Lavonne's Flameless Christmas Candles
Lavonne's Flameless Christmas Candles
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Lavonne's Flameless Christmas Candles
Made at a kitchen table in Two Harbors, Minnesota
A candle in the window again, without ever worrying whether you blew it out.
Flameless candles from the last run Lavonne Ekstrom made for her husband’s window, after his residence banned real ones. A flame that moves like a real wick, a body that stays cool all evening. Choose her snowman family of three or a pair of glowing pinecones cast from the pine he planted.
Final run · 318 sets left in total“Nobody lights a candle to see by. You light it so the room feels like somebody’s home.” — Lavonne
Made by hand in Two Harbors
For half a century, the night of the first snow went the same way in the Ekstrom house: Arvid came in from the yard and went from window to window with a box of matches, and Lavonne painted the family Christmas card, a snowman family at a window. Then, in November 2023, Arvid slipped on the ice and moved into a senior residence in Duluth. The card on the door said no candles, no open flame.
So Lavonne made him candles that couldn’t burn: her snowmen around three candles with a flame that moves, and a pair of pinecones cast from the white pine he planted the spring they married. The staff checked them twice and allowed them. Within a month half the hallway wanted a set.
Arvid passed away in February 2025. Lavonne spent the next year at the kitchen table, most mornings before sunrise, finishing the last 318 sets. Her hands can’t hold a brush anymore, and the house sells before the first snow. When these are gone, there are no more.
Lavonne Ekstrom
Watercolorist · Two Harbors, Minnesota
Choose your set
Snowman Family (Set of 3)
Three white candles of different heights, each wrapped with Lavonne’s snowman family, scarves, cardinals and all. Lined up on a windowsill or mantel they stand like a little family. Each takes 3 AAA batteries.
Pinecone Pair (Set of 2)
Two glowing pinecones cast from cones off Arvid’s white pine, tips brushed bronze, with a small flame on top. Switch on at dusk and they turn themselves off six hours later. Each takes 2 AA batteries.
Same price for either set. Many people order one of each: the snowmen for the window, the pinecones for the nightstand.
What arrives at your door
- Snowman Family:3 flameless candles (3″ wide; 4″, 5″ and 6″ tall) with moving flame and an on/off switch underneath.
- Pinecone Pair:2 flameless pinecone candles (3.5″ wide, 4.7″ tall), each with an ON / TIMER / OFF switch underneath.
- Packed by handEvery set is checked and boxed at the kitchen table before it ships.
- Batteries are not includedSnowman set: 9 × AAA (3 per candle). Pinecone pair: 4 × AA (2 per pinecone). Have them ready so you can switch them on the day they arrive.
How to use them
- Open the battery cover on the bottom and put in the batteries (AAA for the snowman candles, AA for the pinecones).
- Set them where a real candle never belonged: next to the curtain, on the nightstand, on the bookshelf, on a sill the cat walks along.
- Switch them on with the switch underneath. On the pinecones, choose TIMER and they will stay on for six hours and turn themselves off.
- Turn off the lamps and give the flame a minute. Then put your finger on it. That’s the whole point.
Six things that make these different
A flame that moves
It leans and flickers like a wick in a draft, not a bulb that glows the same flat orange all night.
The finger test
Touch the flame after hours of glowing. Cool. No wax, no soot, nothing to blow out before bed.
Her snowman family
The design from the Ekstroms’ family Christmas card, wrapped around each candle. Not a stock picture.
Arvid’s pinecones
Cast from cones off the white pine he planted in 1974, the bronze on the tips brushed on by hand.
Safe where candles aren’t
Apartments, residences, dorms, bedrooms, homes with pets or grandkids: anywhere an open flame is a rule or a worry.
A last run, not a product line
318 sets in total, snowmen and pinecones together. No restock, no factory copy, no second batch.
A real candle vs. Lavonne’s
| Real candle | Lavonne’s candles | |
|---|---|---|
| Next to a curtain | A risk every evening | No flame, nothing to catch |
| Falling asleep with it on | Never a good idea | Pinecones turn off by themselves after 6 hours |
| Cats, dogs, grandkids | Tails, paws, small hands | Nothing hot to touch or tip |
| Wax & soot | On the sill and the ceiling | None |
| Allowed in residences & many rentals | Often banned | No open flame |
| The look | A flame that moves | A flame that moves |
From someone who has seen what candles do
“In thirty-one years I went to more candle fires than I can count, and December was always the worst month. A lot of them start in bedrooms, with people who fell asleep. That’s why residences ban open flames and why plenty of leases do too. Something like hers gives people the part they actually want from a candle, without the part that got me out of bed at two in the morning.”
— Gary Halvorsen, 31 years with the Duluth Fire Department
Perfect for
The Ekstrom guarantee
Every order ships within 1–2 days and comes with a 90-day money-back guarantee. “If it doesn’t make your window feel like somebody’s home, send it back,” Lavonne says. “Nobody has yet.”
Good to know
Are batteries included?
No. The snowman candles take 3 AAA each (9 for the set), the pinecones 2 AA each (4 for the pair).
Is the flame really cool?
Yes. It is a light, not a fire. You can touch it after hours of glowing.
Can I use them outdoors?
They are made for indoor use. A covered windowsill inside the glass is perfect; keep them out of rain and snow.
How do I store them after the holidays?
Take the batteries out, wipe them with a dry cloth and keep them in their box until the first snow next year.
Product details
| Snowman Family | 3 flameless candles, 3″ wide; 4″, 5″ and 6″ tall; moving flame; on/off switch underneath |
| Pinecone Pair | 2 flameless pinecone candles, approx. 3.5″ wide × 4.7″ tall; ON / TIMER / OFF switch; 6-hour timer |
| Power | Snowman: 3 × AAA per candle · Pinecone: 2 × AA per pinecone · batteries not included |
| Use | Indoors · no open flame, no heat |
| Made by | Lavonne Ekstrom, Two Harbors, Minnesota |
| Availability | Final run: 318 sets in total, no restock |
| Shipping | Ships within 1–2 days |
| Guarantee | 90-day money-back guarantee |
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Product Specifications
Product Specifications
Dimensions:
- Height: 12.5 cm (4.92 in)
- Width: 4.5 cm (1.77 in)
- Perch peg: 1.7 cm (0.67 in)
- Entrance hole: Sized for hummingbirds and small songbirds
Material:
- Solid untreated beechwood — 100% natural
- No paint, no varnish, no chemicals
- Hand-burnt botanical engraving (each piece unique)
Mounting:
- Rust-resistant galvanized eye screw
- Ready to hang from branches, hooks, eaves, or garden posts
Features:
- Wooden perch peg below entrance
- Curved turned crown for a graceful hanging silhouette
- Interior sized for shelter during wind, rain, and cool nights
Crafted by:
- Earl — handmade one piece at a time
- Natural weathering over time deepens the wood tone and character
The Final Sale
The Final Sale
After years of making things by hand, our workshop is closing. These are the last pieces we'll ever ship. Every item on this page was made slowly, carefully, and with more love than any factory could replicate. Nothing rushed. Nothing outsourced. Just real craft from real hands.
We're proud of every single one. We hope they find good homes.
When they're gone, they're gone — and so are we.
Shipping & Guarantee
Shipping & Guarantee
All our products are shipped from multiple warehouse locations across the United States.
Our standard delivery time is typically 3–5 business days from the time of purchase.
We also offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
If you're not completely satisfied – for any reason – you can return the product free of charge and receive a 100% refund. No questions asked.
Your skin deserves quality you can trust – without compromise.