All candles were made by dipping until the 1400's, when a French inventor introduced molds for taper candles. Other materials which have been used for candles more recently include spermaceti, a waxy ...

These days, consumers can find a dizzying array of candle shapes formed in votives, pillars, tapers, jars, tumblers and artistic free-standing creations. They are made with different waxes ...

This brilliantly named company understands that smell can immediately transport you to a place or a moment in time, and it’s created a collection of hand-poured candles that acts as an olfactory ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter, the ...

Avoid adding scents to tapered candles “I don’t think taper candles should be scented as they’re usually enjoyed with a meal or around mealtime and they should add to the look and feel of ...

You can use cold tap water. The cold water will cool and harden the candle wax. It's done. Other ways to make a taper candle ...

“Today we focus on the empty tomb, rightly so, as it is the greatest mystery and triumph of our faith. I’m contemplating today, however, on Mary’s decision to step out that dark morning into the ...

There’s some debate about whether burning candles is bad for your health. Some people claim that candles release potentially harmful toxins. Long before the invention of the light bulb ...

The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory of the icons. In that year the iconoclastic controversy, which had ...

We have decided to suspend the Lenten Series indefinitely. However, this is an exciting time as we are currently working on new resources and initiatives that are responsive to our current moment and ...

Obsessed with quirky candles? Hand-painted candles (aka Instagram’s favourite interiors trend) are flooding our feeds right now and they’re really easy to make yourself – here’s how to do it.