How Do You Like Your Candles?

How do you like your candles might seem like a strange question, but I think after you read this post it might make more sense.

I have a pet peeve when it comes to candles. I was talking to a good friend the other day and we both agreed on this issue.

I love candles and I use them in my home all the time. So what problem could I have with candles. Wellllll, let me show you………..

Woodland Creatures???? Seriously???

 

 

I ask you, “How attractive is it to see a woodland creature, soldier, rocking horse or sweet doves melt right before your eyes.

Did any of you see the movie The House of Wax with Vincent Price? If you did not see it, trust me it is not pleasant to see wax that has been formed into the form of a living being and then melt right before your eyes!!

Okay maybe I am being a bit dramatic, but I really do not like candles in any shape other than, pillars, columns, or tapers.

The other little peeve I have is when candles are displayed, but never lit. I remember Martha Stewart saying you should always have a candle wick blackened from use if it is on display. So ladies light those candles and blow it out if you must, but make it looked like it was used.

I love, love candles in what I like to consider the more traditional form……..

There is also an ongoing debate on whether to use colored tapers or all white. I like both. I think the white can look classic and the color can look young and fresh. My friend Eddie Ross always does such amazing table settings using colored tapers. I always get so inspired by his talent. Here are a few of his gorgeous tables using colored tapers……….

Sooooooo!!! Would you rather have this…………..

……………… Or

This?!

I rest my case!

"Enjoy the Process" Of:

Using your candles and enjoying them!

Kathysue

Where Do You Go For COLOR??!!

Have you noticed that throughout blogland it is getting harder to find a colorful interior? Maybe it is just me, but I am craving color instead of the gray or white interiors I am seeing. Although they can be beautiful in their own right, this girl likes color.

(all above images found on decorpad)

I actually go abroad for color. Not literally but virtually. I have found that the Aussies seem to know how to use color and pattern to my liking. I can go to one of their blogs and I always leave smiling. There is also a gentleman in England that will always put a smile on my face.

I thought I would share a few of the blogs that bring color into my life!!

Just click on the below images and go to this wonderful,colorful amazing blogs.

“Enjoy the Process” Of:

Finding color and adding it to your life!!

Kathysue

I Was Brought to Tears

Since today is Sunday I thought I would share a picture of a statue that touched my heart while visiting Saint Paul’s Basilica in Rome.

I entered and looked to my right and there it was!! As a mother I immediately felt  emotion.
 As I looked at her face she looked so serene for she knew this was how it was suppose to be.
 There she was holding her son Jesus as he lay lifeless after being removed from the cross. To know that when this child was born this would be his destiny. My heart ached for her. It was truly moving. I could not stop the tears, they just rolled down my cheek.

This statue was carved out of one slab of marble by Michaelangelo when he was only twenty-five years old. What a gift from God. His hands had to be guided by something higher to create such beauty that would be so moving and make all who view it feel such emotion.

Notice her bowed head and her left hand lifting upward as if to give him back to God. This is just so moving to me as a person. What a blessed savior.

Kathysue