THE PERSONAL TOUCH

For a more personal wedding album, let the guests or the wedding party join in creating a keepsake. Just For Keeps offers a wedding-album kit complete with all the materials necessary to make a gift album, including an illustrated cover, a book plate, an occasion-specific poem and pre-event mailing envelopes that can double as placecards. The kit allows friends and family to contribute special photographs and handwritten anecdotes personalized for the bride and groom. For more information, contact Just For Keeps at 888/300-7100 or visit www.justforkeeps.com.

SCARES ON CD

Little Evil Things is a collection of CDs featuring audio horror stories with musical accompaniment. Husband-and-wife team Frank Macchia and Tracy London have written and produced five volumes of horror stories, including one that features the “Little Evil Overture,” performed by the Moscow Symphony. Provide atmosphere for Halloween parties, or send a Little Evil Things CD home with guests. For more information, contact Little Evil Things at 877/LIL EVIL (545-3845) or visit www.littleevilthings.com.

A CUT ABOVE

The TL Marshall Co. offers a new way to clean half burnt and unattractive candles to provide longer use. The Candlecutter, an electronically heated knife, features a heating element inside a 6-inch surgical stainless steel blade. The instrument assists in removing the melted part of a candle more easily and safely than a kitchen knife. It also can be used in candle design and wax sculpting. For more information, contact Lorraine Marshall at 818/566-4143 or visit www.candlecutter.com.