Candlelight Barn: Happy New Year To All!! Greetings from the ...

Candlelight Barn: Happy New Year To All!!


     Greetings from the ...: Happy New Year To All!!      Greetings from the "North Pole" of Burlington, Connecticut!  This Winter continues to be a very try...

Happy New Year To All!!


     Greetings from the "North Pole" of Burlington, Connecticut!  This Winter continues to be a very trying adventure for all of us, but soon Spring will arrive and so will new beginnings.  The temperatures will rise, the days will get longer, the flowers will start to bloom, and the birds will start to sing.  Can't wait! 


     We were busy for Valentine's Day, and continue to have orders coming in throughout the Winter months, although things have slowed down considerably, and we are able to  catch up and make more inventory for our customers.  We have a few craft fairs scheduled for the Spring, so it will be nice to catch up with our old friends and acquaintenances at these events and to make new friendships.


       Everyone at Candlelight Barn has been busy making new products and re-introducing some of our client favorites, including wreaths, party favors, and holiday decorations and ornaments. Our gift baskets, pots, and small gift boxes continue to be favorites.  Our handmade bears made out of old fur coats, and ones with team logo prints are still very popular items, as are our handmade cards.  Remember, we do custom orders on all of our items.  Just ask!


     We are also working on a new line of wedding items and we will keep you updated.  Please check back as we continue this journey together!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

      For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, and/or a forerunner to Christmas festivities.  Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to be with family and good friends.  We at Candlelight Barn are very thankful for all that we have accomplished over these past few years and we are very grateful for our loyal customers and look forward to the upcoming craft fairs. 


     Everyone at Candlelight Barn has been busy making new products and re-introducing some of our client favorites, including wreaths, party favors, and holiday decorations and ornaments. Our gift baskets, pots, and small gift boxes continue to be favorites.  Everything is decorated for the Christmas season, with new patterns and designs.  Our handmade bears made out of old fur coats, and ones with team logo prints are still very popular items, as are our handmade cards.  Remember, we do custom orders on all of our items available.


     We, at Candlelight Barn, are all looking forward to seeing old friends and customers and meeting new friends.  Please follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.  We are ready and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Labor Day 2014!!

     It is hard to believe that Labor Day is here and the Fall season will soon be upon us.  The happy apple and pumpkin days of September will soon arrive, complete with blue sky perfection.  Just around the corner are days that will grow shorter and the temperatures will turn cooler.  The leaves are starting to change colors already.  Soon we will be making trips to the orchards, and hay rides for fun and for picking that "just right" pumpkin.  Candlelight Barn, in beautiful Burlington, Connecticut, is getting ready, again, for this wonderful time of year.

     
     We will soon be ready for the craft fairs, making some new products and re-introducing some of our client favorites, including wreaths, party favors, and holiday decorations.  Candlelight Barn will be ready when the fairs begin.  Our gift baskets, pots, and small gift boxes continue to be favorites.  Everything is decorated for the Fall season, with new patterns and designs.  Our handmade bears out of old fur coats, and ones with team logo prints are still very popular.



      Bring on the baskets of natures bounty, and the cool crisp clear days and nights.  We are ready for whatever the season will bring.  We are looking forward to seeing old friends and customers.  Please continue to follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.  Thank you to our loyal customers and followers!  We appreciate your business.

Summer Time in the beautiful Litchfield Hills

   Good morning everyone.  This has been a wonderful and very busy summer for us here at Candlelight Barn.  We are still working on many new items which we will be showcasing when the craft fairs start in the fall.  For now, we are busy helping our customers to plan their parties and celebrations.  We do everything from providing the paper goods to the rental of vintage china.  Themes range from Country Western to Modern Chic.  Candlelight Barn provides the invitations, favors, and decorations, and a menu with a list of all the ingredients that will be needed to make this a special occasion. 


    The dog days of summer will soon be here and we will then be enjoying the fresh produce from the garden, plenty of outdoor parties, barbeques, and s'mores!  Our last hoorah will be out annual Labor Day picnic for friends and relatives, and then back to working on crafts. 

