I’m not sure why candles make me think of christmas… they are festive somehow aren’t they!
The other day I bought myself a wee treat – half price during a Briscos sale – A glass hurricane vase.
I love the way that a cheap $1 Warehouse candle can suddenly become glamerous and chic simply by glowing in a glass…
I tried to find somewhere to put it – and realised that all my surfaces were crowded! It becomes a habit to fill empty spaces and store things up high out of reach of little fingers – no wonder my home has a ‘cluttered’ feel about it.
I looked at all the candles that I’ve snuck into corners, and placed in front of photo frames, and snuggled up near ornaments – and felt sorry for them. All bunched up – each beautiful little fire stuffed in amongst all sorts of things.
They deserve better I think.
So I cleared a space – made a surface completely empty – and put my candle there – to shimmer and flicker and glow in all its glory!
I relished in it all evening.
The next morning it had to be returned to an up high -cluttered surface, out of my cheeky Micah’s view.
But each night… I sneak it back down and let it live a little life of solo beauty.
Why not?!