Candles

[Guest ~Brenda~]

Hi Everyone

I am always burning candles! I have my favorite..... Apple Cinnamon

What I find interesting about candles is that even if you buy the same candle week after week, they all burn differently.

I love candles because of their warmth, their personality, their gift

Love

Brenda

[Guest Donna Jean]

Brenda........

Oh my......

I also love candles...I burn scented candles and love the way they make the house smell......

One Christmas I made candles for everyone on my gift list.....They all received something very personal from me....

Some of them kept the candle, unburned ....but each one was scented....

I made a royal mess of the stove top that year!

But, it was very well received!

Huggs

Donna Jean

[Guest]

Never been able to shop for them - the stores are instant allergy attacks. But vanilla is intoxicating. Always inspires a warm and relaxed feeling. I love it when my wife gets them out!

Kat

[Guest Elizabeth K]

bernii - Dee Jay - I never knew! I am a candle freak! Vanilla - Chocolate - Coffee and Cream - Black Cherry - MacIntosh Apple - Pumpkin Pie (holidays) - and the scented ones we find homemade in the flea markets, true flower garden scents - the ones that appeal so much, we HAVE to have them! I keep three minimum going at all times - especially in the kitchen as I clean up! Fun to experiment blending scents...

And I learned to make my own - we have an Aveda distribution center in (where I live) and I am always asking for their used samples. A double boiler will liquify candles and then they can be rebuilt! I love putting in a slightly larger wick (Hobby Lobby) so they burn cleaner...

But soy candles are slightly different, so they don't mix - my favorite is tomato vine! I usually look for true flowery scents - and avoid the cliches - and eeeeh Lavender - no waaaaay!

Some of you may also understand why I love black candles too. And... well... all my life! Should told me something!

OMG Dee Jay! You and I are the same person - and bernii too... Who else???

Lizzy

Now my passion for kerosene lamps? I have over a hundred - almost all antiques! What is all this going on? Why do I jump for joy during a power outage???

[Guest Donna Jean]

bernii - Dee Jay - I never knew! I am a candle freak! Vanilla .....

OMG Dee Jay! You and I are the same person - and bernii too... Who else???

Lizzy

Vanilla!

That's my favorite....

I may just rub the candle on myself before I burn it....The smell is wonderful!

But, I burn all type of scents....I also burn lots of incense...Sandalwood is my favorite there!

LOVE

Donna Jean

[Sally]

I love Vanilla candles!

Also cinnamon and apple, sandalwood has long been my favorite sent in incense, so it was obvious that I would love it in candles too.

I made candles when I was younger - several different kinds, the ones that you roll around a wick using sheets of honeycombed wax and then poured melted paraffin into the center to hold the wick secure throughout the burning process - I cut sheets of brown honeycomb and shaped my candles into pine cones - yes, I used a pine scent.

Then one of my favorites because it was easy and a lot of fun to make - take one empty milk cartoon - smash a lot of ice with a hammer - you don't want the pieces to be too small - then you pour hot wax into the milk cartoon filled with crushed ice with a wick in the center - I used very little coloring in several different colors so when unlit the candle looks white after you tear the milk cartoon away - but as it burns the flame is visible from within and the colors begin to show more it is amazing to watch one burn.

So guess what - I am one more - we may all be different but in so many ways we are also all alike.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Kayliegh]

Hi Berni -

Since everyone moved out of the house (and being on HRT for 3 months) my fondness for candles is becoming a habit.

I was out today at Pier One and Ikea and picked up a dozen tall candles as well as a couple of hundred little candles.

I am looking for a shelf that will work in the bathroom so when I take a bath, I can have candle light rather than regular lighting. I have also set up six candles on the fireplace mantle and when I am relaxing and watching a movie, I light them.

Kayleigh

[MaryEllen]

Just be careful where you place them. At an apartment complex that I used to work at, a young lady placed a scented candle in her clothes closet so her clothing would smell nice. Needless to say, the resulting fire gutted the entire apartment.

MaryEllen

[Guest Naomi Stardust]

Oh! I loooove candles

apple cinnamon is good

vanilla is good

but lavender is my favorite!

I like to light them in the bathroom, that way the candle is the only light source

I like to watch the shadows dance

and they smell sooooo good

candles are really relaxing too

they are good for melting cares away

hugs

Naomi

[Guest Emily Violet]

i have a pumpkin candle currently in my room

i love candles

[Guest Jacci]

I luv candles!

I burn my strawberry scented one from time to time

They have a serene and calming effect to me, great to relax by listening to music or reading a good book.

Also a great way to shrug off a days stress!