   Our crayon wreaths and flower pot teacher gifts continue to be a popular items.  Great for saying thank you to teachers, or a welcome back to school gift.  Candlelight Barn's custom made baskets for any occasion including birthdays, weddings, get well soon, and congratulations continue to be customer favorites.

      Remember, we at Candlelight Barn, are happy to do any gift that we have customized to our client's requests.  Mini gift boxes, natural scrubs and body washes, flower buckets, pots, and baskets, our all natural dog treats, and dog gifts, pins, magnets, and wreaths are always available.

      Hope you are all enjoying your summer, and continue to check back for our updated blogs, pictures, products and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.

Autumn is Here Again!!

     What a beautiful time of the year!  There's a nip in the air and the leaves are changing colors.  Soon we will be making trips to the apple orchards and going on hay rides for fun and for choosing just the right pumpkin to decorate.  We at Candlelight Barn, in the beautiful Litchfield Hills, are busy getting ready for the holiday season.
     New this holiday season and which seem to be very popular are our new line of Teddy Bears.  Some are handmade out of old fur coats, including mink, beaver, and leopard.  Your bring us your fur coat or we will use one of ours.  Very soft and cuddly and just the right gift for that someone very special in your life.  Also, very popular, are our team bears including Giants, Jets, Patriots, Red Sox, and Yankees!  You just let us know the team and we will create that special bear for you.  Another new project are scrabble pillows made of linen material and the scrabble letter that you would like on that pillow.  You can choose one letter or several to spell out a word.  This is a fun gift to give that special someone.
     We also have our baskets, pots, wreaths, and small gift boxes decorate for the Fall season,  all  which continue to be our client favorites.   Bring on the baskets of nature's bounty and the cool crisp clear days and nights.  We will be ready for whatever this season will bring.  Everyone at Candlelight barn are looking forward to seeing our old friends and customers and meeting and making new friends.  Please continue to follow us on our Website and Facebook as we continue this journey together.  A special thank you to our loyal customers and followers!!  We appreciate your business.

         

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

  It’s Spring time!!  Warm weather, sunny days and blue skies hopefully will arrive soon. Here in the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut we still have snow on the ground.  The Easter Bunny will have to use his special powers to hide all of those Easter eggs!   The birds are starting to return and the trees and flowers are starting to bud.  Peter Cottontail is hopping his way to Candlelight Barn to fill all of your Easter Basket needs.  Remember, we customize all baskets and containers to your special needs and requests.

            We have many new items including pins, magnets, wreaths, baskets, clever plant containers, pocketbook vases, miniature bird houses, vintage tea cups with candles, and miniature boxes for gifts.  We also offer decorations for Easter including eggs and bunnies. We will soon have decorations and gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.  Candlelight Barn still offers our line of natural scrubs and body washes made with products from every day ingredients, and our ever popular all natural ingredients dog biscuits.

          Our stuffed bears have been very popular.  They are hand crafted with materials for your favorite teams.  Just let us know your request.  Our special bears made of old fur coats are also popular.  Everyone loves teddy bears!

           Keep checking back because we are starting two new lines of  products.  One is called "Have a "Party" where we give you ideas for having a party with a theme and a list of products needed.  We include party favors, invitations, and recipes  Also, we are starting a line of children's crafts.  We will include everything needed for that craft.  Easy, simple, and fun.   Just follow the directions!   Keep checking our website and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.  Happy Easter!  Happy Spring!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

There’s a wee bit of magic in the air and wearin’ of the green at Candlelight Barn.  If you love green, leprechauns, and the pot of gold, then you will love what we are creating.   Our newest creations are pin cushions made out of old cookie cutters including hearts, bunnies, and butterflies.  These are perfect little gifts for teachers, friends, housewarming present, or to say thank you or welcome. We still have our ever famous all natural ingredient dog treats, this time of the year in the shape of shamrocks.  There are shamrock pins, magnets, flower pots with “shamrock” seeds guaranteed to grow with a little leprechaun magic.  We also have our famous “match box” gift containers and party favors to make your St. Patty’s day memorable.  Our LP gift baskets can be filled with whatever you request to make your next party a rockin’ success.  Our bears have become popular.  We have Red Sox, Yankees, Patriots, or whatever team or theme you are looking for.  We at Candlelight Barn have also made some bears out of old fur coats.  They are beautiful and all hand sewn.  A perfect gift for any occasion.  With the days growing longer, Spring is definitely in the air and we continue to add more products to our product line.  Candlelight Barn’s motto is custom made, so if there is a special request that you have, please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to accomplish this.  Continue to check back each month for our updated blogs, pictures, products, and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.  Top of the mornin’ to everyone! 

