Arts N Crafts Blog January Archive

Good tips on choosing what type of scented candles to burn

By Rhonda at 01/12/09 14:28

I recently went shopping for some candles to burn in my home. I was looking particularly for scented candles to offer a good aroma while burning.

While shopping at Wal Mart, I came across several types of candles. There were jar candles, pillar candles of various sizes, floating candles, and of course votives.

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Which are better - hand poured candles or candles from the store?

I was wondering to myself what the difference is between the kind of candles that you buy in the store and the kind that say they are hand poured.

I went out and bought a jar candle, a 5" pillar candle and some assorted votives from Wal Mart, and also purchased some hand poured candles of the same variety from a local crafter.

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