During the summer what do you do with your unused fireplace? Here is a simple and elegant decorating idea that puts your fireplace to good use without bringing in the heat. Use pillar candles, floating candles in vases, votive candles or tealight candles; any candles would work. Enjoy!

Add a mirror behind the candles to give off even more light.

Use various size candles.

Here is a clever way to refresh a classic! Take a standard pillar candle and glass hurricane vase and place it on a floating platform surrounded by flowers. By adding floating candles in the pool around the display you would have a beautiful and stunning pool event that people will be talking about!

We love to see how our customers are using the products they purchase from Quick Candles, especially if they are using them in a unique way. Here is a great way to use our Flower Pot Votive Holders for a Garden themed Bridal Shower, courtesy of a customer in Minneapolis, MN.

Dirt Cake in Flower Pot Votive Holders

Candles are so versatile and can be used for any occasion, at any venue. Creativity truly shines when you have a unique way of displaying your candles, whether it’s in your home, at your wedding or at an outdoor, summer gathering place. Here are a few ways to showcase your candles in unique and creative, outside-the-box ideas. Enjoy!

Of course the common thread in each of these decorations is the candles, but in all different forms; There are Pillar Candles, Votive Candles and Floating Candles. Once you’ve decided how you will be showing off your candle lighting, go to www.QuickCandles.com to purchase your candles online!

Tealights are great for ambiance in a home, at an event or on a patio. Flameless tealights, or battery operated tealights, make having tealights around even easier. Here are the top three reasons why flameless tealights are a great option for creating that candle-lit ambiance.

Cost Effective
Where a typical tealight burns for 4-5 hours, a flameless tealight’s battery will last for 40 hours making it a more cost effective option for those who want to light ‘em and go for a while.

Cleaner
Let’s face it, traditional candles tend to me messy. With a battery operated candle the messy, waxy clean-up is completely avoided.

Safer
To put those parental minds at ease in the home or even at special events, flameless tealights are safe for the kids and pets. Plus, it’s not a fire hazard!

Quick Candles has a collection of flameless candles that include Amber, Red and Blue. Choose from sets of 12 or 72.

Candles are a no brain-er for favors because they are pretty and practical and can come in a variety of colors, scents, shapes and sizes. At Quick Candles we have a full collection of candle favors that include votives, tealights, lanterns, teacups and more.

Our votive candle favors come in beautiful votive candle holders that are frosted with dainty designs such as vines, calla lilies and the famous Damask design.

The tealight candle favors come in a variety of holders such as lanterns, teacups, sail boats and hearts. There is a design to match any theme for your party or reception.

Keep candles in mind for favors at your reception this summer!

Lantern Favors at Quick Candles

Cherry Blossom Candle Favor

Tealight Teacup Favors

Seashell Tealights

This is just a sampling of what Quick Candles has to offer for Favors. Be sure to check out the entire collection at www.QuickCandles.com.

Every now and then at Quick Candles we like to highlight the creative ways our customers are using our candle and glass products. Here is a prime example:

Fogdog Gallery in Arlington, WA makes use of our colored glass votive holders in their unique and fun Bed Spring Chandeliers. We hope this inspires you to think outside the box when it comes to candles, candle holders and…. bedroom furniture!

Using a practical item such as wine or martini glasses as wedding decorations can be cost effective as well as unique and creative. We have a found a few pictures that will hopefully give you some inspiration for your next event. Use wine glasses and martini glasses with candles!

*Image Via Rhonda Patton Wedding & Events

A suspended candle at an event is exactly the touch of “awe” you’re looking for at your wedding, baby shower, anniversary or any other special, social gathering. It’s a simple thing but people have proven time and again that something so simple, with a little creativity, can be a masterpiece. Hanging candles can be votives, tealights and the style can range from rustic to elegant.

Here are some of our favorites for candle hanging decorations:

Candles don’t have to be just for looks on your reception tables, you can put them to good use by creating candle table numbers! Because of the variety of candles and candle holders you can be incredibly creative with your table number display.

Create a luminary effect by wrapping a cylinder vase with decorative vellum paper and place a candle in the vase. This can be done with all different sizes of vases/candle holders and you can match the numbers and paper to any event theme. Here are a vew examples of luminary table number displays.