Happy Valentine's Day

      Valentine's Day will soon be here.  We at Candlelight Barn have high hopes for a brand new year with some new products we have been working on and that would be great for Valentine's Day gifts for your sweeties.  We want to thank everyone for a very busy and successful Christmas season.  We were kept busy fulfilling all of our customers requests.  January was spent cleaning up and organizing all of our supplies, taking inventory and "talking over" new ideas for this new year.
     Now we are getting ready for the upcoming holidays with brand new ideas and gifts for everyone on your list.  We are very proud of our new line of bears.  Each bear is made individually as to our customer's request for a special team, event, or holiday.  Our popular bears are the Red Sox and Yankees.  Also, we have started making bears out of old fur coats, including mink, leopard, and rabbit.  We can supply for fur or you can give us your old coats and we will make the bear out of that coat for you.  Most of the bears are hand sewn which takes a lot of patience and skill, but they come out beautiful.
      Candlelight Barn also has new wreaths for the holidays, including July 4, and also wreaths made out of crayons for that favorite teacher gift.  Remember, we here at Candlelight Barn customize our products according to our clients wishes.  Make sure you check out our website with our new products, and continue to follow us on Facebook.  This journey would not be possible without our family, friends, and clients.  And remember, Happy Valentine's Day!!!

It's Fall Again!

     The happy apple and pumpkin days of September have arrived, complete with blue sky perfection and a hint of cooler days just around the corner.  The leaves are starting to change colors.  Soon we will be making trips to the orchards, and hay rides for fun and picking that just right pumpkin.  Candlelight Barn, in beautiful Burlington, Connecticut, is getting ready for this wonderful time of year.
     We are getting ready for the craft fairs, making new products and introducing some of our client favorites.  We all will be ready when the fairs begin.  We have two new wreaths, one with small flags to celebrate the great USA, and one with crayons, just great for teacher gifts.
     Our baskets, pots, small gift boxes continue to be favorites.  Everything is decorated for the Fall season, with new patterns and designs.
     Bring on the baskets of natures bounty, and the cool crisp clear days and nights.  We are ready for whatever the season will bring.  Looking forward to seeing old friends and customers.  Please continue to follow us on our website and facebook as we continue this journey together.  Thank you to our loyal customers and followers!  We appreciate your business.

The End of Summer is Near

     Where has the summer season gone?  The dog days of summer are here, which means everyone is enjoying the fresh produce from the garden, plenty of outdoor parties, barbeques, and s'mores!  Our last hoorah will be out annual Labor Day picnic for friends and relatives, and then back to working on crafts. 
     We at Candlelight Barn decided to "take the summer off" and not do any craft fairs, but now we are starting our shop back up and crafting away.  Our crayon wreaths continue to be a popular items.  Great for saying thank you to teachers, or a welcome back to school gift.  Our flower pot teacher gifts are also popular.  Also popular are Candlelight Barn's custom made baskets for any occassion including birthdays, weddings, get well soon, and congratulations.
     Remember, we at Candlelight Barn, are happy to do any gift that we have customized to our client's requests.  Mini gift boxes, natural crubs and body washes, flower buckets, pots, and baskets, our all natural dog treats, and dog gifts, pins, magnets, and wreaths are always available and just a click away.
     Hope you are all enjoying the last days of summer, and continue to check back for our updated blogs, pictures, products and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.

Happy Valentine's Day to Everyone!

