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CANDLES...Am I the Only One Who Loves Them ???
I am obsessed with candles and thought this would make a good place to show your flames...
 Um... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please don't set the page ablaze!!! :ha:  Nothing lights up the cold depressing nights of winter like a candle does...  ...and they make things more cheerful & interesting also...  I love them in summer as well...  If you love candles too, and want to share a shot, feel free...  I got this 2 in 1 Glade scented candle with 2 layers. It's called "Creamy Custard & Blushing Apple" and it smells up a room wonderfully...  Candleholder shots are welcome too...  : ) |
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We burn a lot of white tapers and tea lights here. A few other essential oil candles too. I'll get some pics.
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I was gonna say...I'd love to see some candle shots with that camera of yours! :08:
I find candles make excellent subjects for photos. They're just so bright and beautiful. Excited to see your peeks too, Mitchel. I know they'll put mine to shame! :ha: : ) |
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My favorite use of candles is lighting bonfires to burn pagans at the stake. :eek:
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I like tealites too, Mitchel. I use them in this favorite mosaic globe lantern sometimes, and votives also...
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I'm enjoying a simple white votive tonight...
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I haven't had the time or inclination to get any shots yet. I will though!
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No rush & no problem, Mitchel. I'll be looking forward to seeing them...
I just like to post shots of my new candles I light. This is another 2 in 1 Glade layer candle I've got burning this morning. It's a dreary overcast day today in London and candles cheer me. :D This one's called "Fresh Berries & Wild Raspberry"...  So fragrant...my whole bedroom smells like berries!!! :D : ) |
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I like the aromas! :jalapenonaner:
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Me too! :goteam:
This three-wick candle is especially aromatic...  It's a Cranberry Glade soy-based jar candle. ;) : ) |
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I am amazed at this candle! :eek:
 It's the cranberry glade and my whole apartment smells like it. It's been burning since this afternoon...it's one cool candle with great fragrance! :08: When my girlfriends showed up they both commented on the smell of it throughout my place. I'm going to get the velvet vanilla one next... : ) |
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Another great one is this Airwick Winter edition candle called "Vanilla & Soft Velvet". It's very warm and inviting...
  After burning awhile, it's extremely aromatic as well...  : ) |
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This new one takes the cake...
 It smells like Dragon Fruit!!!  The scent is so delicious smelling...  Febreze makes an excellent quality candle! :goteam: : ) |
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My mom had a tea lite in this cool votive jar tonight...
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Picked this one up today...
 It's another scented Glade called "Island Bliss" and it's really getting nice now after burning it for an hour. : ) |
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Someone say candles ?
I usually buy 50 lbs of wax at a time I also refill the glass jar candles  |
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Very cool. I was into making them myself at one point. Looks like you've got some neat moulds there. :08:
Thanks for sharing. : ) |
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HBL, you know all that Fabreeze and Glade crap is toxic right?
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Even the candles?! :eek: How so?
I don't buy sprays but I do enjoy the candles. Do tell though... Is this why no one's hardly posted in my candle thread? :ha: : ) |
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Cyclodextrin in Fabreeze candles. I'm sure there is something just as gross in Glade.
