Christmas Supplies

Christmas Candle Decorations

Candles go with Christmas like chocolate goes with Easter, one good way to use them that is safe and effective is to have floating candle decorations that will grace any table or decor. It is worth buying special floating candles as they are designed to float gently on the surface of the water and as the water warms from the heat of the candles, they dance gently around adding movement and changing light patterns to your Christmas decorations.  You can get special ones for most holidays but the Christmas ones do have a lovely range of spicy perfumes that enhance the effect.  I like the cinnamon and spice ones, they remind me of Mulled Wine and spicy hot chocolate.  You can choose a fragrance that matches your decor, if you have lots of cream and gold, why not have vanilla and spice, it would really enhance the impact, pine goes with greens and the warm spices enhance any red color choices.

You can also use candles on your Christmas Tree, a few, strategically placed candles give a lovely gentle light and as the pine resin warms in your tree, you will get the lovely aroma of the outdoors.  Safety is far less of an issue with candles than you might imagine.  There are many specially designed Christmas Tree candles that are safe to use on your tree and you should always use those for peace of mind.  They provide a lovely atmosphere.  It is however, unwise to use them on artificial trees, even flame retardant ones.

If you have an artificial tree, then you can get Christmas Candle lights, or you can use these if you are not comfortable with real candles or don’t like the bother of lighting them all.   The most sophisticated Christmas Candle Lights bring all the atmosphere of real candles without the worry. They are much like other string lights, except that they look like candles, many also flicker just like real candles and look very effective, from a distance it can be hard to tell the difference.

For me a Christmas scene without candles lacks warmth and sparkle, I wouldn’t be without them in one form or another.