Blue Note--approx 6" x 4"
$10.00 Cdn.  Custom made
available--Choose your colour, choose your size ( no smaller than 1" tall)

Beautify your home, office or church.

Send cheque or money order payable to Grace Barkwell and address it to 28 Braebrook Drive, Whitby, Ontario, Canada L1R 1V3

Lamp ($95.00) Cdn. (including base)--lamp available to be customized. Customization $2.00 Cdn.  per stained glass piece, $3.00 if Artisan designed (see examples)

$10.00 Cdn.--Customize your colours.  Also edges available in black, silver or copper.

$65.00 Cdn.--Customize your colours.

There was a time, during the latter part of the 18th century in England, when all religious symbols were banned from public display.  No longer could Christian brothers and sisters recognize one another in public by the crosses they wore on their clothing, or as jewelry.
During this time, it is told, there was a dedicated Christian candy maker who  set out to find some way for members of the Christian family to identify each other, in spite of the ban.  He began with a piece of pure white candy to signify the purity and holiness of Jesus Christ.  Next, he fashioned the candy into the shape of a shepherd's staff as a reminder that Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd.  Then, he placed three small red stripes round the candy to represent the encompassing power and presence of the Trinity-- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Finally, he placed a single, bold red stripe through the candy to demonstrate the redeeming power of the blood that Christ shed upon the Cross of each of us, and the forgiveness of our sins.
Mr. Sugarbaker the Candy Maker chose to use hard candy because Christ is the Rock of all ages.  Sometimes a green stripe is added as a reminder that Jesus is a Gift from God.  The flavour of the candy is peppermint which is similar to hyssop.  Hyssop is in the mint family and was used in the Old Testament for purification and sacrifice for the sins of the people.
We hope and pray that each time you see a candy cane during the holiday season, you will be reminded of the love God has for you, and the price Christ paid for your salvation.  And, we hope that you will use this story of the candy cane to tell others what Christ has done .  Doesn't it seem strange that something we often see as unimportant and insignificant can be turned into something so vibrant, so important, simply by knowing the story of its origin?  Now, (because of the message in the New Testament) the people of the world who will personally accept His Gift of sacrifice and purification can do so by praying for forgiveness of their sins and asking Jesus Christ to come in to their life and be the leader of it.
The real MIRACLE is that God can take each of us, no matter how unimportant or insignificant we may feel, and through His work, turn us into something of incredible worth, value and significance!!