Candles provide both gentle lighting and a decorative touch when used as a centerpiece. There is a variety of ways to display candles on the table, making them suitable for nearly any event or season. Pull in other elements from your table decor to complete the centerpiece and tie it into the mood of the event.
Floating Candles
Floating candles float on top of water, providing a reflection of the flame off both the glass holder and the water's surface. Use large, shallow bowls for big centerpieces or small bowls on smaller tables. The water can be plain or colored with a few drops of food coloring. While the candles provide interest to the centerpiece, adding shells or stones in the bottom of the bowl or floating a few fresh flowers amongst the candles adds a further decorative touch.
Candle Wreaths
Turn a single pillar candle into an impressive centerpiece with the addition of a floral wreath. Artificial wreathes for ringing candles are sold at many craft stores, or you can create your own with fresh or artificial flowers and a foam floral wreath that fits around the base of your candle. Another option that works well with fresh flowers is a faux wreath. Set the pillar candle on a plate that is larger than the base of the candles. Arrange fresh flowers, stones and other decorative items on the edge of the plate that surrounds the candle.
Candle holders
Use non-traditional items as candle holders. Punch holes into tin cans and set small votive candles inside to provide gentle ambient lighting to tables at an outdoor event. Make more formal candle centerpieces with wine glasses. Cluster glasses of varying sizes together and set the candles inside. An upside down sundae glass provides a suitable holder for a globe-shaped candle. Place flower blossoms inside the the glass before upending it on the table to add more color to the display.
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