Candle shapes and styles

There are a lot of different shapes and styles of candles.

Most of the candles that have a shape are pillar candles.  These are candles that are placed on a candle plate on a flat surface away from anything that can catch fire such as paper, curtains, flowers or any cloth.

Some of the shapes of candles are round, square, octagon, pyramid and diamond.  Even these shapes can have different styles.

Round, square and octagon shaped candles can have either a flat top or a concave top (which is a sunken top).  Most candles have the flat top instead of the concave top.  In addition to having a concave top as a style, these candles can also have scalloped edges giving the candle a look of bamboo.

Pyramid and diamond shaped candles usually have straight corners.  You can find some that have a more rounded corner, but these are not as common.

Another style of candle is the container candle.  These are candles that are in jars, times or other types of containers.  These containers have lids that can be used to extinguish the candle.   These containers can come in various looks.  You can have a clear glass container where you can see the color of the candle or a tin candle that can have a design on the tin.  The tins are usually customized toward a season such as Christmas or Halloween.

There are container candles that are in various types of glass such as wine glasses, champagne glasses, coffee glasses or a variety of other types of glasses.  These glasses can also be reused after all the wax has come out of the glass.

Another style of candle is the votive.  These candles are smaller, usually 2-3 inches tall.  They can either be a pillar candle or in a container.  Even the votive candles can have different shapes.  They can have flat tops, rounded tops, triangle top or a top with some kind of design.  They can also be cupcakes, pumpkins, ghosts, leaves, flowers, etc.  You can get just about any shape of a candle you want.  Just ask the person making the candle if they can make a specific shape.

Artfire Artists

I have started creating these blogs for some of the shops on artfire.  I try to have similar shops together.  Today the shops being featured are carolesjackets and UniquelyJenQuiltCreations.  Both shops make great products that will keep you warm on cold days.

Carolesjackets makes beautiful embroidered jackets. They can be worn at any time and with anything.  

Here is a basic yet classy black jacket.

It has a nice colorful flower design at the bottom of this jacket.  The flowers stand out and give this jacket a touch of spring.  If you are a little chilly on a spring day or night, this jacket would be something to keep you warm, but not overly warm.  You will also get some comments about the beauty of this jacket.


















Do you want some pink?  Here is a light pastel pink jacket.  

This pastel pink jacket has some very nice iris flowers on both sides of the top of the jacket.  This jacket is a light color pink that will look great with a pair of jeans.  You could probably even wear it as a shirt.














UniquelyJenQuiltCreations makes unique quilts.  She does not follow a pattern.  She creates her own patterns.

Do you have a baby or a baby shower to go to?  This quilt would make a great gift.

Just look at this beautiful quilt.  It has a lot of nice bright colors.  It will keep any little one warm on a cool night or out and about.  This will surely become a keepsake for years.


















How about a beautiful quilt that would be a really nice piece of art to hang on your wall?  This would be perfect.

Look at the quality of this quilt.  It is a piece of art.  This would be a very nice piece to hang in the living room.  It is very welcoming and cute.














Check out these artfire artists along with the many others that make handmade items.  They are all quality made products.