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There’s a daily candle or fragrance giveaway going on for the month of May from PartyLite.
PartyLite is famous for their candles, fragrances, candle parties and candle holders. You can enter this giveaway exclusively through Martha Stuart Living.
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Leave it to Yankee Candle to launch royal wedding themed candles to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Catherine.
Now, there’s both a Royal Wedding and a Wedding Day line. From what I can gather, both include a blend … Read More...
Dorette and Gérald Stoller opened their one of a kind candle workshop in Fleurier, in the Val de Travers, called The Candlemakers in the Land of the Fairies. Dorette is a former butcher who was suddenly inspired to make … Read More...
My son-in-law was kind enough to drop this massive shelf off yesterday. Now, I can store some of my candle making supplies away so they’re not bulging out of the coat closet and/or taking over the kitchen table.
I have … Read More...
I found an easy Easter egg candle making project that involves using the actual shell for the mold. Then you shoot a syringe full of wax into a small hole at the top of the shell. For the full project … Read More...
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall on over seven million tea lights sold by Chesapeake Bay Candle and Modern Light.
The tea lights sold at Target, Wegmans and Marshalls cost between $1.00 and $12.00. You can … Read More...
Here’s a candle making video that illustrates an easy way to make a reusable candle out of cooking oil and sand. When the oil runs out, just add more! If you wanted to fancy it up, you could dye the … Read More...
According to Inc. magazine, Candles Off Main is one of the 20 best company Facebook pages. They’re always offering discounts, new fun fragrances and giveaways. Consequently, Candles Off Main has 2,719 fans on Facebook.
Candles Off Main specialize in luxury … Read More...
I found this quick and cute decoupaged candle project on Lisa Leonard Designs Blog. She creates crafts, handmade jewelry and takes beautiful photos!
You’ll need: Mod Podge, tissue paper, rhinestones, a glue gun and paper flowers. Lisa took this … Read More...
This DIY wedding centerpiece video by Jenna Lee involves creating candle holders by covering vases with rice paper and translucent paper. I suppose white is popular for weddings, but I’d like to try some bright cheerful colors. Regardless, it’s inexpensive … Read More...
The Oon Candlemaker is a small kitchen appliance that comes in seven colors that will transform old cooking oil into candles.
You add any old cooking oil and then insert a patented “candlepod”. This neutralizes the smell from the old … Read More...
Smart Candle is offering an alternative to candle flames for weddings with their rechargeable votive battery candles.
Use them for longer lasting centerpieces in fire free candle displays. This is a wonderful alternative, because who wants to worry about ribbon, … Read More...
I love these candle wraps from A Time to Stitch because you can switch your container decor for any occasion. A personalized wedding candle wrap would also make a unique and thoughtful wedding gift.
Sometimes you don’t know what the … Read More...
The winner is Kayla who is comment number 26! I’ll email you so I can get your details and send the candles out. Congratulations and enjoy.
For those who did not win, I’ll announce a fruity candle giveaway for National … Read More...
This handmade pressed flower unity wedding candle set was made by Pleasant Ridge Candles and I discovered them on Etsy.
This is an easy way to add elegance and tie your candles into your wedding color scheme! Pleasant Ridge Candles … Read More...
This painted muffin tin tealight candle holder was inspired by the garden candle holder project in The New Candle Book: Inspirational Ideas For Displaying, Using and Making Candles by Gloria Nicol.
Since I have no garden to speak of presently, … Read More...
To celebrate National Craft Month, I’m giving away two scented Ashland candle tins. One is lilac mist and the other is white magnolia.
They seem to be spring sort of scents, so I grabbed them for you to enjoy … Read More...
Chunk candles are one of the most fun, colorful and forgiving candles to make. They’re also perfect for recycling leftover wax or reusing candles that have not worked out.
I found this video tutorial for making a chunk candle on … Read More...
Ricky Gervais, Robbie Coltrane, Elaine Paige and several other British celebrities have designed 34 bone china candle holders for charity to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease.
Sir Michael Caine, Geri Halliwell and Matt Lucas among others, will also be signing … Read More...
I made a few tea lights today and decided they were kind of boring on their own.
We headed to Michaels craft store and I came across these cheerful lanterns for $1.50! They would be pretty on the patio, pool/barbecue … Read More...