In the late 1970s, Erik Laustsen was a recent college grad working an unsatisfying job in upstate New York. Longing to do something creative, he traveled to the village of Karlebo, Denmark, where he ...

On Nov. 5, as the sun started setting, around 25 Swarthmore students gathered in the Wister Center, donned some very fashionable yellow aprons, and got to work making candles. However, this wasn’t on ...

WILTON — With winter’s arrival, the darkness of evening sets in earlier and earlier. We can easily flick on our electric lamps, but in Colonial times, candles served as the only source of light in the ...

Soon after hearing that nearly everything in Pennsylvania would close for two weeks because of the newfound COVID-19 virus, I decided to find a new hobby. I had a few friends who were dipping their ...

Our tables could have been set for a ladies-who-lunch affair, except that the board in front of me didn’t have a plate on it and my tablemates weren’t all women. Centerpieces of beautiful faux flowers ...

Candle making with my Pupper? Yes please! As the days get shorter (and colder) many of us can be found on the couch under a pile of blankets, watching movies or reading books, cuddling our four-legged ...