Bayberry Christmas Candle Centerpieces

Real bayberry wax comes from a shrub or tree also known as myrtle, waxberry or candleberry. The berries when boiled in water produce myrtle wax. It is quite a lengthy process. The mrytle wax is used in making bayberry candles, which are memorably fragrant, more brittle than beeswax candles and are almost smokeless. It takes lots of berries to make the wax - about 4 pounds of berries for 1 pound of wax.

Bayberry candles were used in American Colonial times when tallow (which was used to make candles) was too expensive and hard to get. It was also a very messy and at times pungent job.

Today some people use them because of the history and tradition. Some believe they bring good luck when burnt on Christmas eve all the way to the bottom of the candle. Others use them because they love the delightful, crisp, natural scent of the bayberry. Bayberry candles are sometimes hard to find and they are more expensive than other candles. Most "bayberry candles" on the market are other waxes with artificial bayberry fragrance added. Bayberry wax has a greenish color and its own natural scent. There is nothing like real bayberry candle if you can get them. You will want to make it a family tradition once you try these candles.

Here are a few bayberry candle centerpieces melding traditional and contemporary themes. They are easy for you to make and look really professional. Click on the product names or images below for more details or to purchase these items.

Bayberry Candle Christmas Table Centerpiece	79351 - 8" x 8" Wide Glass Vase and Candle Holder	41973 - Delightful Hollyberry Collection 6" Candle Ring
1. Place the Wide Glass Bowl inside the Hollyberry candle ring	00335 - Decorative Red Crushed Glass	58027 - 10" Bayberry Taper Candles
2. Tip 3 bottles of red crushed glass into the bowl to act as a stabilizer for the bayberry candles. 3. Stand three bayberry candles in the crushed glass. Easy! Beautful!

Blend Traditional with Contemporary with this Bayberry Table Centerpiece	00334 - Decorative Beige Crushed Glass	41973 - Delightful Hollyberry Collection 6" Candle Ring	78571 - Glass Cylinder Vase 3.5"x6" High
1. This centerpiece uses a vintage vase not sold on this site. Find one in your cupboard or check out your local good will or antique store. The opening of your vintage vase needs to be about 4".	58027 - 10" Bayberry Taper Candles	41974 - Delightful Hollyberry Collection 4" Candle Ring
2. Place your vintage vase inside the 6" candle ring. 3. Tip one or two bottles of crushed glass into your vintage vase to act as a stabilizer for the cylinder vase and to give sparkle. 4. Place the cylinder in the crushed glass pushing down into the crushed glass til sitting securely. Tip some more crushed glass around if neccesary. 5. Slip the 2nd candle ring over the cylinder and sit on top of the vintage vase as shown. 6. Tip a bottle of crushed glass inside the cylinder vase candleholder. 7. Stand the bayberry candles in the crushed glass, pushing them down til standing secure.

Make A Sparkling Bling Christmas Candle Centerpiece	00160 - Round Scalloped Mirror 20cm aprox. 7.85	79151 - Wide Rimed 4.75" Glass Taper Holder	94220 - Acrylic Dangle Bobeche - no. 6
1. Stand the Glass Taper holder on the decorative mirror base.	58027 - 10" Bayberry Taper Candles	00339 - Decorative Crushed Glass Mirror
2. Place the Dangle Bobeche on the glass taper holder as shown. 3. Put a bayberry candle in the taper holder pushing down carefully to secure it in position. 4.Tip some decorative crushed glass into the top of the taper holder to create some more sparkle.

Flameless Candle Decor

Flameless Candle Decor Fragrance Candles Centerpieces

There are a few ways to achieve a scented candle centerpiece. This is because there are different types of candles and various fragrancing options. Flameless candles can be LED battery operated, electric candles or wickless candles that are warmed with an electric or battery operated candle warmer.

Here is a range of flameless candles called "Warming Scents" able to be used in everyday, Spring, Thanksgiving or Christmas Centerpieces fabulous for a foyer, mantlepiece or side table.

Warming ScentsTM is a fabulous flameless fragrance specifically designed to be used with electric warmers. Unlike traditional jar candles they require no flame and instantly release their fragrance into your home. Warming scentsTM come a wide variety of fragrances and colors and last twice as long as ordinary jar candles.

And now for some great ideas on using these flameless candle scents in fabulous mantlepiece or table centerpieces.

Firstly here are a couple of Cute Snowman Scented Flameless Candle Centerpieces. These gorgeous pieces are great on the own or used as a much larger more elaborate display as seen further down. The first uses a red Cinnamon apple flameless candle and the second uses a green Northwoods scented flameless candle. We have many different designs other than the snowman.

Snowman Scented Flameless Candle Christmas Centerpieces	94453S - Warming Accents Home Fashion 13 - Complete	82008 - Warming Scents 22oz Jar - Cinnamon Apple
	94453S - Warming Accents Home Fashion 13 - Complete	82011 - Warming Scents Jar - Northwoods

Now for a couple of much more elaborate Flameless Candle Scents Christmas Centerpieces. This Beautiful Christmas centerpiece in neutral tones has one of the most popular flameless candle scents. It would look fabulous on a side table, in a foyer or two of them on either side of your mantlepiece.

Angel Flameless Candle Scents Christmas Centerpieces with Vanilla Bean Candle Scents	79225 - 11.75" X 7" Straight Sided Glass Vase	94399 - 3" x 5" LED Battery Operated Ivory Pillar Candle	00369 - Natural Twisted Leaves 6.5 oz Bag
1. Place the Ivory LED Candle inside the Straight sided Cylinder Glass Vase.	00350 - White Cap Flowers	79357 - 11" Flat Glass Plate/Base for Garden Cloche	94445S - Warming Accents Home Fashion 8 - Complete
2. Tip a mixture of natural twisted Leaves and white cap flowers into the cylinder vase hiding the LED Pillar Candle from view. The lit candle glows beautifully through the leaves and cap flowers. 3. Place the clear glass plate on top of the cylinder.
4. Place the angel warming accents decor set base on top of the glass plate	82005 - Warming Scents 22oz Jar - Vanilla Bean	29215 - 6' Metal Star Garland
5. Place the vanilla bean flameless candle scent inside the base replacing the turbo fan and angel top. 6. Cut the Metal Star Garland in half. Twist it into 2 wreaths. Place one at the base of the Angel Decor and one at the base of the cylinder.

Shimmering Gold and Copper Scented Candle Table Centerpiece	94323 - Round Bamboo Trays set of 2	79356 - 8.5" Flat Glass Plate/Base for Garden Cloche	41931 - 6" Shimmering Gold and Copper Holly Ring
1. Turn the bamboo tray upside down. 2. Place the glass plate on top of bamboo tray	94479S - Warming Accents Lamp Shade and Base 5 - Complete	82001 - Warming Scents 22oz Jar - Gingerbread
3. Place the gold and copper candle ring on the glass plate 4. Site the lamp shade base inside the candle ring. 5. Place the warming accents flamelss candle jar inside the base. 6. Put the lampshade on top the candle jar