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How to Design With Candles & Candle Holders
Candles and candle holders create a warm, attractive effect in any room. Make candles and decorative holders focal points in the living room, dining room, bedroom and bath.
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How to Choose a Wick by Brand for Your Soy Candles
Due to the differences in paraffin wax and soy wax candles, you cannot always use the same type of wicks. While many options are available, you do not want to use a wick when making soy wax candles...
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How to Make Votive Candle Molds
Making your own reusable molds for votive candles is easier than you may think. Silicone is a relatively inexpensive medium for making molds. These molds are easy to make and can be used over and over...
View ArticleWhat Are the Dangers of Burning Citronella Candles Indoors?
Citronella oil has been determined by the EPA to be a safe substance. It is commonly used in candles to repel bugs outdoors. When burned indoors, it can cause problems in people who are susceptible to...
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How to Make Scented Candles at Home
Scented candles fill your home with aromas that may leave you feeling peaceful. Various scents are often used to inspire feelings of ease, satisfaction or sleepiness, for example. In addition, the...
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How to Make a Salt & Oil Candle
The flame from candles adds cheer, light and warmth like no other decor in a home. To make your own, you don't need to go to the expense of purchasing paraffin, beeswax and forms, or take the time to...
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What Is the Meaning of Burning Red Candles?
Candles of different colors historically have had different meanings to various groups. Depending on the reason that the candle is being burned and the culture in which the candle is used, some...
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How to Heat Water With Candles
Tea lights have been used to heat water and other liquids for centuries. Today candle diffusers are used to heat water to diffuse scented oil in a room. Diffusers heat a small amount of water in which...
View ArticleCan You Make Candles From Candelilla Wax?
Candelilla wax is a natural coating on Candelilla shrubs, which are native to Texas and northern Mexico. Candelilla blends easily with a variety of waxes, and is commonly used as an additive in...
View ArticleWhat Is the Purpose of Citronella Candles?
Citronella candles are scented with the oil from the citronella plant. This grass is known to repel insects with its scent. When the scent is burned in a candle, it diffuses the aroma and repels bugs.
View ArticleCan Citronella Candles Be Burned Indoors?
Citronella candles are burned to repel bugs. The scent is derived from the oil of citronella grass which can repel mosquitoes and other flying insects. They can be burned indoors in some cases to repel...
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What Are Colored Candles Made Of?
Colored candles are made of wax, a candle pigment, a wick and, occasionally, a candle fragrance. Sometimes a wax additive is also used in order to give the candle qualities like more color retention or...
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What Is the Difference Between Colored Candles & White Candles?
Because paraffin wax is naturally white, a colored paraffin candle and a white paraffin candle are only different because a candle pigment has been added to the wax to create the color. Other wax types...
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How to Purchase Floating Candles for Bathtub Use
Floating candles are a remarkable invention. Candles that float lend an air of the romantic to centerpieces and outdoor swimming pools. The sight of bobbing burning candles floating atop rippling water...
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How to Remove Candles From Votive Holders
Votive holders come in many different styles: teacups, animals, seasonal and various colored glass styles. Removing candles from votive holders once they’ve burned below the wick or simply are not a...
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How to Decorate a Pool with Candles
Safety is always an issue when decorating with candles, regardless of the location. Extra care when selecting the candles, candle holders and locations is necessary to prevent any accidents. Because of...
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How to Get Candle Wax Off of Glass Candle Holders
Glass candle holders, particularly hurricane lamps and votive cups, are popular because of the way they disperse the light, especially if they are cut or etched. When wax drips into or onto the glass...
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How to Get Melted Candle Out of a Votive Holder
Burning a votive candle in a votive cup, or holder, is the best way to get the most from your candle. A votive cup concentrates the melt pool, which also concentrates the amount of scent oil released....
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How to Decorate an Adobe Fireplace with Candles
Using candles to decorate an adobe fireplace highlights the warm tone of the natural adobe. Groups of individual candles or candelabras work well to create more light and make the fireplace the focal...
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How to Use Coffee Warmer for Candles
Traditionally, coffee warmers allow you to keep your favorite mug of coffee or tea from getting cold by using a hotplate to keep your coffee at a consistent temperature. If you are one of the seven in...
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