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Candle Crazy Celebrities – Which Candles They Buy

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Celebrities love burning scented candles and I was curious about which ones were their favorites. Here is a list of a few of those discoveries.

Jay Z, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez are big fans of candles from the famous Diptyque company. I’m not sure which scents they like, but Mexican orange blossom sounds good.  At a little over $10 an ounce, it better be.

Lopez also loves Jo Malone Grapefruit and Lime Blossom candles. The company has a knack for making all their fragrance blends smell and sound divine!

Oprah Winfery finds scented candles relaxing and says that Rain scented Votivo candles are her favorite. I haven’t tried this particular scent, although I do love China Rain fragrance oil in my candles.

According to Show Biz Spy, Johnny Depp’s favorite candle scents are spice and lavender. This tidbit was discovered while filming The Tourist.

Johnny burned scented candles constantly in his trailer and they cost him $100 dollars a day! There are worse things he could spend his money on.

The Kringle Candle Company is one of Kathie Lee Gifford’s favorite things. She spoke about the company on the Today show and the unique thing about them is that all their candles are white. I’m not sure if I like that idea, but it certainly makes them stand out.

 

 

 

 

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Printable Houses to Use as Christmas Decorations

I guess this isn’t exclusively a kid’s craft or learning activity (though cutting and folding are great for developing fine motor skills!) but I think kids would love having some of these printable holiday houses around the house or classroom to play with in the holiday season. Because they’re made of paper, they’re inexpensive to make, and while there is assembly involved the results are well worth the work.

If you have a cutting machine you can use the cut files from Delia Creates to make making your own paper village that much easier. She actually cut out all her buildings in different colors of card stock and used them to decorate a wreath, but you could also put them on the mantle or on a low table for kids to play with. Make a whole small world scene complete with fake snow, little characters and other elements, and kids are sure to start making their own stories to go with the setup.

This set of houses is printed and cut out using a craft knife. It’s meant to be an advent calendar, with each of the buildings numbered and you can stick a treat inside. But you could also just play with the buildings! You can get a free download of four buildings from Little House on the Corner, or head to the post to see where you can buy the whole set.

The Mavelo website isn’t in English, but their printable gingerbread house template is super cute to use as a gift box or to play with. If you need the instructions the website is in Polish but Google Translate seems to do a pretty good job.

Bora Illustrates has an adorable little house to print, cut and assemble featuring a cat, bird and gingerbread person. You could probably print it in black and white and have your kiddo color it, too.