{"product_id":"she-sells-sea-shells-a-new-zealand-scallop-shell","title":"Scallop Shell Beeswax Candle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe Sells Sea Shells — To help ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA medium-sized \u003cem\u003ePecten novaezelandiae\u003c\/em\u003e scallop shell, hand-picked from the shores of New Zealand, filled with pure beeswax and a hemp wick — a seremoni candle to burn in quiet thought of bottom trawling and the ocean life it displaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEthically gathered\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese shells are collected by hand from the shoreline only. No living creatures are harmed in the process. Each shell has already completed its life in the ocean — we would not sell something that contradicts what we are trying to protect. The shell you hold is evidence of what the sea produces when it is healthy, and a reason to fight for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA life completed. A story that continues.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese shells have journeyed from the ocean floor to the shore. Their lives have ended, but now, in your hands, their story carries on: protecting the species still living and reproducing in those same waters, and helping save them from possible extinction. One life ended, many lives protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach month, \u003cstrong\u003e50% of proceeds\u003c\/strong\u003e will go directly to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/action.greenpeace.org.nz\/petition\/ban-bottom-trawling\" title=\"Greenpeace Movement\"\u003eGreenpeace movement\u003c\/a\u003e to ban bottom trawling in the Hauraki Gulf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight it slowly. Let it mean something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe shell you hold inspired the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/houseofleit.com\/collections\/artwork\"\u003ePecten fine art series\u003c\/a\u003e (coming soon) — a collection of large-format photography exploring the symbolic presence of the scallop shell in Aotearoa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HouseofLeit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264636993620,"sku":"HOL11","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/2692\/7188\/files\/45Images_9_bf4ea258-3e17-4b75-a4c3-fe5f1eb2a47b.jpg?v=1783153371","url":"https:\/\/beeswaxcandles.nz\/products\/she-sells-sea-shells-a-new-zealand-scallop-shell","provider":"HouseofLeit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}