Romance is in the details, especially at a Valentine's Day dinner. Arrange pillar candles of different sizes and colors in a serving platter or shallow bowl. Then, surround the candles with a layer of dried beans (we used kidney beans, but pink lentils, red beans, and red rice also work nicely). Beans make cleanup of the wax easy and unify a group of candles into a true centerpiece.
A Candle Garden
Romance is in the details, especially at a Valentine's Day dinner.
Martha Stewart Living, February 1998
...(continued from previous) "coffee and cream" candle. Trust me when I say you WANT to look into this! =]
To: rockhold2 ...If you absolutely LUV coffee like I do, try Yankee Candle's "Cafe Au Late" scent. It JUST came out. It smells identical to Starbucks plus a hint of sweet cream. Illuminations.com and in their stores also have a "coffee
I add coffee beans around my candles and it makes the house smell heavenly.