{"id":1432,"date":"2026-10-13T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2026-10-21T22:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:07:15","slug":"bougie-decorative-allumer-ou-exposer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/bougie-decorative-allumer-ou-exposer\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you light a decorative candle? How to light it and look after it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The short answer: yes. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/product-category\/bougies\/\">candles<\/a> are sculpted by hand by Am\u00e9lie, and they can be lit: when lit, they give off their scent; unlit, they stand like a small sculpture. Here is how to enjoy them for a long time, and safely.<\/p>\n<h2>Lit or unlit: two ways to enjoy it<\/h2>\n<p>Lit, the candle gives off its scent and its glow; the wax melts around the wick and the sculpted shape slowly changes. Unlit, it keeps its relief and its colours, and sits on a console, a shelf or a celebration table.<\/p>\n<h2>How to light it safely<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Never leave it burning unattended, and make sure it is fully out before you leave the room.<\/li>\n<li>Place it on a stable surface, away from curtains, fabrics and decorations.<\/li>\n<li>If it is surrounded by dried flowers or berries, keep the flame away from them: they are flammable. We have a dedicated article: <a href=\"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/bougie-fleurs-sechees-dangereux\/\">dried flower candle safety<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Trim the wick to 5\u20137 mm before lighting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These steps follow official guidance (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/fr\/sante-canada\/services\/vie-saine\/votre-sante-vous\/produits\/utilisation-sans-risque-bougies.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health Canada, candle safety guidance<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Where to put it<\/h2>\n<p>On a console, a shelf, a dressing table or in the centre of a table. Avoid three places: full sun, which fades the colours; the top of a radiator or a lit fireplace, which softens the wax; a car in summer. A bathroom is fine, as long as the candle is not placed at the edge of the shower.<\/p>\n<h2>How to dust it<\/h2>\n<p>Dust settles in the relief. A soft brush, moved from top to bottom, is enough; for the nooks, a puff of cold air from a hairdryer set to cold and held at a distance. No water, no damp cloth: neither the wax nor the dried flowers like them.<\/p>\n<h2>How to store it out of season<\/h2>\n<p>Wrap it in tissue paper, lay it flat in a box, and keep the box somewhere cool and dry. No plastic bag in the sun, no overheated loft.<\/p>\n<h2>How to display it<\/h2>\n<p>In threes, at different heights; on a tray to group them; with linen, ceramics and a little greenery. Table ideas in <a href=\"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/decorer-table-fete-bougies-fleurs\/\">how to decorate a celebration table with flower candles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Can a decorative candle be burned?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes: ours can be lit and give off their scent. Simply follow the steps above.<\/p>\n<h3>Are they scented?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, our candles are scented.<\/p>\n<h3>How long does it keep its colours?<\/h3>\n<p>For a long time, away from direct sunlight and heat; it is bright light that fades the wax.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R\u00e9ponse courte : oui. Nos bougies sont sculpt\u00e9es \u00e0 la main par Am\u00e9lie, et elles s\u2019allument : allum\u00e9es, elles diffusent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gestes-matieres"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2131,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/2131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hk-handmade.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}