We only burn unscented or essential oil scented but I don't even care for those. I'm not a fan of perfume either. My wife has an essential oil infuser and it drives me nuts even though the oil she uses is very expensive and natural. Yuk! |
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I absolutely adore perfume and scented things, so you'd hate being anywhere near me! :eek:
If you knew how many perfumes I have, you'd run! :ha: Just be grateful that in this thread you can enjoy the candles without the scents! :goteam: I've heard that a lot of candles, and not just the scented ones, can be toxic. I like the Glade ones actually because they're one of the few candles I know of that don't give off black smoke after it's been burning for a few hours. I can't stand black smokey out of control candles. Nowadays, it seems everything is toxic. Do you know one summer they told us that walking barefoot at the beach in the sand causes cancer! I'm not as big on Fabreeze candles but I do like the passion fruit one. I find there is something in Fabreeze that really doesn't agree with me though because my friend uses this one Fabreeze spray that pretty much makes me sick. I tell her not to spray it if I'm around. Yuck is right. :( Alright, back to lit wicks...  : ) |
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I buy my own scents & color dyes too
I have a bunch of bottles of different scents & add them to the wax Some of the molds I have are over 35 years old I used to refill tall cylinder candles for a local restaurant when I was a kid I used to have a few more molds, but they are plastic & break over the years One was an old style canon = one of my favorites 2 more were a tall seahorse & a ship I usually make them during the winter in the basement Just getting the basement cleared up this year so I can use it again |
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I used to add my own scents and fragrances to my candles too. Such a fun hobby, candle making is. Be sure to show us some of the candles you make later, Dave. Love to see them, even if they're not lit. ;)
Here's another Glade I've got lit this morning in my dark bedroom, that I'm really enjoying. It's called "soothing escape"...  It's cold & rainy out so it's just what I need to cheer me up. :D : ) |
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Dangerous Products Candles - Talk Cockatiels Forums Are scented candles actually dangerous to Cockatiels? - Yahoo! Answers Budgie Proofing - Harmful Household Prodcuts You get the idea. One person said "If a list of everything dangerous were listed, the bird would be living in a bubble..." which is true too. Whatever..... just sayin' ;) |
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Lead wicks in candles in the US went out over a decade ago - since 1999/2000
And most Mfg's in the US took the lead out in the 70's The new metal base is a zinc core Not sure about any imported or made in other countries if they are still sold here, but not legally The full ban on lead wick finally went into effect in Oct 2003, on any made/sold imported into the US No birds in our house |
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I can only light candles & incense in my bedroom with the door closed because Henry can't take heavy perfume smells of any kind...and I am extremely conscientious of him. I was told when I bought him that he wouldn't appreciate my perfumes and glade oil plug-ins so I took them all out and only spray perfume when I'm going out, but never near Henry.
Thanks for bringing it up though Mitchel because some people may not know about not subjecting their birds to toxic smells and irritating perfumes. Henry mostly stays in the living room where there are absolutely no fragrances and odors of any kind. I also have a very expensive air purifying unit that I use in my living room for Henry too. It's pretty wild about candles being toxic...I think I'm going to make sure I only buy good toxin-free candles from now on because I really don't want to be breathing harmful substances either. : ) |
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Oh and another reason I don't light candles near Henry is because I don't want him to get burned! :eek:
He's very curious and would likely fly into the flame or try to land on the hot jar! :( I always makes sure my little bird is safe. : ) |
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Something I made about 10 years ago to resemble the Massive Attack logo
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A very cool shot indeed, but old pics don't count for our bet! :eek:
I wanna see a fresh flame before I'll attempt to watch your 3 hour video again...oh mister glade-hater! :ha: : ) |
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We have two of these above the fireplace.
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This one doesn't photo well but it's really cool. It has a some iridescent colors to the glass. We keep it on the coffee table.
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A small one on steel flower table I built about 10 years ago. Usually we burn tapers on this table.
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A really cool piece we bought in Denmark. It's on the dinning table
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In one of the bathrooms
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We bought 4 of these hand blown pieces from a glass bower in Denmark. We watched him make similar ones while there. They get used a lot, sometimes on the backyard coffee table, sometimes on the fireplace mantle, sometimes on the living room coffee table.
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One of our candle snuffers. This one is vintage.
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I absolutely love your shots...and your candles! Very stylish and nice, Mitchel. Thanks so much for finally coming through with such fantastic peeks. I enjoyed looking at them. :D
I have some candleholders similar to yours and have bought many kinds throughout the years. Now I'll have to show off some of my nice holders soon too. Thanks to you, I can no longer burn a Glade candle in good conscience, so I've switched to plain tea lites and plain white wax votives. ;) I guess it's time for me to pony up on our bet... Did I mention how busy I am this evening? Yup...it's laundry...er...hairwashing night, and it's against my religion to have dirty hair! :ha: Tomorrow is a much better day for me. :08: : ) |
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Burning a taper tonight...
 No more glade candles for me! ;) : ) |
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I think I missed some of your shots, Mitchel. ;) I've seen them all now though. I love all your stuff. What great pics you took. Thanks a lot. :D
I have a candle snuffer too...although not vintage. They're totally cool and much better than blowing the candles out and getting wax everywhere. :( I'll load some other shots shortly... : ) |
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White taper...
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