As the days get shorter and colder and the nights grow long, people tend to want to make their homes feel cozier. One of the quickest ways to do so is with candles, so now is the perfect time to ...

You’ve been searching everywhere for those heavenly scented soy candles you found in a specialty shop — but have yet to find them. Did you know you can use your favorite scents and make your own?

The following is an excerpt from Candlemaking the Natural Way: 31 Projects Made with Soy, Palm and Beeswax by Rebecca Ittner (Lark Crafts, 2010). The excerpt is from Chapter 6: Upcycled Candles. I ...

Jayne Hopkins has done all kinds of things. She was director of student activities at a college in Kentucky, a fourth grade teacher in Chicago and an English as a Second Language teacher in Wake ...

The soy wax candle industry that traces its origins to Cedar Rapids could get its next stage of growth from research into high-oleic soybean strains. The Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle Memorial ...

Give a person a candle, and they’ll have home decor for days. Teach a person how to make candles, and they’ll have home decor for a lifetime…or so goes a crafter’s version of the famous quote. There’s ...

Picking a candle can sometimes feel overwhelming. From the sheer number of home fragrances on offer, to size and candle wax types. While scent plays an important role in picking a candle, taking note ...

AMES, Iowa – Petroleum-based paraffin wax commonly coats cardboard and all sorts of other products to improve durability and water resistance, but it can’t be recycled and may adversely affect human ...