Candle Making Ideas

Hampton Roads Daily Press – Today, the holiday is observed in Jewish homes by lighting candles on a menorah on each night, playing games, singing songs and eating foods made with oil. The activity : There are plastic dreidels that come with little toys like stickers and plastic Read more here

Portage Daily Register – Candy, soap, candles and cocoa make good stocking stuffers for the last-minute shopper, said “Grandma” Carolyn Walser of Grandma’s Candy Store in downtown Portage. Both “Grandma” and “Grandpa,” Ralph Walser, recommend Tavern Puzzles, metal pieces Read more here

Winston-Salem Journal – Decorated candles become pillars of the holiday. Materials: Pillar candles of various heights, gold star sequins, gold ring beads, small black beads and pearl head pins. All are available at craft stores. Instructions: Use pearl head pins to pierce a Read more here

Rapid City Journal – The process of making a candle is quite simple, Thompson said. But to make beautiful candles takes a lot of practice. There is a lot you learn by just doing it. Candle making requires becoming familiar with the different melt points used for Read more here

CNBC – _ About 346,000 DeWALT cordless drills, made in Mexico by DeWALT Industrial Tool Company, because the trigger switch of the cordless drill can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers. The company has received 11 reports of trigger switches Read more here

St. Petersburg Times – The church’s live fir tree was decorated with cookies and lighted candles. Church members laughed at it as a devilish “Old-World custom” that the new pastor had brought from Germany. The earliest drawing of an American Christmas tree is in a book Read more here

Topeka Capitol-Journal – Churches often have an Advent wreath with four candles at the front of their sanctuary. One additional candle is lit each Sunday of Advent. The fourth candle will be lit on Sunday in many churches. Then, on Christmas Eve, churches traditionally light Read more here