05 Jul Read more What Happens If You Overheat Soy Wax? Overheat soy and you cook the scent, yellow the wax, and pour a jar that never quite throws. Continue reading
05 Jun Read more Why Do Candle Jars Turn Black? Black glass is soot. Trim the wick, move it off the draught, wipe the jar. It is not the fragrance’s fault. Continue reading
30 Apr Read more Candle Wet Spots: Wax Pulling From the Glass Wet spots are air between wax and glass. They look like a fault. They are not. The candle will still burn. Continue reading
27 Feb Read more Do Candles Expire? Candles do not expire like milk. They fade, they dust, they bloom. Most of them are still fine to burn. Continue reading
26 Jan Read more What Is Candle Throw? Hot Throw vs Cold Throw Cold throw is the lid sniff. Hot throw is the room. They are not the same, and soy is often quieter on the lid. Continue reading
25 Jan Read more What to Do With Leftover Candle Wax Do not pour leftover wax down the sink. Melt it out, make a firelighter, or bin it. The glass can have another life. Continue reading
19 Dec Read more Can You Bring Candles on a Plane? Usually yes, better in the hold. Wrap them, lid on, and check the airline because staff can still say no. Continue reading
15 Dec Read more Cairn Gorm the Mountain Cairn Gorm is the named summit above Aviemore. The plateau is the real mountain. The car park is only the start. Continue reading
13 Dec Read more Why Is the Isle of Skye Called Skye? Skye is not named after the sky. The old names point at Norse and Gaelic. The English spelling is the latecomer. Continue reading
12 Dec Read more The Ullapool Creel Tree The creel tree is Ullapool’s Christmas: stacked fishing pots on the waterfront, lights, and not a plastic fir in sight. Continue reading