Candles make beautiful holiday decorations. They are available in many designs, shapes, colors and scents. Today’s offerings even come in a variety of materials. Beeswax and wax are still most popular, but new designs include soy and oil lamps. New materials are used for wicks, making them lead-free. One such new design is made by Woodwick. As the name suggests, the wicks are made of wood which gives a soothing crackling sound like a wood fire makes.
Woodwick candles are available in jars, as votives in glass holders, in tea lights, as pillars and also as oil diffusers and car fragrances. They have dozens of aromatic scents to choose from. Their fragrances fall into five categories: sweet, fruity, spicy, woody and floral. Scents such as frasier fir, cranberry, mulberry, gingerbread and vanilla add richness to the Christmas season.
Woodwick and many other companies offer tea lights. Heat candles are very popular as they are small, affordable and easy to use. Buying a variety of scents in tealight size provides the opportunity to offer choice at home without buying a larger design that is more expensive. If a particular scent is disappointing, it is easy to replace the candle with another more pleasant one. Warm candles also make beautiful accents throughout the home.
Christmas tapers and pillars are traditionally red, green, white and gold. Whether displayed in beautiful holders, hurricane jars or standing on the mantle; as part of a table centerpiece, or lit up just to add that fresh tree scent to a home, glowing candles help bring the Christmas cheer.