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The Giant Strawberry Candle

$189.00

For anyone who's ever eaten the best one straight off the plant.

Ripe red · Our best-seller · Always in season

Everyone has a strawberry story. Mine starts in dusty English fields full of laughter, being told off for eating more than I put in the punnet. Years later, strawberries were the first fruit both my children ever had: stained red, chubby, delighted faces. They've hardly left our fruit bowl since. To me they'll always mean happiness, English summers and Wimbledon. This is all of that at 13 cm long, a strawberry made not for the punnet but for the pedestal.

The lore

  • It's been giant before. Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights is so crowded with enormous strawberries that when King Philip II of Spain owned it, his palace inventory simply called it "the Strawberry". We're in good company.

  • It's both saint and sinner. Medieval painters gave the strawberry to Venus, goddess of love, and to the Virgin Mary, two women not known for sharing. Pick a side.

  • Watch what's underneath. People once believed snakes hid under strawberry leaves, so the fruit became a symbol of danger behind a sweet face. Just saying.

  • It isn't even a berry. Those 200-odd "seeds" on the outside are the actual fruits. We kept every one.

What's in it, and what isn't
NZ beeswax and soy, coloured with German-made candle dye, with a cotton wick. That's the whole list: no fillers, no nasties. No fragrance either. Not "natural fragrance", not a "botanical blend". None.

Give it for

  • A new love. It was Venus's fruit first.

  • Someone who deserves a title. Strawberry leaves still sit on dukes' coronets.

  • A birthday. The cake topper that outlasts the cake.

The details

  • 13 cm long, 11 cm wide, 8.5 cm tall, approx. 480 g

  • Approx. 20 hours. It burns with generosity and a little drama, so stand it on a tray.

  • Taken from a real strawberry and hand-finished in Auckland

  • Also in the Strawberry Pair, with the Medium Strawberry, for $219

For anyone who's ever eaten the best one straight off the plant.

Ripe red · Our best-seller · Always in season

Everyone has a strawberry story. Mine starts in dusty English fields full of laughter, being told off for eating more than I put in the punnet. Years later, strawberries were the first fruit both my children ever had: stained red, chubby, delighted faces. They've hardly left our fruit bowl since. To me they'll always mean happiness, English summers and Wimbledon. This is all of that at 13 cm long, a strawberry made not for the punnet but for the pedestal.

The lore

  • It's been giant before. Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights is so crowded with enormous strawberries that when King Philip II of Spain owned it, his palace inventory simply called it "the Strawberry". We're in good company.

  • It's both saint and sinner. Medieval painters gave the strawberry to Venus, goddess of love, and to the Virgin Mary, two women not known for sharing. Pick a side.

  • Watch what's underneath. People once believed snakes hid under strawberry leaves, so the fruit became a symbol of danger behind a sweet face. Just saying.

  • It isn't even a berry. Those 200-odd "seeds" on the outside are the actual fruits. We kept every one.

What's in it, and what isn't
NZ beeswax and soy, coloured with German-made candle dye, with a cotton wick. That's the whole list: no fillers, no nasties. No fragrance either. Not "natural fragrance", not a "botanical blend". None.

Give it for

  • A new love. It was Venus's fruit first.

  • Someone who deserves a title. Strawberry leaves still sit on dukes' coronets.

  • A birthday. The cake topper that outlasts the cake.

The details

  • 13 cm long, 11 cm wide, 8.5 cm tall, approx. 480 g

  • Approx. 20 hours. It burns with generosity and a little drama, so stand it on a tray.

  • Taken from a real strawberry and hand-finished in Auckland

  • Also in the Strawberry Pair, with the Medium Strawberry, for $219

No phthalates • No parabens • No formaldehyde • Cruelty-free

Candles, intentionally designed for self-care, for those that seek - the opportunity to create change, both within and around them. Scented Fable candles are formulated using organic plant and flower essences that are associated with specific positive emotions. Each candle is sculpted to amplify the intentions that each candle has been designed to call in.

OMG - I screamed with absolute joy when I saw this candle. I love all things strawberry and wanted something to go with my brand new strawberry vase and this candle has become the hero! It’s way bigger than I thought it would be and that is brilliant. I have ordered 4 more for friends. Buy this candle immediately, you won’t be disappointed!

Jane C.