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Competition: Win Chaos Curios gamer geek candles

September 19, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood 59 Comments

There’s the Chaos Crafter, Maker of Chains and the Queen of the Click Clacks and relevant to this competition, there’s also the Forger of Dice Wax Melts.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, competitions

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

The wax candle melts away to reveal a non-melty (porcelain) raptor. Once free, the baby raptors run chaos throughout your kitchen, feasting on scraps until they’re large enough to hunt down the neighbour’s yippy dog.

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. Now you can recreate that melting over a lovely candlelit dinner. Just pop-over to Firebox and place your order. We’re reassured by […]

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. Who knows where they got this idea from? For legal reasons I’m sure it’s entirely original. There are […]

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. Firebox, who have the exclusive on the ghostbuster monster, add the following two product features “cute sailor hat” and “maniacal smile”. Both true. […]

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. Skeleton Candles.com have had similar success with bear shaped candles and now they’re Kickstarting their owl line. There’s more details on the campaign page. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: candles, kickstarters

Steampunk candle uses incredible design

January 14, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 3 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 […]

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. The wax doesn’t stand a chance. The result? You’ve a shadow all to yourself that could summon a gothic Batman. (Via […]

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. After all, international shipping is a pain to manage especially if you’re a creative talent more interested […]

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

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