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Will you be using Cantrip Candles this Valentine’s Day?

February 4, 2019 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Candles are a safe bet, and a touch of tabletop magic may be enough to make them unique and exciting.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, cantrip candles, shopping

Dinosaur melting candles

July 1, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

UK retailer Firebox have a hit on their hands with these dinosaur candles. They keep selling out. At the time of writing; they’re back in stock! [I need one!] They work as you’d suspect.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, dinosaurs, household

Melting Gestapo agent Toht

June 26, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

[I need this] Remember that scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark? That scene. The Nazis get the Ark open and soon regret it. The scary Gestapo agent Toht melts as we watch.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, firebox, Indiana Jones

World exclusive: Hatching dragon candle

June 7, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Fancy being the mother of all dragons? [I need this!] UK-based Firebox has the worldwide exclusive on these candles. They start off looking like a scaly egg and as they melt away a hatching dragon is revealed.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, dragons, firebox, game of thrones

Destroy the Stay Puft marshmallow man in your own home

January 4, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I need this. This clever idea for a candle comes with a twist. No, it doesn’t become the Avatar of Gozer the Gozerian but it does burn with the scent of marshmallows.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, Ghostbusters

Skeleton Candles pitch the melting owl

April 12, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Last year Geek Native wrote about PyroPets and a cat-shaped candle that melted to reveal a sinister metal skeleton. You can know buy them from Firebox. The story doesn’t end there.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, kickstarters

Steampunk candle uses incredible design

January 14, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

I need this candle! What on Earth is going on here? This clever design is called the “60 Hour Candle” and, yeah, beeswax candle lasts for about 60 hours. The coil of wax burns at the rate of three-inches for every hour, or there abouts, and as it’s 180 inches long that gives you plenty of candle.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, household, steampunk

Your very own housesafe candlelight Bat-Signal

September 12, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 4 Comments

Fancy your own candle Bat-Signal? You can grab one of various designs from Geek Hex on Shapeways. The idea is simple and effective. You stick the Batman logo onto the side of your candle.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: batman, candles, household

Firebox brings PyroPets to the UK

July 9, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

PyroPets are candles that started off an one off piece of art and then moved to Kickstarter after winning the internet over. The Kickstarter made it possible to buy PyroPets but didn’t make it easy to do so.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, firebox, household, pyropets

The melting skull candle of doom

October 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can pick up this rather impressive skull candle from Think Geek (while stocks last) for less than $15. The skull is 4″ x 3.5″ x 4.5″ and the longer the wick burns, the more “blood” oozes out from the eye socket.…

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, halloween, skulls

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