I love to dip candles in wintertime. Candles are a beautiful and universal symbol for the winter season and a functional art. My family likes making things for ourselves, and we especially like making ...

Craft beautiful hand-dipped candles made of beeswax as a special gift that people will cherish. These tips will get you started. If you’re looking to do something fun, practical, and educational for ...

KINGSTON, N.Y.— Hill Valley Candles at 55 N. Front St. specializes in hand-dipped candles, many made in store and even offers candle-dipping classes. On a recent afternoon, owner Paul Rakov was ...

In the late 1970s, Erik Laustsen was a recent college grad working an unsatisfying job in upstate New York. Longing to do something creative, he traveled to the village of Karlebo, Denmark, where he ...

WILTON — With winter’s arrival, the darkness of evening sets in earlier and earlier. We can easily flick on our electric lamps, but in Colonial times, candles served as the only source of light in the ...

John Schieffelin tucked his thumb under his suspender strap, leaned back on his heels and dipped another batch of candles into a hot vat of wax. “Candle making keeps you young,” he said with a chuckle ...

Candle making is easy and enjoyable, says author Miranda Innes. “The possibilities are limitless, and it’s not a tragedy if something goes wrong. Experimenting with color is fascinating and full of ...

It was really dark in early American homes when the sun went down. If our ancestors were lucky, they had access to whale oil, kerosene or gas for burning in lamps. But most of the struggling Colonists ...

The job is to hand dip 3,057 candles in time for the 7 p.m. September 11th Memorial service slated for the Veteran’s Plaza on State Street in Newtown Borough. The service, sponsored by the Newtown ...