Types of Decorative Candles & Meaning of Each Candle

Candles are a decorative instrument that fills any environment or event with romance, spirituality or joy. Presumably there are millions of decorative candles, with different shapes, colors and aromas. In this post you can take many ideas!

Types of decorative candles

Depending on the designs of decorative candles, we can choose the ones that go best in the place. For example:

Square candles

Square decorative candles have an elegant shape that blends into modern and minimalist spaces.

Candles

They are the most commercial types of candles, you can find them in any store in thousands of colors, combinations and sizes. They are simple and you can add bows or decorative elements around them to combine them with the surroundings.

Candles made in specific molds

The good thing about wax is that it adapts perfectly to any mold of any material, so you can make candles with the shape you like best.

You can use cookie molds, candle molds, or have molds made to your measure in silicone.

Carved candles

By making a large candle in a layer-by-layer technique in different colors, artisans have a foundation for working the art of candle carving.

With each cut you can see the layers of colors that are then turned to create impressive designs.

Scented candles

Industrialized wax candles are not recommended for the home since parffin is toxic, however soy wax or beeswax candles have natural and fresh aromas that are good for your health.

Placing candles on top of fruit skins can also help release good-smelling vapors.

Marbled candles

Marbled candles can have any shape, their charm is given by their coloration in uneven gradients.

Opaque colors are usually used to achieve a natural hue, so the candles seem to be made of colored stones.

Tall and thin candles

Ideal to place in chandeliers and antique lamps, they look very elegant in quantity to decorate long tables.

Small candles

They are usually used in religious rituals, but with a little creativity they can also be beautiful decorative elements, it all depends on the base you use.

Log candles

A popular trend in rustic decorations.

Use a branch or trunk with intact bark. Then make a hole in the center to put the candle. You can also melt a candle in the egg with a new wick in the center so that the candle is part of the log.

DIY decorative candles

Just like the example above, you can make candles yourself from ordinary candles, just melt them in a mold and add whatever you like, from orange slices and pine twigs to coffee beans or metres.

For the molds you can use cups, bottles, cans, logs, seashells, origami, cookie cutters, balloons, etc.

Handmade candles

Thanks to the ease with which wax takes shape, artists have taken to candles as a form of expression, creating endless shapes and colors.

The most popular handmade candles are usually those made from natural materials, since they have a better aroma.

Creative candles

If we do not have limits of shapes and colors for the candles, it is to be expected that creativity will start.

Candles have been made of fruit, people, brains in skulls, animals, hands making gestures, all kinds of flowers, mystical creatures, random or geometric figures, etc, etc, etc.

Personalized candles

With the new 3D printers we can request that our candles have a personalized touch.

Although an old technique to achieve this is to print on a sheet of paper what we want and then glue it around the candle.

Christmas decorative candles

The favorite season of children and also adults deserves the best decoration that brings joy, light and warmth, here are some ideas for decorative Christmas candles.

Christmas colored candles

Mix the red, white and green candles to obtain a Christmas combination, you can join them with a rope, a bow or a pine branch to give it an extra touch.

Candles in the form of pine nuts or pines

Whether you use the pine nuts to hold a candle holder, or the candle has that shape, the truth is that this shape gives your decoration a typical winter atmosphere of Christmas.

Candles lined with candy canes or cinnamon sticks

Cinnamon provides a lovely sweet smell, candy a fresh aroma and the typical Christmas color, but be careful with the latter because they attract ants.

Candles in the shape of christmas characters

Buy pre-made candles in the shapes of Santa Claus, Jack Frost, penguins, trains, angels, doves, etc.

If you tie a longer thread to them you can even use them as decorations for the Christmas tree.

Bright candles

With frosting or glitter and a bit of white glue, turn your regular candles into lovely decorative Christmas candles to match your decorations.

Personalized candles with paper

Print a Christmas pattern on a sheet and use it to line your candles with Christmas motifs.

If you have leftover wrapping paper or ribbons, they will also serve the same purpose.

Candles based on pine branches or parrot flowers

The traditional way to assemble centerpieces, garlands and crowns with candles is using pine and parrot flowers as a base.

Try to keep the wick out of the reach of the branches and flowers so that when it is consumed, it does not cause an accident.

Christmas themed tin lamp

Intricate metal Christmas lanterns can usually be purchased at decorative stores.

Only if you have patience and the right tools, open holes in the shape of stars or trees in a common can, and place a candle inside, so the reflections of light will adopt the shapes drawn.

Decorative candles for weddings

The day you get married is one of the most important in your life, therefore the decoration should be perfect. Use decorative candles to create a romantic atmosphere on this special day.

The key is not in its shape or design but in the distribution and placement.

Candles in the center of the table

Use preferably thick white candles for greater safety, protected in vases or glass cups.

Decorate around the candles with small bouquets of white flowers that will last a long time.

The greater the number of candles, the atmosphere will have more romantic lighting.

Candles floating in vases

An impressive and modern decorative technique. The candles must be flat and thick, fitting as close as possible to the vase that will be full of water covering a branch of flowers.

Opt for thick flowers that do not fade (callas are best for these decorative candles).

Hanging candles

Trees and ceilings covered with vines or even tongue-and-groove can be used to hang candles in glass jars.

Make sure that the jars or candle holders have holes or firm handles so that they are well tied and do not fall from the ceiling with the wind.

Candles pointing paths

Nothing more romantic than following a path of petals… Wait! Of course, candles are even more romantic and will be seen both day and night.

Now keep in mind that the longer the path, the more candles you will need…

The examples on display also serve as decorative candles for parties of 15 years.

Decorative candles for baptism and first communion

In the Christian tradition we celebrate baptism and communion as if it were a wedding, (only during children’s hours) you can use the previous examples if you want a neutral and feminine decoration, or you can take into account the decorative candles for the first communion and baptism that we have prepared for you here:

Individual candles

The godparents take the light from the candle with their candles to illuminate the baby who has received the holy water.

Being a religious act, candles are usually decorated with pink, blue, yellow, white or gold ribbons.

Likewise for the candles that children carry in their first communion.

Candle

In the Catholic tradition, the parish priest lights a Syrian in commemoration of the baptized or the children who receive the body of Christ for the first time.

From its flame the children and godparents light their individual candles.

Souvenir candles

Once the christening celebration is over, the parents give a small souvenir candle with the date of the event.

These can be as elaborate as you like, as well as simple and elegant.

We finish the post with this video where we teach you how to make your own candles and how to decorate them to surprise in any festivity.

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