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
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
30 Apr Read more How to Fix Candle Tunnelling Tunnelling is unused wax on the glass. Wrap it, relight long, and do a proper first burn next time. Continue reading
21 Apr Read more Double Wicking: When Two Wicks Make Sense Double wicks are for wide tins. In a tumbler they are showing off. One correctly sized wick is the job. Continue reading
07 Apr Read more Will Candles Melt in a Hot Car? Yes, especially soy. A hot car will slump the top and bead oil. Shade, lid on, do not leave it on the dash. Continue reading
21 Mar Read more Hand-Poured vs Machine-Poured Candles Hand-poured is a person, a jug, a batch size. It is not automatically better. It is how we control wick, scent and the name on... Continue reading