| Love the fragrance of a burning candle? Do you | | | | entertaining on the deck in the evening. Another |
| enjoy the ambiance of flickering light? | | | | innovation is the submersible candle, including a "water |
| Now you can have that same comforting candle | | | | lily" candle that floats on water. The water lily lights |
| experience with a battery operated candle. | | | | when it comes in contact with water, a lovely idea |
| Don't get me wrong, I love traditional candles! What I | | | | for a wedding or other formal occasion. |
| don't love are the flame soot on my walls, the way | | | | Restaurant owners love these kind of candles since |
| some candles melt unevenly, and even the danger of | | | | they don't need to worry about little children playing |
| a lit candle in my house (which is overrun with four | | | | with a candle flame on the table, or other possible |
| children, two cats and a dog). | | | | fire dangers. |
| One of technology's recent innovations is the battery | | | | What about the fragrance, you may ask? Not a |
| operated candle. These candles can be made with | | | | problem! Battery operated candles are available with - |
| real wax, but the light is generated from LED bulbs | | | | or without - the scents we love. |
| powered by batteries. These special LED bulbs flicker | | | | How long do the batteries last? Good question. Your |
| like a real flame, so you get the feeling of real | | | | candles may use Lithium batteries or rechargeable |
| shimmering candles. | | | | batteries. Generally tea lights will burn for 48 to 50 |
| They come "pre-lit," that is, the candle center shows | | | | hours on one pair of batteries. Taper candles last |
| an area that has been "melted," just like the flame | | | | longer, about 250 hours. One website that states |
| burned down into the wax. The wick is dark, as | | | | their tapers will last one holiday season, if used to |
| thought it had been lit by a flame! | | | | light a window each evening. Pillars seem to average |
| You can get any style of battery operated candle, | | | | about 180 hours on one battery charge. |
| from the pillars we know and love, to the tall, elegant | | | | You can see why battery operated candles are a |
| tapers (like you might put on your dining room table | | | | good idea, for both environmental and safety |
| for romance), to tea lights and votives. You can | | | | reasons. |
| even find solar operated hanging lanterns for | | | | |