Everyone loves a scented candle. That makes it not only the perfect gift, but also the ideal home object that you can have five, 10 or 15 of—and still, somehow, never enough. Finding the right scent ...

Tape two wooden skewers together at either end so they look like a pair of chopsticks stuck together. This is your wick support. You’ll notice that the wicks have little metal disks at one end: those ...