With a Dash of Color: Decorating with candles

Fall is round the corner and it is hard to believe that summer is almost over and it is Back to School on next Wednesday! Not much is happening in my flower garden except for some blooming hibiscus, hydrangeas, cosmos and summer annuals:

The vibrant color and the size of the hibiscus flower amazes me in its beauty and splendor! Mother Nature's artistry is absolutely stunning!

Flowers are the music of the ground
From earth's lips spoken without sound ~EDWIN CURRAN

"Earth laughs in flowers." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson:

Looks and feels wonderful to bring a little bit of nature inside the house:

Love the contrast between the blue Mason Jars and the pink cosmos and geraniums:
Simple moments in life:
Morning cup of tea:
Hibiscus makes such a bold and beautiful statement in this grouping of silver and white candles:

Against a backdrop of silver finials:

According to the Society of American Florists, the historic meaning of Hibiscus is:

"Delicate Beauty"

From another angle:
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Monday, May 23, 2011

For The Love of Candles!

I love decorating my home with candles. For very little money it can transform a room with so much ambiance and sets the mood for whatever effect I want to create.
I love the flickering light of candles and it is so much fun decorating with them.They bring instant color, texture and fragrance to any room and I can change them around as the mood takes me.

I love these aqua bottles from Big Lots. They remind me of the beach so much. And the seashells I've collected from all those vacations on the beach. I hot glued some twine around the neck of these bottles and attached some sand collars on the twine. Fill up these bottles with either sand or shells and insert a candle or flowers and it spruces up any room.

What a soothing and relaxing effect it creates in these niches of my powder room!

Closer-view:

Love the ambiance created by this shell candle:

Clear cylindrical glass vases are great tools as home accents. They can be filled up with candles, sands, shells, fruits, flowers and so many other collectibles.

Brightens up a quiet corner of my great room:

Its so much fun decorating all the niches in my home:

Nothing sets a romantic mood better than saying it with candles!

Don't you agree?

Another clear glass vase filled with water and fresh apple blossoms, rose petals and glass pebbles:

All these accents make up my romantic tablescape:

A little close-up on the gorgeous table cover:

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