Wombat – Christmas Pudding

Meet the happiest guest at the table. Our wombat has his Santa hat on, his eyes blissfully closed and his arms wrapped around a Christmas pudding topped with creamy custard, holly and red berries. It’s that first spoonful after lunch, when the fan’s on and nobody’s in a hurry to move.

The scent is Christmas Pudding: rich, warm and festive, like the kitchen on Christmas morning. Paula designed the artwork herself and had it sublimated onto the jar, so it’s a true one-of-a-kind for your shelf or someone’s stocking. Lift the lid and there’s one more surprise: watercolour eucalyptus leaves printed around the inside rim.

• Scent: Christmas Pudding, rich, warm and festive
• Jar artwork: smiling wombat hugging a custard-topped pudding with holly and berries
• Size: 170 g
• Handmade in Sydney by Smelty
• Exclusive design: Paula’s original artwork, found nowhere else
• Reusable jar: white ceramic, black wooden lid, gold Smelty logo, made to keep
• Wax: Soy wax · Burn time: 35 hours

Candle care: Trim the wick to about 5 mm before every burn. On the first burn, let the wax melt right out to the edge of the jar so it doesn’t tunnel. Burn on a heat-resistant surface, away from draughts, curtains and anything flammable. Never leave a burning candle unattended, and keep it out of reach of children and pets. Stop burning when about 1 cm of wax remains.