I've been looking to up my supply of candles in the house, and i'm not finding what i want. Bees wax ones are just too expensive for me it seems... but are they THAT much better? Do they last their price longer? I'm looking for BIG things for the house, not to carry/BOB. Is it better to...

You Can’t Have Too Many Candles I have always liked candles. In a dark room, a single candle will provide enough light to safely move around without showing much from the outside. Lately I have been buying candles at garage sales and thrift stores for 25 cents, 50 cents, or a dollar for the...

A week or two ago I posted requests for ideas for uses with old baby food jars. Thanksgiving weekend my daughter and I made candles with the baby food jars. We put the wax into a mason jar and boiled the water in the pot until the wax melted. We purchased three pounds of wax from Hobby...

I was thinking about making some of my own candles. I have never done this except when i was a kid @ camp at age 10,,, any how.. how much makes what? how many quart sized jars will a pound of wax make? what is a good burn rate? what is the best wick? thanks.

Ok I came up with this idea last night. I was looking at my wifes old candles that were burned out with no more wick and i got cheap. I decided to melt the candles back down and reuse the wax. The only problem is I am cheap and didn't want to buy wicks. Ok enter phase 2 of my thought...

I'm sure many know how to do this but for them that don't here are two SHTF candle's I just made, the small one has been burning a good hour now and the large one around 40 mins. You will need jar or tin, I used cotton wool wrapped around barb q sticks, cocktail stick would work, I used...

What candles are best to have for maximum light . Or how can a person make homemade candles for maximum brightness for indoor light in disasters. what makes a candle brighter than another anyway? is the wick thicker or longer ?