One of Lily‘s absolute favourites, the Blackbird Candle Carousel is full of memories of Christmases past.

“It was my job to set up the angel carousel for the Christmas sideboard. A treasured but curmudgeonly old thing that had been in the family for years. We’d spend hours hunting down the right sized candles for its holders, only to burn through our stash before Boxing Day.”

Anatomy notes

Your Candle Carousel kit contains a glass votive, carousel attachment and four laser etched wooden Blackbird ornaments, intricately hand painted and embellished with an olive glass briolette. Just add a standard supermarket tealight.

How we made it

Each Lily Faith friend starts with a pen and ink line drawing. Lily gets inspired by her loved ones’ favourite beasts or those she spots while strolling the Devon countryside with her trusty sidekick, Ned. The creatures come to life when we laser cut and engrave them from wood, hand painting their features and details. Next, we carefully package your Blackbirds with the Candle Carousel, and the rest is up to you!  

Natural habitat

Your Candle Carousel is a timeless classic for your box of festive decorations. Providing festive sparkle from first mince pie til you spot the last bit of tinsel. Or leave it up for year-round cheer on your dining table, shelf or mantlepiece (highly recommended!) Once you own a Carousel, you can switch up the woodland friends that frolic around your flame with our Pieces only sets.

From our hands to yours

Your Carousel comes in a clever little box with protective packaging, perfect for popping in the post as well as keeping it safe for years to come. If you’d like to send this Carousel as a gift, we’ll wrap and send it for you. Just let us know at the checkout.

Tread lightly

We take care to tread as lightly as our animal friends. We use recyclable packaging, eco-friendly paint from Little Greene and minimal white (bleached) paper products. We use offcuts for many of our products and recycle anything we can’t repurpose. Please visit our Sustainability page for more details.

In the wild

Spotted on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas and The Repair Shop on Channel 4 in the UK.

Take care!

As always, please take extra care around a flame, especially with little ones. Never leave your Carousel unattended and always blow the candle out and let the wax cool before moving or dismantling your Carousel. Watch our easy to follow assembly instructions before putting your Carousel together.