Having trouble with your favorite candles? In order to make your candle lighting enjoyable, make sure you know all the basics. Here are a few things you are entitled to when burning a quality candle.
Beautiful, calm, steady flame
If this is not the case, and your candle is smoking, flickering, or burning unevenly, check if it\\\'s in a drafty place or if you have an open window somewhere. Vents and any other air currents might cause this.
Long burning time
Maybe you\\\'ve noticed that your candle is not burning as long as it\\\'s supposed to. Sometimes this is because it\\\'s in a drafty place of because the wick is too long. It should be between 1/8 and 1/4 inch. You can trim it with scissors or nail clippers.
Using the entire candle
If you want to make the most of your candle, there are a few suggestions about their burning time. Keep your candles burning for at least one hour for every inch in diameter. Otherwise, the candle will make a hole down the center, and it will only get bigger every time you re-light it.
Thus, a 2\\\" pillar should be burning for about 2 hours, but only until the wax pool approaches the outer edge. Votives are usually smaller, so the first you light them, let them burn for at least 90 minutes. Burn candles in jars for about three hours at a time.
Amazing look
Have your candles changed their shape? After you extinguish pillar candles, wrap the outer sides of the pillar with your hand and press gently. Don\\\'t forget that votive candles will liquify and lose their shape, so if you don\\\'t put them in an appropriate holder, all you\\\'ll end up with is a puddle of wax all over the place.
Your favorite candle lost its color? Don\\\'t keep candles in direct sunlight, or under any strong light, for they might fade. Furthermore, the heat might make them lose their shape and distort, especially in case of taper candles.
Carefree enjoyment
You\\\'re afraid that candles might ruin your furniture or crack the glass containers they\\\'re in? Don\\\'t keep jar candles and votive containers directly on the furniture, put a trivet first, or anything else that\\\'s heat resistant and stable.
Don\\\'t use chipped or cracked containers and extinguish candles when there\\\'s about 1/2\\\" left. Also, be sure that the flame is not touching the sides of the container.
Clean fun
Make sure that your candles will not drip on the furniture, and that you burn pillars on dish shaped heat resistant holders about 2\\\" wider than the candle. Votives require a votive holder.
If you blow hard in order to extinguish a candle, you might splatter the hot wax all over. If you don\\\'t have a candle snuffer, or a candle dipper, put a finger between the candle and your lip and gently blow at it.
Even better, after extinguishing a candle, dip the wick in the wax pool with a pair of tweezers or a toothpick and then straighten it back. It will be easier to light it the next time.
Soothing atmosphere
Don\\\'t forget to enjoy your candles to the fullest. The atmosphere that they create is a precious and unique thing. Light a candle not only during holidays and celebrations, but in every other occasion when you need a little break and some quality time for yourself and your loved ones.
The candle flame has that certain \\\"something\\\" that helps us get away from our everyday lives, whether they are hectic, stressful, boring, or just simply hard. It gives us the chance to breathe in deeply, escape all the never ending troubles for a while, and focus on what\\\'s really important and valuable in life. Use that chance, do it for yourself!
Nina Williams is a candle making enthusiast that has her own website containing free information about the candles and candle making at http://www.candlepixie.com/
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