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Candles & Romance - Candle Precautions

Love is a flame and when it come to setting the mood for romance, there is nothing quite like the effect of candles. Candles are the symbolic flames of romance! These candle precautions can keep candle time safe. Just ask Dick & Jane, two unfortunates of Candle Mishap...

A cozy fire has been set in the fireplace; two fragile stemware flutes rest beside an ice-filled bucket holding a bottle of the couple's favorite bubbly. The slow drone of Shaggy flows romantically over the room. One delicate, innocent-looking candle flickers in the distance as if talking to the dancing fireplace. Two hours later, they are both standing at the edge of the street gazing at their demolished, burned out den, a fireman's blanket draped around each of them. How did this happen? How could this happen? It was one lousy candle for gosh sakes!!

The importance of keeping your wits, even during those frenzied magic moments.

By implementing these useful tips, Dick and Jane could have avoided their disastrous Candle Escapade. As a note, they violated five of these six Candle Rules.

- Avoid rolling too close to your lit candles. You may be too involved to feel the intense heat of the candle burning through your flimsy negligee, or your ears may accidentally block out that little noise that a candle makes when it gently tumbles over, igniting the room with more than passion.

- If the frenzied state starts to escalate towards temporary insanity, take a brief moment to blow out your candles.

- Don't test the power of the heat anywhere near your box of fireplace matches.

- Be open-minded about recognizing the power of external heat. If your bedroom or den replicates a Kung Fu movie set you know you have too many candles. Doing such can often leave the candle worshipers with third degree burns due to the reflecting candle rays. We aren't talking about neat dragon wrist imprints either; this is a complete crispy critter body burn that even aloe vera and Vitamin E will not eradicate.

Candle Purchasing Tips:

Before buying your candles, read the labels. They are generally located on the bottom of the candle, so tip them over as your would a thick shake.

You will want to make sure they are free of harmful ingredients. As a note, most of the labels on superior candles will go a step further, outlining some risks associated with candles, and how to get the most `burn' for your buck.

Wicks - Do not use candles with lead wicks unless you want an IQ equaling Alice the Goon. Lead has been linked to a wide range of serious medical complaints.

Locate your ruler (yes, that's the one) and use it when trimming your wicks. Allow them to grow no longer than ¼ inch between burns. Any longer, and your house may smoke like you're grilling a side of beef indoors.

Placement - Place your candles out of drafty areas. An unexpected gust of wind can carry a flame next door to the Smithers' house in no time flat. And you will never get them to believe that their beloved Little Johnny was behind the accident.

If you must put your candle on a `unofficial' burning object, drive an `unrusty' nail into your container and position the candle onto the nail head. This option is not applicable to glassware. Be sure you are up to date on your tetanus shot just in case you accidentally stab yourself with the nail. This is `Candle Risk' at its worst!

Sand works exceptionally well for anchoring your candles. Be nice and don't rob Little Johnny Smither's sandbox for this one.

Elegant Additives - Enhance the beauty of your candles by mixing in a few of the following: scented candles, colored candles, mirrors, real & artificial flowers, colorful glass nuggets, marbles, moss, pleated velvet, stones, bells, beach shells, cinnamon sticks, coins, barks, and pine cones.

Hot Tip: Ridiculous and confusing non-flammable Christmas gifts that you were given by friends, family and neighbors can now become useful! Simply place candles on the unknown object and burn. Your mother-in-law will be speechless with emotion when she visits and finds the Ceramic Fish-head Cake Dome gift she gave you in a full, undaunted blaze of glory. So, make that special someone happy today. Can't you just picture a mystic candle gently flickering between the fish lips? Joy!

Increasing Candle Life - Quality candles will come with instructions on how to increase the `burn time'. Generally, you would burn your new candle for an hour, then blow it out, and then trim back the wick. The next burn time would last no more than two hours. From there, burn at will, but please don't burn Will.

Allergies - The smoke and scent from some candles can set off major problems in acute allergy suffers. Before lighting up, always ask permission.

Dick & Jane - As for Dick & Jane, they have reverted to using plastic candles with screw in light bulbs that can be plugged into the wall. The added plus is that they can store up on bulbs during the holiday season. And - SO MANY CHOICES! Dick & Jane settled on a beautiful plastic, ivory menorah.

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