Setting The Mood With Floating Candles

Written 19 January , 2012

Candles have been used in many occasions, from proposals to weddings, to set the mood of the occasion. The great variety of candles also makes them applicable in almost any type of celebration or commemoration. The use of floating candles is one specific way to enhance the mood of any romantic interlude. The visual experience alone of the flame playing with its image in the water gives that soothing and relaxing feeling. In weddings, slow burning floating candles are exceptional centerpieces that fill the air with romance from the start until the end of the reception. Placing a single tea light candle in a small brandy glass with floral enhancements already a simple and effective centerpiece design, what more if you use 20 round floating candles with rose petals in a Blue and White porcelain bowl.

It is the intention of floating candle centerpieces to demand attention and invoke reaction from observers. In order to achieve this effect, the proper combination of creativity, imagination, and the right type of floating candle must be used. Here are other innovative centerpiece designs for almost any occasion.

• Find metallic silver floating candles and put them in a transparent dish. Instead of using a tray or matting, place a mirror under the dish to help reflect the glow. This will create a beautiful illusion of the flame coming from the bottom of the transparent dish. In case no mirror can be used to serve as a tray, the transparent dish can be placed in front of a wall mirror. Since the dish is transparent, the floating candle will look like it is inside the mirror. Furthermore, a mirror base instantly adds elegance to the centerpiece. Uniquely shaped or mirrors with beveled edges are most suitable for use with floating candle centerpieces.
• Get fruits of different colors and place them in a bowl. Fill the bowl with plain water and place the lighted hot pink floating candles to create a colorful and visually entertaining centerpiece. If no bowl is big enough or there are not enough fruits, an ordinary water glass can be used instead. It is preferable that the color of the floating candle contrasts with the colors of the fruits.
• White floating candles set is ideal for making garden groupings. This is considered as the easiest kind of centerpiece to make and can be applied to almost any type of candle. Using floating candles for this centerpiece design gives it an added value. A floating candle bowl can be decorated with beads, pebbles, or other materials to accentuate the candles. A floating candle disc floater that is decorated with non-flammable material can also be used in this design.
• Thinking of proposing to your fiancé? A centerpiece with round floating candles would be a nice touch to an evening of romance. You can take white floating candles add rose petal flower for effect and some water. Make sure to use a dark colored bowl for emphasis. Next, put one floating mini rose candle in the middle of the bowl and other floating candle designs around it. Light all candles except for the floating mini rose in the center. Plate the ring on top of the floating mini rose with the wick extending from the center of the ring. The light from the other candles and the dark color of the bowl will put all the emphasis on the ring resting on top of the floating mini rose candle. Imagine how beautiful the flame will reflect from the diamond.
• Aquarium centerpiece. Take an adequately sized fish bowl, put all the trimmings in, place some water and add your colorful fishes. Depending on the size of the fish bowl, anywhere from 3 to 5 fishes would suffice. Use floating candleholders, preferably the ones using floating reusable was for longer lifespan. The number of floating candles used would depend on how large the opening of the fish bowl is, just don’t let it look too crowded. Slow burning floating candles also work exceptionally well in this centerpiece design. The idea is to presesnt the contrast of fire and water and how the reflection of the flame mixes with the colors of the fishes. Make sure there is enough space to feed your fishes and that any melted wax does not go into the water.
• Scattered floating candles. For this centerpiece, the floating candles are used to emphasize another item like a flower, a figurine, or another type of candle. The focal point is normally placed in a type of island holder while the floating candles circle it. You have the option of using smokeless slow burning candles so that it will not affect the main piece of the design. Ideally floating tea light candles with colors that match with the focal point is best used to highlight the centerpiece. If the focal point is a large white candle, little blue floating candles can be used to emphasize the contrast of the design.
• Can you imagine floating candle lamps much like those used in Japan but only smaller? You can actually duplicate this by using lamp shields on floating candles. You may need a bigger type of bowl or tray though for this to have the desired effect. The sides of the tray should be decorated possibly with non-flammable and waterproof materials. The burning floating candles should be allowed to simply play on the water much like the effect of candle lamps floating on a river.
• You have seen the elegance of candelabras either on a center table or on top of a grand piano. How about adding more style by making use of floating candleholders instead. You can opt for a tall transparent vase where the floating candle holders will be placed. The use of tall containers is desired to preserve the candelabra appeal. Much the same with conventional candelabras, this floating candle variation should be able to hold 4 to 5 small floating candles.

When preparing centerpieces, especially with floating candles, it is important that they not only be beautiful but also appropriate to the environment where they will be placed. By knowing several alternative centerpieces, you will be able to provide the most appropriate design possible to enhance the mood of the room. Never forget to place considerations for safety by avoiding placing the open flame near flammable substances. Make sure also that your floating candle center piece will not require special attention to allow its owner to appreciate more its presence.