[Nfb-krafters-korner] lighting candles

[Eileen Scrivani]

Le:

I also like the 2 inch wooden matches the best for lighting candles.  I've 
tried some of the very long matches, but they are too long.  Also, just 
asking everyone to remember how dangerous these candles can be and the 
lighting process as well.

There have been times when just striking the match can break off the tip of 
the match and it can go flying.  For this reason, I always do my lighting in 
the kitchen sink.  If I need it I have water right at hand.  I even had the 
tip of a light match fly off and hit my chest which made little burn marks 
on the sweater I was wearing at the time.

I like the large candles to that have a large opening and I can tilt 
slightly to a side so the flame doesn't burn up onto my hand.  And, 
regarding the jar candles, I leave them burning in the kitchen on the stove 
top because I've had a few of them where the glass has become so hot the 
glass jar cracked!  So, yes, very dangerous and always needs to be checked 
on and handled with respect.  Never left unsupervised.  The best candles 
I've had are from Yankee candle, and some of the worst where the glass 
cracked have been from QVC.

Eileen