     Valentine greetings to all the sweethearts out there!  Hard to believe that February is here already.  The days are getting longer and the hint of warmer weather to come is in the air.  We at Candlelight Barn have been busy getting ready for Valentine's Day.  We have beautiful hand painted champagne glasses, clay pots decorated with hearts and include Sweet Pea flower seeds and potting soil, heart pins and magnets, and of course our popular all natural ingredient dog treats, heart-shaped, of course.  Candlelight Barn also carries Valentine wreaths, candy dishes and baskets made of old LP's.  Why not send your sweetheart a gift basket filled with our all natural homemade scrubs and bubble baths, to help relax that someone special. 
     Or how about a small gift favor box decorated for the season.  They are perfect to put a small token of your love inside.  Our newest products are sock money decorated jars, favors, and invitations, the perfect accent to celebrate a birthday or any other occasion.  Remember our motto:  "Custome made gifts for all occasions".  Check us out on Facebook, and follow our adventures in this new year.  Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy New Year!!!

Everyone at Candlelight Barn would like to wish our dear friends, family, and customers, a very Happy and Healthy New Year.  We couldn't have done it without all of your support, love, and guidance.  A new year, means a new beginning, a new chapter, and we are ready to start this new adventure.  Our holiday season was extremely busy with many requests for our custom made baskets to send as thank yous, welcome, happy holidays, get well soon, and just to say hello.  Our all natural ingredient dog treats are still a customer favorite, with leashes, toys, and stockings to send to our furry friends.  Our line of natural spa  gifts are also popular as we use everyday, around the house, ingredients to help you relax, unwind, and rejuvenate.  Candlelight Barn is signed up for a couple of craft fairs already to help ring in the New Year.  We even have centerpieces to help celebrate this New Year holiday.  Thank you again to everyone who follows us on the web and facebook.  We will continue to add more products, and hope that you are as excited as we are to begin another New Year adventure. 

Autumn has arrived

     The autumn season has arrived at Candlelight Barn in beautiful Burlington, Connecticut.  The season of falling leaves, big orange pumpkins, warm sunny days and cool crisp nights make this time of year special and one of our favorite times.  This time of year is busy for everyone as we get back to school, trips to the orchard for apple picking, and hay rides to pick out the perfect pumpkin.
     We are getting ready to start the craft fair circuit again to celebrate all of the coming holidays.  Candlelight Barn has been busy making wreaths, pins, and magnets made of colorful leaves to help celebrate this time of year.  Beautful oranges, yellows leaves, and the clear blue skies are inspiration for our color pallette.
     Our teacher flower pots decorated with school supplies added to a plant continue to be popular as thank you gifts and welcome back to school gifts.  Candlelight Barn has also been busy putting together custom made baskets for our clients for birthdays, get well, and congratulations.  Our small gift boxes, just right for a little treat or trinket for someone special are now decorated with fall themes.
     Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower (Albert Casmus).  Please check out our website and continue to follow us on facebook as we continue this journey together.

Happy Summertime!!

            Fireworks and fireflies, ice cream cones and watermelon, backyard gatherings and simple family parties, all mean that summer has arrived.  It is hard to believe that we are in the middle of summer and time is passing by quickly.  The weather is beautiful with soft, gentle breezes, and these perfect days are the longest days of the year.  Candlelight Barn has been very busy making all kinds of gift baskets for our clients.  They have emailed us what they wish and a price they would like to pay, and we do the rest.  Get well baskets, dog lover baskets, and end of the school year flower pots to say thank you to the teachers have been exceptionally popular.  It has been a very busy time, and a lot of fun, also.
             We  have a few gift ideas for the summer including wreaths and baskets to celebrate this wonderful time of the year.  And of course, we have our little treasure boxes decorated for the summertime. 
             Candlelight Barn will soon be getting ready for the holiday season and the many craft fairs which we will be attending.  Check out our new products and continue to follow us on Facebook.  Happy Summer to all!!

Reflections for the Month of May

Happy May Day to everyone!  Hard to believe that May is here already.  After a seemingly endless winter, the weather is getting warmer, the trees and flowers are starting to bloom, and the birds are singing.  The April showers have made the landscape lush and beautiful.  It is a busy time of year for everyone, from Mother’s Day, graduations, and birthdays. 

