Will it Candle?

A completely unnecessary candle experiment

Will It Candle?

Jason goes to thrift shops, finds cool things, random things and weird things, turns them into candles, and sees what happens.

Newest experiment

Black Cat Mug

VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

This cute black cat got its head filled with pink, strawberry cheesecake-scented wax, topped with a little pile of hearts that looks suspiciously like brains. Two candy “wicksters” stick out of the top.

There is only ONE. This is the actual candle from the episode. Once it sells, there isn't another one hiding in the back.

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From the archives

Previous Experiments

Some worked. Some absolutely did not. All of them seemed like a reasonable idea at the time.

VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Baby Frankenstein

Little Frank gets a brain replacement made of pistachio meringue wax. Black, purple and red layers. Several changes of plan. A completely unnecessary amount of thought went into this tiny head.

Not for sale. Frank is headed to Brenda as a thank-you for voting for him. New brains. New home. Watch the full experiment →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Grandma’s Holiday Potluck

Grandma's candy jar became a three-layer holiday candle: Snickerdoodle Cookies, Pumpkin Pie and Cranberry Sauce.

Not for sale. This one stays home so we can test the scent transitions. You're welcome, family. Watch the full experiment →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Sisters Mug — Banana Pudding

A “Sisters by chance, friends by choice” mug became a Banana Pudding candle with tiny yellow wax bananas buried throughout and piled on top at Chef Ru's insistence.

This one has a destination. It’s heading to Tara, whose longstanding banana pudding connection with Anna is the reason this experiment exists in the first place. Watch the full experiment →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Giant Pineapple

Six candles' worth of wax, three wicks, six layers, tiny wax pineapples and one increasingly complicated relationship with the garage refrigerator.

The pineapple has left the building. It went to a good home where it will be cared for and set ablaze. Watch the full experiment →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Enrique Mug

A 1997 Enrique Iglesias tour mug, pink wax and Pink Lemonade fragrance. Collector's item before. Candle after.

This one has left the building. The Enrique candle is no longer for sale. Shop candles that still are →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Naughty Owl Mug

An aggressively questionable owl mug, S'mores fragrance and orange wax. Somehow, the owl became a perfectly respectable candle.

Retired experiment. This owl has flown the coop. See what is on the menu now →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Egg Holder?

Six wicks, purple wax and Vanilla Buttercream Crunch fragrance. We are still not entirely sure what the vessel was supposed to be.

No longer available. Whatever this thing was, its candle career is over. Shop The Hangry Menu →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Kirkland Peaches Jar

A giant Kirkland peaches jar became a one-of-a-kind Peach candle using roughly two and a half normal candle recipes.

This one has left the building. It is no longer for sale. Probably for the best. Shop candles that still are →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Fancy Soup Dish

A thrift-store soup dish with a funky handle became a green Rosemary Sage candle. Strange vessel. Surprisingly respectable candle.

Retired experiment. This one is no longer for sale. See what is on the menu now →
VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Cherry Pie Plate

Four wicks. Red wax. Cherry fragrance. Roughly four normal candles' worth of wax in one delightfully unnecessary pie plate.

No longer on the menu. The pie candle has moved on. Shop The Hangry Menu →
VERDICT: IT DID NOT CANDLE.

Green Chalice

Green chalice. Fruity cereal fragrance. High hopes. The chalice had other plans.

VERDICT: IT CANDLED.

Hopscotch Drink Can

A Hopscotch drink can got the full candle treatment. Because an empty can is apparently a challenge.

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