| If you want to create a sense of serenity there is | | | | typically votive candles but they have rounded |
| no better way than with floating candles. Watching | | | | bottoms so that they float without getting the wicks |
| the flame flicker in the refection of the water is a | | | | wet. A lot of times they are used in weddings as |
| very relaxing and calming way to enjoy an evening. It | | | | centerpieces. You can easily place two or three to a |
| can create a little romance as well. Fire and water | | | | bowl without them appearing crowded together. |
| mixed in an entrancing dance of impossibility. Maybe | | | | Larger wider candles will have several wicks. These |
| that's a little too romanticized but what an | | | | are best used as pool floating candles and especially |
| intoxicating feeling it imparts. | | | | when they incorporate flowers as part of the |
| You can use any kind of candle for a floating candle, | | | | decoration. |
| but a votive candle makes for the best floating | | | | The bowls used to hold candles for floating are |
| candles available. That's because you can put more | | | | generally clear so you can see the flame better. |
| than one in a floating candle bowl. They also come in | | | | They will have wide mouths to allow the flame |
| any color and some even come in animal shapes and | | | | enough oxygen so they burn evenly and most are |
| butterflies. Some are scented and can provide just as | | | | drip-less so there's no mess in the floating candle |
| an intoxicating aroma as they do atmosphere. The | | | | bowl to worry about. When you put the candle in the |
| most exotic use for them is in swimming pools to | | | | water be sure not to get the wick wet. Toss is |
| add to the decor of an outdoor party. Place five or | | | | some small flowers to accentuate the mood and you |
| six in the water and let them light the night for | | | | will have quite an entertaining evening, no matter the |
| guests. | | | | event. |
| The candles themselves, like I mentioned, are | | | | |