            We at Candlelight Barn are busy filling orders for all of these occasions.  Our baskets, wreaths, and planters are popular.  They are perfect for a sunny porch, entry way or to add a bit of spring to your décor.  Our mini gift boxes have also been very popular.  These little boxes are perfect for sweet treats or small gifts for a loved one, as a thoughtful gesture or as a thank you.  Our small bird houses are painted and decorated for spring, and are perfect to add a touch of whimsy to your home.  For someone who loves to garden, or wishes they had a “green thumb”, our flower buckets and pots will help to achieve this goal.  Each includes seeds, gloves, trowel, and potting soil.

Candlelight Barn still offers our line of natural scrubs and body washes made with products from every day ingredients from your kitchen, including lemon juice, raspberry tea, vanilla, and cocoa powder.  These make perfect gifts for someone for relaxing in a bubble bath, an invigorating shower, and as a wonderful scented scrub. We are still making our ever popular all natural ingredients dog biscuits in cute containers to celebrate the season.

Three new items include antique tea cups with homemade candles, small vintage handbags filled with silk flowers to add charm to an entry table or bedroom dresser, and gift bags with seeds, an angel bear pin, and candle, a perfect way to say, I love you to mom.

Everyone at Candlelight Barn enjoys country and vintage charm and we strive to have that come thru with our crafts, baskets, and gifts.  Our old LP’s, both small and large, are a perfect addition to any party.  We will continue to add to our line of products thru the summer months to celebrate Father’s Day and Fourth of July and  keep everyone updated as we continue this journey together. 

April Greetings from Candlelight Barn

            It’s Spring time!!  Warm weather, sunny days and blue skies are here.  The birds are singing and the trees and flowers are starting to bud.  Peter Cottontail is hopping his way to Candlelight Barn.

            We have many new items including pins, magnets, wreaths, baskets, clever plant containers, pocketbook vases, miniature bird houses, vintage tea cups with candles, and miniature boxes for gifts.  We also offer decorations for Easter including eggs and bunnies.  We will soon have decorations and gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.  Candlelight Barn still offers our line of natural scrubs and body washes made with products from every day ingredients, and our ever popular all natural ingredients dog biscuits.

            Everyone at Candlelight Barn are busy getting ready for our next craft fair in May.  Keep checking our website and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to All

            There’s a wee bit of magic in the air and wearin’ of the green at Candlelight Barn.  If you love green, leprechauns, and the pot of gold, then you will love what we are creating.  Our newest body wash is very refreshing with a splash of mint.  We also have our ever famous all natural ingredient dog treats, this time in the shape of shamrocks.  Candlelight Barn is also continuing our line of jelly roll face clothes, this time called “shamrock shake”.  There are shamrock pins, magnets, flower pots with “shamrock” seeds guaranteed to grow with a little leprechaun magic.  We also have our famous “match box” gift containers and party favors to make your St. Patty’s day memorable.  Our LP gift baskets can be filled with whatever you request to make your next party a rockin’ success.  With the days growing longer, Spring is definitely in the air and we continue to add more products to our product line.  Candlelight Barn’s motto is custom made, so if there is a special request that you have, please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to accomplish this.  Continue to check back each month for our updated blogs, pictures, products, and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.  Top of the mornin’ to everyone! 

Valentine Greetings

Although it seems to snow and snow, we at Candlelight Barn have been busy getting ready for Valentine’s Day and will be attending another craft event.  We have beautiful hand painted champagne glasses, clay pots painted with hearts and include flower seeds and potting soil, heart pins and magnets, and of course our popular all natural ingredient dog treats, heart-shaped.  Also, new are heart shaped catnip toys for cats for our fellow cat lovers, Valentine wreaths, and candy dishes and baskets made of old LP’s.  Candlelight Barn will soon be starting our new line of scrubs and bubble baths using everyday household ingredients in pretty containers.  All of these are perfect for your sweetheart and calorie free!

Any of these would also be perfect for Mother’s Day, birthday presents, thank you gifts, or for any other occasion.  When you place your order, if there is something you would like customized, just email us with your request and we will do our best to fulfill your request.  Candlelight Barn’s  specialty is “Custom made gifts for all occasions”. 

