# Spam-Inspired Soy Candles Meredith Barnes Creates Ham-Like Lights for the Home By Trish Smith | Published 2012-03-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spam-soy-candles References: [etsy](http://www.etsy.com/listing/95785316/pumpkin-spice-soy-candle-in-an-upcycled) When you open a can of Spam, you usually see a wad of precooked meat product, but [Etsy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arcade-clock) shop owner Meredith Barnes has done the unthinkable to a recycled can of Spam. She has turned the meat container into a creative candle that smells like freshly baked pumpkin pie! The perfect home decor product for your kitchen or living room, these pumpkin candles are made from 100% American-grown soy wax and have a cotton core wick. They are environmentally friendly, vegan and do not contain pesticides or chemicals. That means you can burn them to your heart's delight and they won't even produce black smoke. Meredith Barnes' Spam candle is essentially a vegan tribute to the least-vegan thing on the market. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Upcycled Home Decor:** Creating unique and eco-friendly home decor items by repurposing unconventional materials. - **Sustainable Scented Candles:** Developing candles with natural ingredients and environmentally friendly production methods. - **Novelty Fragrances:** Introducing unconventional scents and unique combinations to the candle market. ### Where This Applies - **Home Decor:** The industry can explore opportunities to create environmentally friendly and creatively repurposed home decor products. - **Candle Manufacturing:** Companies can innovate by producing sustainable and vegan-friendly candles with unique and unconventional fragrance options. - **Gift and Novelty Items:** Businesses in this industry can tap into the demand for unique and unusual scented products, such as spam-inspired soy candles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Lifelike Egg Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-candles-1.md) - [Hilarious Donut-Inspired Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/donutinspired-candle.md) - [Soup-Scented Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soup-scented-candles.md) - [Brunch Cocktail-Inspired Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brunch-gossip.md) - [Cheeky Seasonal Candle Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seasonal-candle.md) - [Novelty Fish Tin Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fish-tin-candle.md) - [Handcrafted Soy Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spice-tea-exchange.md) - [Food-Inspired Candle Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodinspired-candle.md)