Over the last years a new trend appeared in the decorations field. Floating candles are a real success on the market, everybody likes them, they just give you a nice cozy, almost surrealistic feeling when you look at them. Floating candles can be combined with various scents providing a more relaxing atmosphere either at home [...]

Directed by John Hughes, Sixteen Candles is the 1984 coming-of-age film that is considered one of the best 100 high-school comedies in the history of cinema. The very title of Sixteen Candles brings a 1958 song back to the attention of the public, and was taken over by the Stray Cats for the movie soundtrack.his [...]

A lot of people have stepped away from paraffin candles and have gone to gel candles for a few reasons. The main reason is because one made from gel is more attractive. Another reason is because a gel lasts longer. If you take a 5 oz. paraffin candle and a 5 oz. gel candle. The [...]

When you first hear of ice cream candles you really expect to see real tasty ice cream decorated with candles, like a birthday cake. Well, this is only partly true: ice cream candles look delicious, yet you won’t know what they taste like since they are actually made of wax. Highly appreciated particularly in cafeterias, [...]

Unity candles refer to the new religious wedding ceremonial added by the Protestant Church, however no traditional religious institution (like the Orthodox or Catholic Churches) will recognize something like that, given the fact that they consider it a heresy.Yet, there are many people who like to be creative in such a a special domain.refer to [...]

The earliest forms of candles were made from animal fats. While considered a natural wax, these candles burn poorly and have a foul stench associated with them. Over time, other natural sources of wax have been found that are cleaner and longer burning, as well as sweeter smelling.Palm wax is likely the longest burning type [...]

I heard that gel candles are more dangerous than regular wax candles:I counted 82 recalls for candles listed on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website; of those, only 5 recalls were for gel candles.
Gel candles do burn hotter than wax candles, so great care must be taken by the candle maker to [...]

I heard that gel candles are more dangerous than regular waxcandles.I counted all 82 candle recalls on the Consumer ProtectionAgency website, but of those, only 5 were for gel candles. Gelcandles do burn hotter than wax candles, so great care must betaken by the candle maker to insure that the glassware used tocontain the gel [...]

Is your home d้cor lacking that extra something that spells the difference between comfortable and vibrant or between comfortable and tranquil? Candles might be just the polish your d้cor needs. Take advantage of the sparkling colors, rich textures, and fresh scents of candles without draining your decorating budget.Display Options If you use your patio as [...]

After years of working with paraffin wax, I was ready to start branching out and experiencing a bit more of what the craft has to offer. While paraffin wax is great, there are many more options of wax now, from soybean wax, to beeswax, to palm oil wax to gel. I had seen a number [...]