Candlelight Barn is a family adventure, and we are all involved in the many aspects of the day to day operations, from setting up the website and filling the orders as they come in, to making the crafts, and organizing each event that we attend.  We truly enjoy this adventure and it is a labor of love.  We are looking forward to the New Year as we expand our products for the upcoming holidays, and Spring and Summer months.  Our specialty is called “Cups of Comfort” which are mugs for teachers, friends, and family for any type of holiday or occasion, including vintage material mugs for a quick thank you or hello.  We hope to create memories for others.

Please continue to check our website for new items and updates, and follow us on Facebook as we continue this journey together.

Creating Memories

I grew up on a working dairy farm in Burlington, Connecticut. It was started sometime in the 1840’s and was purchased by my grandparents in the early 1920’s. The farm’s name is Pleasant View Farm and was a working farm until the late 1970’s when my father became ill. It was originally over 100 acres, but as time passed, parcels of land were sold off and many of the out buildings were left in disrepair and eventually torn down. In the end, all that remain are the milk house and barn.

The barn is a classic English Barn otherwise known as an eave-entry barn, meaning it is a simple building with a rectangular plan, pitched roof, and a door on the long side of the building, using timber framing. The upper level is divided into three distinct areas, which are called bays and originally were used for animals, grains, and equipment.

When my husband and I decided to take over the land in 2007, the barn was restored back to its original charm. We are currently working to complete restoration of the inside of the barn, including the basement which was once used for the milking of cows, a major part of the farm. That is how Candlelight Barn was started.

While cleaning out my parent’s house, we found a beautiful double wedding ring quilt, made by hand by mother. I remember when she sewed each square together using scraps from clothes she had made and from clothes that my brother and I had worn. She was so proud of it. It went on my parents’ bed to be used and displayed with pride. I remember her making the quilt and how much work it had been, but then as the years went by and my father became ill, things got packed away and it was forgotten. Someone had packed it away in tissue paper in the attic, and it was still in good condition, well worn, but still beautiful. This quilt brought back so many memories.

Because my mother was such an avid seamstress who truly enjoyed sewing, making our clothes and quilting, she passed her love of sewing to me and I learned from her how to sew. I still love to sew. I have made many quilts including piecing pieces of clothing from my children’s clothes together to make squares for several Around the World quilts. I also made a quilt using ties that my husband wore at his job for many years, to make a beautiful quilt which was my own design. My quilts have also included the more conventional types like Log Cabin, Bear’s Paw, Dresden Plat, and Ohio Star. I even did an abstract quilt that someone commissioned me to do which was very modern. My favorites are appliqué because you do all the piecing by hand instead of by machine. Any extra material left over from the quilts I use to make the clothing for my Raggedy Ann dolls which are one of my specialties. I have sold many of my quilts, and I always take a picture of each so I know which ones I have made and the history of each one. Quilts help to sustain the body and spirit and help to create memories.

When it was time for my son to do his Eagle project for the Boy Scouts, and after seeing an article on “At Risk Baby Crib” or “ABC Quilts”, a national organization for babies with AIDS, decided to have his Troop help him make quilts for his Eagle project. His fellow scouts and volunteers from the area stitched, patched, pinned, and clipped pieces of fabric to make over 30 quilts which were donated to the organization. As you can see, sewing and quilting are a big part of our family.

Candlelight Barn is a family adventure, and we are all involved in the many aspects of the day to day operations, from setting up the website and filling the orders as they come in, to making the crafts, and organizing each event that we attend. We truly enjoy this adventure and it is a labor of love. We are proud to begin to offer a wide range of custom made gifts and collectibles including gift baskets which we make to your specifications. We customize scrapbooks, quilts, and cards. Garden designs and gardening supplies are also available on request. Our line of products include dog and cat decorations and crafts, leashes, and all natural treats. We have crafts for the Christmas season and are looking forward to the New Year as we expand our products for the upcoming holidays, and Spring and Summer months. Our specialty is called “Cups of Comfort” which are mugs for teachers, friends, and family for any type of holiday or occasion, including vintage material mugs for a quick thank you or hello. We hope to create memories for others.

In the coming months we hope to add our new line of spa beauty gifts from every day products and baby gifts. Please check out our website, Candlelight Barn, and keep checking back as we continue this journey together.