9 Ways to Get Creative with Candles
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Turn Over a New Leaf
Preserve the autumnal glow with these glass cylinders. They're pressed with collected leaves in scarlet, orange, and golden hues.
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Sign Your Art
Use an antique letterpress type to monogram a candle with your own initials or personalize candles as a charming gift for friends.
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Give Porcelain a New Polish
Melt your old down-to-the-wick candles in a small pan set over a large pan of simmering water and remove the wick with tongs. Repour into a set of teacups, bowls, or tiny teapots for a new candle.
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Forage from Your Backyard
Squirrels might be on to something in collecting these nuts. Use them to design a woodland-chic candleholder. As an extra tip, if you want to enhance the color of the acorn caps, immerse them in a container of mineral spirits and, once saturated, strain through a colander (not one you use for cooking) and allow them to dry.