Colour - Silver

Nature of Silver:

Silver is a precious metal and other metals are often described as silver in color. Silver doesn't have the warmth of gold. It's a cool metal.

Culture of Silver:

Silver often symbolizes riches, just as gold does. Silver can be glamorous and distinguished. While gray-haired men and women are seen as old, silver-haired denotes a graceful aging. Silver is the traditional Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary gift.    

Using Silver:

The color silver can be earthy, natural or sleek and elegant. It can be used much as gray is although when using shiny metallic inks, small amounts for accents is best.

Meaning of the Color White

White projects purity, cleanliness, and neutrality. Doctors don white coats, brides traditionally were white gowns and a white picket fence surrounds a safe and happy home.

How the color white affects us mentally and physically
* aids mental clarity
* encourages us to clear clutter or obstacles
* evokes purification of thoughts or actions
* enables fresh beginnings

Colour - Black

Good black

• Black tie - formal (as in formal party attire)
• Black belt - expert (especially in martial arts)
• Blackwash - bring things out in the open In the black - having money, doing well in business
• Men in black - government agents
• Black box - equipment or apparatus
• Pitch black - dark as night, very black 

Bad black

• Black out - Loss of consciouness or the act of erasing something
• Blackout - loss of electricity or turning out the lights
• Black eye - damage such as damage to one's reputation, slander, unpopular
• Black-hearted - evil
• Blackguard - a scoundrel
• Black sheep - an outcast from a family or from society
• Black market - illegal trade (goods or money)
• Blackmail - obtaining something by threat
• Blacklist - list of people or organizations to boycott, avoid, or punish

Dear Maven - Chimneys?

Dear Maven,

The new Glass Chimneys are so beautiful and I love this versatile alternative to pillar candles. I noticed in the catalog that these fit only tealights. Is this correct? They seem large enough for jar candles.

However, sometimes our creativity can get in the way of being completely safe. These new Glass Chimneys are so versatile—thank you for pointing that out—but they really should only be used with tealights to ensure optimal performance and safety. Although these holders will accommodate a larger candle than a tealight, the performance is not desirable and does not meet Gold Canyon’s safety standards.

Now let’s talk more about these wonderful alternatives to the pillar candles. You mentioned versatile and yes they are!

· You can get the look and fragrance you want.

· They can be used in many types of décor styles.

· There are several color options for everyday use as well as holiday decorating.


Your generous friend,

Maven

Colour - Red

Red Energy

Red is associated with fiery heat and warmth. It can also mean danger (burning).
Red is the color of blood, and as such has strong symbolism as life and vitality. It brings focus to the essence of life and living with emphasis on survival. Red is also the color of passion and lust.

Put some red in your life when you want:
• increased enthusiasm and interest
• more energy
• action and confidence to go after your dreams
• protection from fears and anxieties

Interesting Things Blue Stands For

Blue was used as protection against witches, who supposedly dislike the color.

Blue stands for love, which is why a bride carries or wears something blue on her wedding day.

“Feeling blue” is feeling sad. “Blue devils” are feelings of depression.

Something “out of the blue” is from an unknown source at an unexpected time.

The first prize gets a blue ribbon.

A blue blood is a person of noble descent. This is probably from the blue veins of

A “bluestocking” used to be a scholarly or highly knowledgeable woman.

The pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore blue for protection against evil.

“Blue laws” are used to enforce moral standards.

The Nature of Blue

Nature of Blue:

A natural color, from the blue of the sky, blue is a universal color. The cool, calming effect of blue makes time pass more quickly and it can help you sleep. Blue is a good color for bedrooms. However, too much blue could dampen spirits. 

Culture of Blue:

In many diverse cultures blue is significant in religious beliefs, brings peace, or is believed to keep the bad spirits away.

Blue conveys importance and confidence without being somber or sinister, hence the blue power suit of the corporate world and the blue uniforms of police officers. Long considered a corporate color, blue, especially darker blue, is associated with intelligence, stability, unity, and conservatism.

Energy of Orange

While red is associated with fiery heat, orange is associated with the benign warmth of the sun. A dynamic color to be sure, orange offers a more thoughtful control than explosive red. Curiosity is a driving characteristic of orange, and with it comes exploration of new things.

Put some orange in your life when you want:
• to spice things up when you feel time is dragging
• to become more involved in something
• to increase creativity
• relief from things becoming too serious

Colour - Orange

Orange is vibrant. It's a combination of red and yellow so it shares some common attributes with those colors. It denotes energy, warmth, and the sun. But orange has a bit less intensity or aggression than red, calmed by the cheerfulness of yellow.

Nature of Orange:

As a warm color orange is a stimulant — stimulating the emotions and even the appetite. Orange can be found in nature in the changing leaves of fall, the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus fruit.

Culture of Orange:

Orange brings up images of autumn leaves, pumpkins, and (in combination with Black) Halloween. It represents the changing seasons so in that sense it is a color on the edge, the color of change between the heat of summer and the cool of winter.

Green Facts and Figures

Green

Only one national flag is a solid color: the green flag of Libya.

Ancient Egyptians colored the floors of their temples green.

In ancient Greece, green symbolized victory.

In the highlands of Scotland, people wore green as a mark of honor.

Green is the national color of Ireland.

A “greenback” is slang for a U.S. dollar bill.

Green means “go.” When “all systems are green,” it means everything is in order.

The green room of a concert hall or theater is where performers relax before going onstage.

The “green-eyed monster” is jealousy.

A greenhorn is a newcomer or unsophisticated person.

Green is youthful.

A green, or common, is a town park.

Green is a healing color, the color of nature.

Good vs Bad Green

Good green
• Green light - go, permission to proceed (with a task)
• The green room - in theater or televisions it is the room where performers and guests go to relax
• Green thumb - good with plants
• Greenback - US dollar bill, money
• Greener pastures - something newer or better (or perceived to be better), such as a new job

Bad green
• Green-eyed monster - jealosy
• Green with envy - jealous or envious
• Green - inexperienced, untested, untrained
• Greenhorn - novice, trainee, beginner
• Green around the gills - pale, sickly

Decorating your Home with Candles

Here are some ideas about where you can place candles and ways to decorate your home with candles.

-         Fireplace mantle

-         Hurricane holders with a variety of items inside or outside

-         Centerpiece on your table, either by itself or with a holder

-         For more drama, use a variety of sizes – tapers or pillars are great for this

-         In the bathroom, especially when having a spa day at home

-         Group candles together for a focal point, keeping with the same colour theme is very helpful here as well

-         Purchase a candle holder, and set your candle on it.. simple.. :)