March 15, 2013
Kingaroy’s Brenda Langford probably didn’t think when she started making hand-crafted candleholders last October that she’d soon be selling them to customers in the United States.
Brenda’s candleholders are made from wood and then carefully decorated.
She buys the lengths of wood, sands them (“this takes a long time”) and then stains or paints them.
Brenda also drills all the holes that hide the tea candles.
“Some days I have had so many orders that I have ended up drilling 130 holes,” she said.
The candleholders are popular because they can be made-to-order in any colour with special designs or messages.
Brenda has a “crafty” background.
“I started scrapbooking when my daughter was born seven years ago, and it sort of evolved from this,” she said.
“I don’t know how I thought of the candleholders, but I love candles and most people I know love candles.”
She sells the candleholders at local markets, but it’s her internet sales which have really taken off, including customers in the United States that don’t mind paying the postage.
Brenda’s “Scrapped Up” stall will be at Sunday’s Handmade Expo markets at Kingaroy Town Hall from 9:00am to 2:00pm.
