The 7-inch-tall Twisted Beeswax Taper candles ... More elegant still is the Double Spiral from Dadant ($20 for two). The beeswax taper, available in 12 colors, looks as if it is wrapped in ribbon.

The four nuns who make up the Holy Theotokos Convent, about 50 km north of Toronto, thrive on beeswax, baked goods and some sewing on the side. Their convent, tucked into 20 acres of picturesque ...