Pillar candles are round free standing cylinders that come in assorted colors and scents.
We sell 2 standard sized pillars (not an exact measurement, because these are handmade items):

• 3" x 7"
• 4" x 6"

No two candles, even form the same "pour", are exactly alike. Fact not factory my friend. I sometimes do squares or other large diameter textured candles with multiple wicks. The standard sized pillars are often placed on a saucer or desert plate for burning. Another option is a terra cotta saucer with rice, salt, or lentils.
Please burn these "naked" candles on a non-flammable surface for safety.

About the Container Candles

Candles poured in the canning jars, or teacups, do not require holders, but still may get quite hot. Use reasonable caution to avoid burns. Containers include glass jars, vintage teacups, recycled glass, or frosted "spa" glass. Containers remain food safe because the candle ingredients used are non-toxic, so yes you may may wash and reuse these containers for food.

Soy Wax Facts:

• Renewable resource.
• Biodegradable, (made from soy bean oil).
• Non-petroleum; (not a fossil fuel).
• Non-toxic; containers may be safely reused for food.
• Long burning.

This harder grade of soy wax gives a longer burn time, and less "scent throw". Our candles are lightly scented with essential oils, candy flavor oils, plant gum resins, or botanical elements such as sage or cinnamon sticks. For some of my container/jar candles I do use a softer soy wax blend as in massage candles that are mixed with hard cocoa butter, or the completely unscented blue ball jars, these are for outdoor cafe candles.

Hemp Wicks are made from natural plant fiber, soaked in melted soy wax, and prepped by hand. Hemp is irregular and difficult to work with for machines, so factory candles are not made this way. Hemp is a renewable resource also, and a natural fiber that remains upright, even as the wax melts. Strong fiber also eliminates the need for a zinc/lead metal core inside of the wick. Cotton makes a wimpy wick if it is not tightly braided, frequently it is braided around a metal core. All combustion releases residue, but metal fumes are not something that we should want to breathe. Paper wicking, especially used in candles made overseas, may develop air gaps between the wick and the wax; this causes the wick to burn up before the wax is hot enough to melt.

Aromatic Constituents are sourced mostly from Essential Oils. No artificial Fragrance Oils are used in the soy candles. (Artificail rose fragrance is used in the painted rose candles, which are not soy.) Some food and candy flavor oils that are blends of natural and artificial ingredients are also used. If a substance is safe to eat, it is generally also safer on the skin or to breathe. Using bio-friendly ingredients reduces (but does not totally eliminate) the allergy risk for chemical-sensitive people.

Sometimes people want that hit me over the head synthetic fragrance experience from their candles. Alice's Aromarama brand candles are not that way. These candles have a gentle but very present character. You may need to trim the wick if the flame gets long and needy. Quieter scents are much easier to live with over time. The candle that you adopt should be a good fit for your unique home, and behave itself once it gets there.

Some Other Additives: Ground up herbs and botanicals such as sage, cinnamon sticks, anise pods, cloves, or lavender blossoms may be used for color or texture. (The Green Man candles are only sold in Washington State to persons over 21 because they contain state industry herbal by-products.) Standard color/wax pigment chips may be used for color which is always vegetable or mineral, but may have small amounts of paraffin. There may be illustrations or quotes on parchment paper against the side of some of the jar candles. (Alchemy prints or Rumi quotes?) They are not hazardous. Also I did a big trade for crystals one time and several wound up inside candles.

More Product Info...Candle Construction: I actually make my candles and have vended with people who outsourced the actual work. I do it myself.  

More Product Info...Candle Construction: I do make my candles and have vended with people who outsourced the actual work. I do it myself. It's sort of a meditation in a way and I enjoy it, also I believe people can feel that in the warmth of the candle. It's a little bit sweet. My method is simple, but it takes a bit of time, which surprises me because I loose track of time when I am in flow with it. I have about 3 or 4 pots of wax going in the water-jacket/boiler at a time. Listening to music. I melt the wax, begin to set up my cleaned molds and prepped wicks, and line up my molds or containers to start the pour. Looking at my colors and co-ordinating the feel of what goes with what. During the melt, there is often a "slab" or two to of wax to break into chunks with a mallet. The candle is built up from the bottom with alternate pours, and the addition of more wax chunks. When that pour is finished, the remainder melted wax gets poured into pyrex or silicone trays, sometimes little leaves or hearts,  to cool.  These will be the slabs from whence future chunks shall be loudly mallet-whacked into being next time I 'do a melt'. During the candle-making season, I used to do 1-2 melt days a week.
Buy local & buy handmade.
Or trade. Don't fear BRICS.
Hakuna Matata.
-Alice