A skiing polar bear and chocolate truffle

January 6th, 2014
Today I decided to burn an adorable candle of a skiing polar bear.  Here he (or she) is:

Fancy a ski?

He (or she) is really looking intently at something, don't you think?  At any rate, I believe that if polar bears could learn to ski we'd be in real trouble...  The candle wasn't very big so it didn't burn but for a few hours which meant I had to find another candle to burn.  I picked this candy shaped one:

The best part about this candle, besides the fact that it smells like chocolate and looks like candy, is the sticker on the box.  It reads:

Chocolate Scented

CANDLE

BOUGIE

Parfumee au chocolat

not for human consumption

non comestible

Warning stickers have really gone off the deep end these days.  I understand that they're on there for a reason - because some stupid person did what the sticker is saying not to do therefore causing a need for the sticker to be there - but if a human attempted to eat a candy that turned out to be wax, could it really damage that person?  Isn't the wax non-toxic?  And if it isn't, shouldn't I be made aware of that before I set it on fire?  

Anyway, I digress...

It is a cute candle and I found a bunch of them that are made by the same company and come packaged in the same clear, plastic box.  Currently, they're all living together in a drawer labeled "food candles".  Except for this one...

White, pillar candle (boooooring!)

January 5th, 2014

Generally I pick candles that are interesting to buy and burn.  I'm not sure how this candle got into the rotation...  Maybe I was feeling a little "blah" that day and picked a candle to match my mood... I really donno...

Yep, that's THE candle.  Try to contain yourselves, my dear readers!

I hope my husband doesn't see this post... He'll see that I was burning that candle on one of his precious video games...  Fortunately, the candle didn't burn down and do any damage, or I moved it after I took this picture... I probably moved it.  

As you can see, it's a pretty small candle - which may be a reason why I decided to burn it - it didn't last long.

Avon Gingerbread House

January 1st, 2014
I decided to ring in the New Year with the Avon brand Gingerbread House in the Jesus-loving scent of Frankincense and Myrrh.

I, apparently, bought this candle at the Salvation Army (as evidenced by that purple 2.99 sticker above).  I can't say if I got it half off or not - each week the SA runs a sale on their items based on the color of the price sticker.  But I digress...

This candle is so old there isn't a web address on the label but there's no real markings that indicate its age and I didn't try looking it up online.

While that label says the candle height is 1 1/2 inches, the house itself is much taller.  I'm really hoping I got this one on sale at the SA because 2.99 is way overpriced, otherwise...

Isn't it a cute candle?  I don't think Avon sells candles anymore but then again, I haven't seen an Avon catalogue in forever...

Here's what it looked like when it was lit.  Pay no attention to that ugly plate it's sitting on.  Why is it in a bowl?  That's to keep wax from getting on (and ruining) the carpet that's under the little shelf unit the candle sits on.

And here's a view from above of the spent candle.  It didn't burn very long.