Arrangements combining floating candles with a few simple ingredients is the easiest, and quickest way, for a do-it-yourself centerpiece.
Place river stones, pebbles, colourful glass nuggets, or other decorations into the bottom of a bowl.
(Simple clear glass bowls work very well).
Fill with water.
Arrange a few candles on the water, surround with flower heads, petals or leaves, and your floating candle arrangement is done. (See pictures below).
The candlelight reflected in this way creates a quite otherworldly effect.
Tips for Floating Candles:
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Avoid shattered glassware.
Mainly a problem of the outdoors, (or breezy interiors), when candle flames flicker dangerously near glass edges.
Keep candles away from the sides of the bowl, by arranging petals and leaves around the edges.
Or raise the water level so the flames are above the glass.
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Dried leaves and flowers catch fire easily. Even fresh leaves scorch, discolor, and curl up unattractively, when attacked by flames.
Use flat leaves and petals. Or use rounded candles with enough elevation.
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How do you extend the burning time of your floating candles?
Float them in ice water.
Which Fresh Flowers Float Well?
Anemones
Asters
Daisies
Geraniums
Gerbera daisies
Marigolds
Pansies
Poppies
Ranunculus
Roses |
Ideas for Floating Candle Centerpieces: |
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Floral Glass Floating Candleholders - Set of 3
Create spectacular centerpieces in an instant. Simply place the polished stones into the bottom of the square glass vases, insert the silk flower stems into the stones, and fill with enough water to bring the candles to the top.
An all-white centerpiece with a winter rose, stones, and floating candle, creates a look of icy elegance. A pink chrysanthemum, and orange orchid, (with matching stones and candles), create splashes of bright spring and summer color.
These complete candle sets make great gifts.
Vase sizes: 6 7/8" (17.5cm) tall. |
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Set of 36 Cylinder Vases and 36 Floating Candles
Inexpensive, without sacrificing quality. These sturdy floating candle sets come with 3 different sized vases: 6", 7½", and 10½" tall.
36, 3-inch, long-burning floating candles, accompany the glass cylinders, especially hand-poured for the perfect fit.
These candles don't disappoint. They burn for 8-10 hours each, and won't leave you in the dark, midway through the festivities.
Choose from a wide variety of colors - black, white, red, yellow, orange, purple, light blue, lavender, green, brown, pink, or ivory candles- and you can easily coordinate with your favorite color schemes.
Same-day shipping, so no problems with last-minute orders.
Ordering glassware online can be a hazard. Securely packed, this set gets to you undamaged, and in record time. |
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Floating Candle Kit : The candle you can use forever
Perennial favourites, these floating candle centerpiece kits contain all the ingredients you need to create that showstopping centerpiece for your next party. Get yours now, before they sell out again!
Here's how they work: fill a container with water, leaving some space on top.
Colour the water if you wish. Pour a layer of unscented, vegetable oil onto the water.
Tear a piece of cotton kitchen paper towel, and roll it up into a tube shape. Insert into the centre of the floater piece, and light it.
A lot of work, but now you have a smokeless, almost odourless floating centerpiece, which burns indefinitely, (as long as there's oil present). |
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Set of 48 Floater Holders and 50 Clear Cup Tea Lights
Tea lights CAN float, thanks to these nifty little holders.
Transparent glass makes for adaptable centerpieces, you can combine with any color scheme.
Line a bowl with glass or natural stones. Add water.
Float 3 or so of the tea candles.
Arrange leaves, flower petals, or greenery around the candles, and you have a centerpiece you can display on the most elegant wedding reception table, or at any formal function.
With these low-priced, good looks, you can decorate all of your tables cheaply, but stylishly.
Each tea light burns for 4-5 hours, (a fair burning time for floaters).
This bulk pack contains: 48 clear glass floating tea light holders, and 50 clear cup tea light candles. |
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Butterfly Floating Pool Candles
Let these large floating butterflies flicker merrily in the background at your next swimming pool or pond party.
These long lasting candles burn for 8 hours each.
The candles are white with lilac and a light coating of clear glitter.
They measure 5½ x 2½. |
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A waxy version of the floating tealights.
Line the base of a bowl with ice cubes, (to delay the inevitable melting that takes place when you burn tealights in wax containers).
