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
07 Nov Read more How to Clean Dust Off a Candle Dust is just dust. Wipe it. Do not light a grey top and then wonder why the first five minutes smell of a bookshelf. Continue reading
02 Oct Read more Remove Candle Wax With Boiling Water Hot water floats the wax up. Protect the glass from shock, and fish the puck out before it goes down the sink. Continue reading
15 May Read more Memory Burn: Why the First Lighting Matters The first burn teaches the wax where to melt. Reach the glass once, or you will fight a tunnel forever. Continue reading
02 May Read more How to Trim a Candle Wick Trim to about 5mm before you light it. That is most of candle care in one move. Continue reading
21 Feb Read more How Long Should You Let Candles Cure? Give soy-coconut about two weeks. Burn it the night you poured it and the throw will be thin. Continue reading
07 Feb Read more How to Get Candle Wax Off a Carpet Harden, pick, then iron into brown paper. Do not smear it with a hairdryer first. That is how you make a lake. Continue reading
17 Jan Read more Choosing Wax for Candle Making Pick the wax for the jar and the values, then test the wick. We landed on soy-coconut for a vegan Highland candle. Continue reading
10 Jan Read more Three Ways to Empty a Candle Jar Freeze it, float it out with hot water, or warm it carefully. Do not microwave a jar with a metal tab. Continue reading