How to Keep Nice Candles

Some decorative candles are just too lovely to burn out, but people don't know how to keep their beautiful candles longer. It really is simple to "burn" a beautiful candle and not lose it to melting.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A beautiful candle
• Matches or a lighter
• A tea candle

1. Light your candle and let it burn for a little while. You want the flame to create a hole about the size of a quarter, and about half an inch deep.

2. Blow out the candle and carve out the hole if your candle is burning too narrowly or if it burns wide but not deep.

3. 

   Place a tea candle in the burned out hole. If you need to, carve the hole out more so that the tea candle is hidden.

4. Light the tea candle to give the image that your candle is burning. When the tea candle burns out, you can simply replace it.

Tips & Warnings

• Add scented or colored tea candles for effect.
• Place a dish under your candle to catch any dripping wax, just in case.
• Do not ever leave a burning candle unattended!
• This article works for pillar style candles, but not for tapers.

[Elizabethknows]

on 6/2/2008 huh never thought of this

[favefive]

on 12/3/2007 Excellent and very resourceful tips! Thanks for sharing :)

[ctwwrites]

on 12/3/2007 Very clever idea! Thanks for sharing it with others.

[grouch]

on 12/2/2007 Wow and to think of all the wonderful candles I could have kept. Thanks for the helpful hints.

[sharoni]

on 12/2/2007 great idea! I've lost tons of nice candles that way.