purer for candle making. Love your videos. 🥰

0:41-2:23 Instant life hack from the 1800's! Thanks, Justine 😀☺️.

I remember reading about this method of candle making in the book The Witch of Blackbird Pond when I was a girl, and it's so cool to see it brought to life. Thanks for the interesting video Justine!

I always calm my mind. Thank you!

Really cool. I hope you do one with the new metal candle maker.

@EarlyAmerican

5 ай бұрын

Yes I will! I wanted to but it turns out that the wick that I have is too thick for it! I did make a video of myself using a candle mold 2 years ago though. You can see it here. Thank you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qIKZo7qrYLPPo7A.html

love to see Hou candles made. Love it and remember in bad times to make it to thank you Justine you do a great job 🌹

Wow, that was fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

Justine you did a great job!!!! I'm impressed.

This channel brings so much peace and joy to my heart.

So beautiful and so peaceful-I would it those candles in a heartbeat 💓

I love your skill and dedication to everything you do ! You do everything with such grace . The candles came out perfect

@EarlyAmerican

5 ай бұрын

Thank you leirra ❤

Justine you are the best. I love all your videos ❤❤❤

Simple straightforward great video thanks for showing us

Great video! We take so much for granted these days, it never occurred to me that I would have to clean the beeswax first. Your candles are beautiful!

It was so interesting to see the process of cleaning the beeswax and making candles. Thank you for this glimpse into the past. 😊

Not sure if you know this or not. But early storage paper (like cling wrap) was also made from beeswax, tree sap, cooking oil and cotton cloth. My great grandmother made her own and used it all the time. She learned it from her grandmother. She would take cloth, lay it flat and brush a thin coat on the cloth fully saturating it, not too thick, I think she baked it for a few minutes then hanged it cool and use the cloth as a lid for a bowl of left over food, wrap half eaten food in it or what ever. It is tacky without being sticky. It works really well. And as a matter of fact it’s even making a comeback. How cool! I’m sure if you looked up “how to make beeswax wraps” you’ll find info if you’re interested. 😊

I love this video, good learning materials, thanks. Hopefully people will appreciate all these handmade items better!

I can't even imagine how exhausted women must've been back in the day! Especially if there were little ones running around! Imagine doing this with toddlers running everywhere 😮 This looks like it takes a lot of patience... but the hard work paid off.. those are so nice!! 🙌

wow that looks amazing...I love Beeswax candles..

Justine, you are one patient woman. I would so do this if I had ur patience. Good job girl! Give yourself more credit and a huge pat on the back. You both are awesome

I love using this channel to teach my 7th graders and use as background videos as they do related work. Thank you for all you do!

Well now I wanna make my own dipped candles! Maybe that can be a new holiday tradition around here! Hugs and many thanks for all your hard work that you two put into these amazing videos!

Making candles must be a lot of work, but rewarding. The way you do it seems easier. Thank you, Justine.

This was so cool. Thanks for sharing how to get rid of the little "extras" in the wax. I really enjoy your channel.

Wow, what a slow and daunting process….nice job…thanks

Always fun to watch ❤

You are seriously undercharging!💕

Hand dipping was always my job when my grandmother needed to make a batch of candles. This was a fun watch 😊

This was such a good one! ❤❤

Wow!!!! So interesting!!! 🤩✨ As always... THANKS!

A new video about making candles love it

This is how we make ours! The only difference is that we use a weight tied to the bottom (my husband is a mechanic so I have an endless supply of washers or steel nuts) and that's clipped off as soon as the candle has enough bulk to hold itself straight. We reuse the weights infinitely as is the case with our wax. It's not always pure beeswax, but we save every little scrap of used wax from the year and have a big candle making marathon in December where we melt it all down and keep dipping and pouring until we are restocked. We even repour tea lights! The wax cleaning method looks great too. I'll have to try that!

Nice to see you making these. Reminds me I need to get busy and make mine too. Beeswax has such a nice scent and glow without the chemicals in some waxes. Good luck at your market.

Justine, I loved you did this!! I love to make candles and you made beeswax look so easy....I will be trying this myself ❤

Neat old fashion way so thanks for sharing.

When we made dipped candles as a demonstration at a historic site, we tied small rocks to the ned if the wick. This kept the wick straight as the wax hardened. after a few dips, we cut the rocks off .

Really cool! I appreciate the content

And they smell wonderful too!

Well done! That was neat. Very clever way to remove the impurities.

These candles are a work of art! You guies are ultermate prefers.David Back.

Love your videos! I look forward to them every week. As Mother of 5 girls I aspire to be more intentional and your videos inspire me.

I’m totally impressed 😊

Just amazing!

Cotton String? At the Erie County Fair (just outside Buffalo NY) there is a lady dressed as you are (circa early 1800's) who makes beeswax candles on her spot every day the Fair operates and can't keep candles in stock. Sold out every day..... She makes soap too. People are mesmerized watching her...

I remember going on my 5th grade trip and being able to make candles like this. We also ate these corn meal Pattie’s and I loved them. Very thankful to my parents for that experience

I loved this so much I bought the book you referenced! Thank you for leading me to this gem!

I saw beeswax candles being dipped like this on a school trip to a pioneer village back in the 1800s LOL. I bought some at the gift shop because I loved the smell of them. I have loved beeswax candles ever since, though they are hard for me to find these days. This video brought back a lot of good childhood memories.

Justin you will do a awesome job at the sell on your candles 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Good Video, Keep up the good work!

We did this in fifth grade. The teacher had us walk around, dip and keep walking.

Nice! Good job! You made that look easy! 😀

Wow, that was so interesting. Thanks for showing us how you make candles.

This is how they make candles at Silver Dollar City over here on my side of the state. That purification method is one of the smartest, craftiest things I’ve ever seen. 👍 ❤️ 👍

Perfect!! 👍 💕

A good trick I've found is to anchor about a 2 ounce weight to the bottom of either end of the wick and to use a 2-2.5 inch bead in the middle of the wick that you can use as a handle while dipping. it'll give you straighter candles and you can just nip the weights back off the end of the wick when you're done. Gives a much more uniform finished product.

Nicely done

So much work !

Thanks , it's been years since I made candles this way.

What a trip, very cool.

It was interesting seeing how you made the candles! Glad we don't do that now. Bless your heart. ❤

Love that!!❤

What amazes me is how people figured all this stuff out back then.