• Safety First - Always use the proper holder to contain your lit candles.

• Tea Candles - These candles work best for the about type of holders because they burn clean with no residue or wax drips. Buy these in bulk ! These are usually inexpensive at $1.00-$2.00 for a pack of 10. They come either with or without fragrance. Using your thrift store glassware, put one tea candle per glass and line them up on a window sill or group them together on a plate for your end table.  Use them as a temporary alternative for electricity and place 5 -10 tea candles in the middle of a platter as a center piece for a dining room table with a sprig of greenery to finish the look! (see Reflective Platter Project) llenge with this type of candle is they need to be replaced often due to fast burning. 

• Quality - Obviously the higher quality candles have a slower burn and have a more intense fragrance.  Depending on how often you burn candles, it may be cost effective to spend a little extra money for a  these "high quality" candles. Use the power of concentration thinking - if it lasts longer your paying less! 

* Please use caution and common sense when burning candles. Dorm residents usually are not allowed to have candles in their rooms