Candles & Candle Holders

If you are searching for that special centerpiece for your holiday dinner party, it may be closer than you think. If you were to hand make your own personal centerpiece ,you can add that special ...

Decorative candles represent a unique art form that can be utilized as a candle, or saved, unburned as a wax figurine. Often highly sculpted, decorative candles can sometimes come with expensive...

Before buying a candle or soap mold, consider making your own with common household items such as a milk carton. Candle supply stores carry many different shapes and sizes of molds, but you can...

If you want to save money decorating your home, then consider making your own cement candle holders. It is simple to make your own cement candle holders with common household items. Cement candle...

Hanging glass candle holders is an interesting way to add atmosphere to a room or outdoor living space. Create a gorgeous candle chandelier using items you have in your garden shed, to hang on...

Hurricane lamps are characterized by a tall cylinder called a chimney that protects the flame from being blown out in strong winds. Although hurricane lamps are now typically used only in camping...

Silver plates make beautiful candle placements. The plates shine in the candle light and look elegant in any room. Due to the explosion in the popularity of candles, silver plates of all shapes...

It can be frustrating when you have a gorgeous taper candle falling out of its candlestick. To avoid this sloppy presentation, you can do a few things to keep the candle upright. While special...

Is the wick gone from your favorite candle but you have plenty of wax left? Do you feel like you are wasting all that candle? Here is an alternative way to get the most out of your candle and...

To personalize a candle, it is possible to dye it another color without having to start from scratch with a new candle. You can purchase an inexpensive candle from a general merchandise store or...

An engraved candle is one that has an image carved into the surface wax. Candles are often engraved with names or a special occasion, and given as gifts. They are easy to create because the...

Jelly jars can have elaborate designs on them that may look like they could be colorful lanterns. Making a jelly jar lantern is something the whole family can do for special events or just to...

These candle holders look absolutely beautiful outside of your home. They twinkle, sparkle and shine against a dark winter night. These candle holders are very easy to make and you probably have...

Essentially there is no difference between tea light candles and food warmer candles. However there are differences in tea lights. You might not want to use just any tea light to warm your food.

Due to their slenderness, taper candles are much more likely to drip than pillars or votives. Many taper holders, candlesticks and candelabras are also very slender, which increases the risk of...

Producing a decoupage candle holder is an inexpensive way to add to your home's decor. You could also give one of these homemade crafts as a gift. Whatever the case, these decorative candle...

Beaded candle holders are made by threading glass or plastic beads with beading wire. Once the beads are threaded, they are applied with a strong glue adhesive to a glass candle holder. The beads...

Before buying candles or wax candle embeds, consider making your own wax embeds at home to create personalized candles. Wax embeds decorate and embellish candles. Most wax embeds are created with...

If you love candles, but hate the leftover wax they create, this article will be a must read. If your favorite glass candle holder has a small amount of melted wax in it and you’d like to put in...

Candle wall sconces are metal wall hangings featuring holders for one or several candles. Wall sconces are a decorative addition to a room, and they also provide gentle lighting when candles are...

As their name suggests, tea light candles originated as a way to heat tea kettles. They are usually small, round and fitted inside a thin aluminum cup. One tea light candle gives a subtle sparkle...

People hang candle lanterns outside for many different reasons---some practical and others whimsical. Candle lanterns offer a pretty way to illuminate the outdoors while keeping rain and wind away...

Candle jars can be used for other household projects once the candle is burned away. Some candle jars are very decorative or come with a top that can seal the jar closed, which makes them worth...

Pillar candles can prove difficult to burn completely down, especially if you don't have the time to devote to making sure they burn evenly. According to Candle Home, a website devoted to candle...

Wax melts are commonly referred to as wax potpourri or wax tarts. They are used to create a pleasing aroma in any area of your home. Wax melts can be made or purchased in a huge assortment of...

This is a very quick and easy craft that can be made just using four different things! You don’t have to be “artsy” to make these either!!! That’s a big plus for me since I don’t have an artistic...

Not many home decorating projects are simple and quick, but the ones that are can be enjoyable do-it-yourself projects. Making your own candle holders is not only easy, but it also allows you to...

These are instructions for making a novelty candle that looks like a mug of hot spiced cider.

You will add the outdoors right inside your home when you are finished. the smell of the candles as well as the different types of wood will make it well worth it and just about FREE!

Old CDs and CD-Rs are things that almost everyone has laying around. But what do you do with them? One creative idea is to use them as the base for a candle holder. The basic candle holder can...

This is a fun way to personalize a candle gift.

Ever wonder how to remove wax drips from your candleholder? Pick it off? scrape it off? Yes, you can waste time doing that and get frustrated or you can do it the easy way.

Making your own candles allows you to customize the scent, color, size and shape of your candle. When coloring a candle, special dyes are used that come in liquid, powder and chip form. Black...

Lanterns accent the decor, whether it is outdoors or indoors. Line your walkways, light up your deck, or hang lanterns over the eaves of the garage and home to decorate for a party. You can make...

When you walk into the front door of your home, many times you wonder, “What can I do to make this area more inviting and beautiful?” Well, I have the answer…the Cooper/Amber Mocorran Candle...

Candle lanterns are both beautiful and functional. Used to illuminate the outdoors during any occasion , lanterns can provide stunning effects with the light they emit. Candle lanterns provide...

Are you looking for a different look to a candle holder? Is your party theme one that could use a clay pot for a decoration? Do you want to re-purpose that old clay pot you have that the plant...

Candle holders and candle lanterns are easy and cheap to make. They are great gifts for the home or for outdoor decoration. A tealight candle holder brightens a coffee table or a mantle. These...

As a candle maker here's a little trick I discovered with left over candle wax using nothing more than a Pyrex jar and your kitchen microwave. And you can scent them too!

Citronella candles are paraffin candles made with the scent of citronella in order to ward off mosquitoes and other flying insects. People light citronella candles on porches and patios in the...

What child doesn't love playing in the sand? Bring out the natural creativity in your child by building inexpensive sand candles. Building sand castles is not only great fun and entertainment at...

Oil diffusers are effective in adding subtle fragrance to the air, since oil is a versatile medium for aromatherapy and essential oils. Candle diffusers are used to diffuse scents in a shallow...

A pillar candle is a candle that can be burned without having to be placed in some kind of a holder. A pillar candle can be placed onto a tray or a stand, but it will stand straight and burn...

Apples are a wonderful fruit to be eaten just the way they are or made into apple pie, apple sauce, apple butter, the list goes on and on. Besides eating apples and bobbing for apples, they do...

Triple scented candles are made in much the same way as a candle with a regular scent saturation, with two key changes. The first change is in the amount of candle scent that is added to the...

Triple-scented green candles are made with triple the amount of candle scent as normally-scented ones. There is a maximum amount of scent that paraffin wax will hold, making an extra additive...

Candles can be made in just about any scent by adding the right additives for your chosen candle scent while the wax is liquid. To make the candle scented like muscadines, the candle scent should...

This is a super easy glass recycling craft that will take only a few minutes to complete. Instead of throwing away old glass candle jars and their lids, find a way to reuse them in your home. This...

With so many candles available for the home today, the allure is not only in the wide array of different scents and colors, but in the decorative jars that they come in. When the candle is all...

Make a spring favorite fo mine..a flower petal covered candle holder!