Lighters are convenient, but stick matches will do in a pinch. Hold the matchstick about halfway along the stick between your thumb and forefinger. Place the match head at one end of the striker. Keep ...

If you’ve been searching for a professional-looking DIY to take care of your holiday gifts this season, DIY cocktail candles might be the perfect option. Scented cocktail candles aren’t just ...

This super simple DIY turns thrift-store hurricane vases into elegant candle holders — with just a few supplies you probably ...

I love discovering fun new ways to perfume my home. And the latest format to take up brain space is candle sand. Pearled beads of wax that allow you to fashion fragrance in any way you want? Sounds ...

If you ask us, there’s a very strong case for learning how to make candles at home. A candle is such a simple thing, but for some reason, lighting one up can suddenly make us feel like we’re sitting ...

While on a trip to the pet store to buy dog food and bird seed, we spied some lovely colored sand in the fish and aquarium department. We remembered the layered-sand candle holders we had seen in ...

There’s something deeply calming about lighting a candle on a quiet winter evening. This year, I poured a simple candle into a snowflake-shaped mold and filled it with one of my favorite seasonal ...

Candles made entirely of soy wax "generally burn more slowly than paraffin," says Barbara Miller, a spokeswoman for the NCA. (Soy candles range widely in price but are often cheaper than beeswax ...