Fill three-quarters full with water. Float
a group of wax bowls on the surface, and place a tealight candle in each one. |
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Add some solar and lunar magic to your celebrations! Candles with cheerful sun, moon and star faces, have universal appeal, and children and adults enjoy them.
You'll need:
Celestial floating candles
Pressed, or etched glass dessert bowls
Mirror tiles
Blue and green food coloring
Turquoise-blue glass nuggets
A jug
Arrange the mirror tiles in a zig-zag pattern on the table. Place the dessert dishes onto them.
Arrange a few glass nuggets in the bottom of the bowls.
Pour water into the jug, and dye it a pale turquoise-blue colour by gradually adding a few drops of blue, and a drop or so of green food colouring.
Pour the colored water into the bowls, and add the candles. |
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Clover Floating Candle Set
Combine flowers, ribbons, and candle light, and you have the ultimate romantic centerpiece.
A graceful silver-plated spiral holds a clear glass goblet. Suspended in water is a taper. As the candle burns down, it rises up in the glass piece, so the candle always stays above water.
Draped around the glass is a delicate wreath of white, yellow and rust colored flowers and greenery. Trailing, gauzy ribbons add that essential bridal flavor to the piece.
Looking for a romantic present for someone? Everything is included in this set: the candle, wreath, glass holder, and stand.
The recipient will be thrilled to get a complete gift, without any vital pieces missing. |
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Candles flickering gently in water, surrounded by flower petals, create a uniquely tranquil scene.
Create a serene bedroom setting, or a relaxed atmosphere while you're soaking in the bathtub.
Also, a great table decoration in a sheltered section of your garden. Candles shaped like flowers give the best results.
You'll need:
A clear glass bowl
Flower floating candles
Rose petals, and leaves
Red food coloring
Fill the glass bowl with water. Add a few drops of red food colouring, giving the water a pale pink tint.
Float the candles.
Scatter rose petals around the candles, with a few rose leaves in between. |
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3 Piece Floating Candle Centerpiece Set
Turn a plain glass cylinder into a stylish centerpiece, customized with your favorite decorations: stones, flowers, shells, marbles, glass nuggets, or sand.
The set includes:
3 ivory/white floating candles
3 glass vases: 3" wide x 10" high, 3" wide x 7½" high, and 3" wide x 6" high.
The different heights of the vases make your arrangement more visually exciting, and pleasing to the eye.
These sets have a Flat Shipping Rate of $7.95. |
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You can use crystal, or glass, vases and ornaments to create these types of centrepieces.
Is this glassy look too cold for you?
Place fresh, or artificial flowers, (or foliage), beneath the candle instead.
You'll need:
A vase
A floating candle
An ornament
Glass nuggets
Carefully lower glass nuggets into the vase. Rest the ornament on the nuggets.
Fill the vase with water. Float the candle on top. |
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Especially dramatic at night, you can create centerpieces with the full rainbow effect, if you can lay your hands on 7 matching wine, water, or brandy glasses.
We only had 6 (brandy) glasses, and did the following: filled the glasses ± 2/3 full of water, added a few drops of food coloring to each glass, creating red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple coloured water.
Mix red with yellow to obtain orange, blue and yellow for green, and blue and red for purple.
Add a few drops at a time, building the colour up gradually.
Finally, display the glasses on a large mirror, and float a candle in each one. |
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Personalized Anniversary Floating Candle Vase
Personalized to your specifications, you can choose your own unique anniversary year.
With two first names and a date added, no-one else will have a floating candle set exactly like yours.
After the anniversary party, you can display it in a special place in your home.
It will be a romantic reminder, in the years to come, of this special time in your life.
The glass vases contain minor swirls and bubbles. This is an inherent characteristic of hand-blown glass, and not a flaw.
Size: vase measures 10" tall by 3½" wide. The white candle measures 3". |
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Create a Victorian-tea-party style centerpiece. The teapot becomes a vase.
You'll need an old-fashioned tea set, including a porcelain teapot with floral designs, flowers, and floating candles.
We used roses and carnations. Use whatever matches your tea set's design.
Make a simple flower arrangement in the teapot. Surround the teapot with the tea cups, and place a candle in each one. |
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Club Pack of 24 Seascapes Seashell Floating Candles , From the Seascapes Collection
This handy pack contains 4 candles of each style shown, and makes gift-giving easy.
The unscented candles burn for 5 hours each, and are 3"w x 1"h.
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