Candles floating in water create a magical mood
of calm celebration. Ideal for the formal tables at your wedding reception;
equally eye-catching in informal arrangements around your home. Floating
candle lights shimmer with a serene sense of otherworldly enchantment.
What Flowers to Use?
Flower bowl centerpieces - aglow with floating candles - create a
natural sense of tranquillity. Dense flower heads, with multiple layers of
wide petals, float well in water. Below is a list of the best floating flowers:
Anemones
Asters
Chrysanthemums
Daisies
Hibiscus
Marigolds
Orchids
Pansies
Poppies
Ranunculus
Roses
Zinnias
Do It Yourself Floating Candle Displays:
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(paid link) Halloween Vase Decorations
Make an oh-so-ghostly centerpiece with a scary selection of spiders, spooks, pumpkins and
witches-on-broomsticks. Mixed with purple, orange and gold beads, this creepy
collection is a hit for Halloween.
You need a clear hydrogel to make the decorations float in a candle vase, (sold
separately). Otherwise, you may scatter these around a table, and decorate in spooky
style.
(paid link) Autumn Vase Fillers
Create a rich Thanksgiving display with a simple vase, candle and a bunch of autumn
themed decorations.
Each pack contains a bountiful harvest of maple leaves, acorns, pumpkins, and orange
and red pearl beads - enough to make several floating vase centerpieces. 1 bag of
transparent water gels (to float the ornaments in) completes the set. Also available in
acorn maple leaf and pumpkin styles.
(paid link) Floating Christmas Vase Ornaments
From Santas to snowmen, from gift stockings to Christmas trees, this classic collection
supplies you with everything you need to get you into the holiday spirit: 2 snowmen; 2 Santa
Clauses; 2 Xmas trees; 2 stockings; 2 Xmas presents; 2 bells; 28 red pearls; 28 green
pearls PLUS 10000 clear hydrogel beads (to float the ornaments in).
How to make: Place the clear beads in a vase (candle cups and vases NOT included); wait
a few hours; add the floating decorations; fill the candle cup with water; float
your own candle on top...there you are, a festive centerpiece to delight your guests.
(paid link) Floating Candle Set with Flower Vase Fillers
Create an elegant mood of floral festivity at your wedding, anniversary or special
birthday party. Create your centerpiece as follows: put the orchid stems on the
bottom of the vases; add some fake ice; add the water gel beads (you'll have to soak
beforehand), and fill the vase with water; float a candle on top. There you are, a
simply sensational floral vase centerpiece for your special occasion.
The package contains: 50 pieces of fake floating ice; 3 bouquets of purple orchids;
3 candles; a white diamond bud ribbon and gift box.
(paid link) Floating Tealight Candle Holders - 12-Piece Pack
Can tealight candles float? Yes, they can, thanks to these handly little holders.
Light up your party venue, with a dozen floating tealight holders. The clear glass
holders, made of durable borosilicate, look magical, drifting around in bowls of
water, or floating in a fountain.
Size: Diameter - 24 cm , Height - 6.5 cm.
(paid link) Set of 3 Different Size Long stem Candle Holders
Tired of cleaning up wax spills? Stick your candles into this stylish trio, and
enjoy drip-free candlelight.
Each set contains 3 elegant glasses, made of crystal glass. Grouped together,
the different size holders make a dramatic centrepiece. You can use these versatile
candlesticks for tealight, votive and floating candles.
Heights: 7.87"/20cm; 9"/23cm; 10.2"/26cm
Simple, but eye-catchingly effective...
Float a candle in a cut-or-pressed-glass dish, (dessert dishes often come in
amazingly decorative designs). As the candle drifts around,
it casts moving patterns of light and shade onto your
surroundings. Quite a mesmerizing sight at night...especially
if you line a number of bowls up on a long table, with a glass pane underneath.
Line the base of the dish with a layer or two of coloured glass stones, for
extra decorative appeal.
(paid link) Brass Urli Flower & Candle Bowl For Diwali
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with flowers and candles. Made in the traditional
way, from hammered brass, the urli bowl shows floral patterns, embossed onto the
sides. Fill the bowl with flowers and floating candles, and let the festivities
begin.
Dimensions: diameter - 24 cm; height - 6.5 cm.
(paid link) Thanksgiving Vase Fillers
Set your Thanksgiving tables ablaze with glowing vases, filled with fall-colored
pearls and candles.
Each set of 56 pearls and 60 small mixed leaves also includes 8 white floating
candles and 2000 clear hydrogel beads, enough to create a festival of fall color on
several tables.
(paid link) Floating Maple Leaf Candles
Set your dinner table for Thanksgiving, with bowls of water, and a set of "fallen
leaves", floating within them. The leaf shaped candles come in typical fall
colors of orange, brown and burgundy.
Size: the unscented candles measure about 3" wide x 1" high.
(paid link) Christmas Themed Candle Vase Decorations
Decorate your Christmas party tables in traditional style. Fill tall vases with
classic holiday decorations: faux pine branches, with holly berries, pine cones and
green plant decorations create festive displays, with white candles on top.
The package contains 6 sets of decorations, and 1 bag of transparent gels beads,
(in which to float the decorations.)