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Everyone can appreciate the power of candles. From the gentle glow of the flame at the top of the wick to the mystery of the magical scents that seem to come from that pool of melting wax, they are intriguing and romantic accents to any home.

What if you were told there is a way to combine the mystique of a candle with the sounds and smells of wood crackling in an open fire? Does that sound too good to be true? This is exactly what you can do as soon as you start burning wood wick candles.

If you haven’t heard of them, that’s alright, wood wick candles are a newer style of candle on the market. Instead of the cotton wick you are accustomed to seeing coming out of the center of candles, wood wick candles have just what the name says, a wick made out of wood. At first glance, you may think someone has put a small stick in the middle of a beautiful candle. That small stick is your new wick.

Here are a few benefits of a wood wick candle:

When the wood burns, it will remind you of days in front of the fireplace or around the campfire. You will hear that old familiar crackling sound as the flame breaks apart the pieces of the wood that make up the candle wick.

Second is the scent. Even without any scent in the candle, the wood wick will give off a scent of it’s own. It’s a light wood-burning scent. It’s that same scent that may linger out of your fireplace, or that is sticking in the air at the campsite, the morning after you sat around a fire all night, toasting marshmallows and singing a few songs.

Both of these features add a great amount of ambiance and an air of the olden days to your candle burning experience.

Another benefit of wood wick candles is their long life. Wood wick candles can last 100 hours or more, depending on the size of the candle. That can translate to many romantic nights of sitting around a faux fireplace.

It is important to note that the flame from wood wick candles can get higher than regular candlewick flames. This may be part of the reason that wood wick candles come in jars; it is a safety measure. While this looks lovely in the fireplace, if you are putting wood wick candles on a counter area of your home, you should take a careful look around to make sure there is nothing nearby that can be damaged by a leaping flame.

When you want to up the impact of wood wick candles, you can add scents into the mix. While you already have the scent of burning wood coming from the candle, and for many people that is enough, if the candle itself is scented, that will add another layer of scent. By choosing a scent that brings back memories or other favorite smells, it can be a complete treat for your olfactory senses.

Whether it’s a cold winter day, or the middle of the summer, you can still create a romantic winter getaway in your home by putting a series of wood wick candles in the fireplace. Light them up, turn down the lights and reminisce. Once you light them up, you will have the soft, flickering glow of fire combined with the crackling sound of burning wood, and even a little bit of the scent that goes with the wood burning. If you really want to do it right, look for appropriate winter-theme candles such as pine or ginger bread.

If you are looking to add an air of aroma and ambiance to your home, you may only be a jar candle away from your goal.

Jar candles are a great addition to any home for a number of reasons:

- Jar candles are safer than many candles. Being self-contained, and in a large balanced jar, there is less chance that they will topple over and start a fire in your home.

- There is less of a chance of a dripping mess when using jar candles. Since they are inside a jar, melting wax stays inside the candle containers. If you have ever had a candle overflow, you know how frustrating this can be. Jar candles are an especially great relief when you have the candle sitting atop an heirloom tablecloth.

- While tapers and other smaller candles have to be changed out regularly, jar candles will be with you for a while. Some jar candles can have 100 hours of burn time, or more. This means great scents and that warm glow day after day after day.

- Jar candles are great for scent variety. Most jar candles come with a lid. That means you can close off one scent and open up another when you decide it’s time to change the mood in your home.

Now that you know why you want jar candles, you need to know what to do with them. Here are a few tips.

When it comes to decorating your home with jar candles, don’t think they have to be lonely. Many people think since jar candles are often bigger than regular candles they should only use one jar candle at a time, maybe with a little decorative accent around it. This is far too limiting of a role for your jar candles. If you have a large table, a grouping of three jar candles will be just fine. You also may want to look at mixing up the visual effect by choosing jar candles of a few different sizes and grouping them together in the middle of the table. You can then decorate around the candles and create a complete centerpiece look.

Another great thing about jar candles is that you can decorate them to suit your home. Instead of the label they come with on the front, you can put your own personal label on jar candles. Whether it is a greeting card you love, a family photo that you think is cute or any other design, you can carefully glue that image to the outside of the jar candle and make it not just a great scented candle, but also one in a candle holder that is all your own.

Even though it’s spring, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a great looking fire in the fireplace. While you may not want to put a bunch of logs in there and light them up, radiating heat, what’s to say you can’t create the look of a fire in your fireplace? Instead of logs, put a set of jar candles in the fireplace. Once you light them up, they will give off a beautiful glow and create that warm cozy feeling you love about your fireplace, without the heat. If you are missing winter, you can even choose scents like pine that will take you back to the chillier weather. If you really want to brighten things up, you should put a mirror behind the candles to double the glow.

Jar candles are a must. They really are the work horses of the candle world. Just a few of these beauties can go a long way towards completing the decorations in your home.

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