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I had a request inquiring where to find some citronella candles for mosquitoes a couple days ago so sharing some of my finds.
Here’s a citronella candle offering a new slant on the garden gnome. I’m not sure what’s up with the blue color but it’s different and can be found at Clean Air Gardening. I’m [...]

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At Pet Wicks Memorial they make custom candles with a picture of your cat or dog embedded onto the candle. It’s surrounded by pressed dried flowers for a beautiful effect.
You don’t necessarily have to wait until your pet is gone to get one either. If you want to add personalized details to the candle such [...]

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I found these outdoor candle holders at a neighbors today and bought them for a whole fifty cents each. It would have cost me much more to make them, although that’s half the fun. It appears that she simply glued on the metal stems with a glue gun but I think they make a pretty [...]

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It’s the time of the year where a lot of people are getting ready for weddings. Candles make such nice wedding favors for guests, they’re not that expensive and you can color them to match your theme.
I really like this silver heart candle and place card holder that does double duty. It would be much [...]

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I have overindulged in coffee so my sleep cycle is quite mixed up but I still have coffee on the brain. If you’re into coffee too, here’s a nice coffee scented candle in a mug shape surrounded by coffee beans.
If tea is your thing, tea cup candles are all over the place. They would also [...]

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I bought some lavender essential oil and decided to make some tarts for the burner that my daughter bought me. I found these cute heart shaped flexible molds at the dollar store.
First I melted a pound of soy wax until it was 200 degrees. Some wax has a lower flash point so check that before [...]

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Aren’t these floating butterfly candles at Candle Craft gorgeous? They’re made with food grade wax so apparently are even safe for punch bowls. There are several different detailed butterfly designs to choose from.
Other floating candles include beach umbrellas, leaves, apples, flowers, dragon flies, fish and bees. The pansies are the prettiest flowers in [...]

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I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day and spent some quality time with your family. Guess what I got? Candles and burners and holders and lanterns. Yay!
I did get a couple coffee cups and some tomato and pepper plants as well. My cat ate half the pepper plants but they’re now safely covered [...]

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I was hanging out at Outdoor Candle Lanterns and had no clue there were so many different candle lantern options. I like the idea of using battery operated candles in some of the lanterns, especially if they’re paper.
You can also go for glass, metal, nylon and even silk. I love the ambiance candle lanterns create. [...]

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Mother’s Day is coming fast and if you’re still looking for some last minute gift ideas or crafts I found a few quick candle projects. Most moms love candles so you can’t really go wrong although my mother might not know where the heck to put more.
Things are warming up so outdoor lanterns are a [...]

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