Decorating with Votives

Votive candles are wonderfully diverse. Once associated only with churches, today votive candles are a wonderful accent to the home. When placed in votive candleholders, you don't have to worry about wax drips and spills. Because of their small size, more is always better. Place a dozen around your bathtub and enjoy the luxurious feeling of a relaxing bath by candlelight. Line them up in varying heights on your fireplace mantle to add a warm glow to your living room. Votive candles come in a wide variety of scents, so you can control the mood of your room. Go for the strong scent of magnolias in the summertime, and the cozy scent of vanilla in the winter.

Romantic Garden Bouquet Recipe

Romantic Garden Bouquet

A wonderful way to welcome summer! This sweet, romantic garden blend combines soft florals, hints of musk and the calming harmony of lavender vanilla to start the perfect relaxing summer.

• 8 oz. Sweet Amour
• 10 oz. Harmony
• Love Struck^TM votives (3)
   
  Scent Blending Recipes are carefully selected recipes of individual candles that when burning together, create their own unique, blended scent experience.

  
  

  To maximize your fragrant experience, use the exact sizes and quantities noted in each recipe – a slight alteration can be like adding salt when you needed sugar.

  
  

  FIRST: Arrange the candles on a heat-safe surface with the largest in the middle and smaller candles interspersed throughout. For votive and Tealight candles, use a holder to protect the surface.

  
  

  SECOND: Place each candle approximately two inches apart in your arrangement.

  
  

  THIRD: Light each candle and let the aromas mingle for at least 30 minutes to create your new fragrance experience.

Creating a Candle Garden

A candle garden is essentially a group of candles put together in a cluster, on top of something, such as a decorative plate. You put your candles together on it, and then arrange other items around the base. This is a great centerpiece for a table, on a mantle place, or anywhere else you want to put some interest.

You will want to get pillar candles in a variety of heights to give your garden some interest. Votives will also work nicely, and you could put in a few tealights depending on the look you are going for.

Variations:
Fill a planter with votives, and make it look like the votives are “growing”
Holiday version – have the items on the base be holiday related
Group holders together, and tie them together with the base decorations

Using Candles at a Wedding

Candles seem to go hand in hand with weddings. Some places have restrictions on flames so make sure you ask your venue when planning something with a flame. You can also do some wonderful things without lighting the candles.

Favours – This is a great use for votives or tealights, as they are relatively inexpensive. To dress them up, you could wrap them in tulle, or put in a little tulle bag, with a note saying thank you for coming to our wedding, or anything else you want to communicate to your guests.

Cake Table – Most people decorate their cake table, so why not use a candle to help? A pillar would probably be best here, or votives or tealights. You can set it up and also put rose petals, or other confetti decorations all over the table. Having the height of the candles will add interest.

Centerpieces – What you will want to use will depend greatly on your budget. A common use is to set a candle on a mirror, it reflects the flame and creates and elegant look. Or using several size pillars together can create a great effect as well.

Hurricane Candle Holder – This is a great centerpiece idea. You can fill with something that reflects your wedding, such as sand, if you are having a beach themed wedding. It can then have candles nestled into the sand.

Dressing up your Candles

 

Depending on the type of candle you have and the event, you may want to dress your candle up a bit. 

Here are a few ideas.

-         Wrap silk flowers or greenery around the base

-         Set the candle on a mirror, creates a very lovely effect

-         Spread rose pedals around your candle, especially great to create a romantic effect

-         Sand and shells can make a very summery feel

-         Set the candle into a bowl full of stones, shells, sand, etc