I heard a strange fact today, people of Rotherham 81% of you have candles but don't burn them :rolleyes:

What do you the people of Sheffield do with your candles?

this is perhaps a forgone conclusion for anyone who knows me, but I burn mine. In different ways and for different things.

Sometimes I put essential oils on them, then burn them - which is far more effective as a room deodoriser than these flippin scented candles. You also have a wider range of scents to choose from and can choose an essential oil that will help you as well as smell nice.

Moon

Admittedly, I like candles. They look good but when in use they create a romantic, relaxing atmosphere. At the weekend when I stayed in a hotel with the bird, I closed the curtains, put on some really chilled music (plenty of oldies like Meatloaf, Otis Redding etc) and lit a couple of scented candles, plus around 10 tea-light candles.

The gentle flicker of candle-light is much better than dull daylight (was raining) and easily beats the normal electric lights.. even with a dimmer!

But that's just me.

You see the little cotton bit that sticks out at one end?....Its called a wick and you light it with a flame from a match, a taper, or if youre feeling a little devil may care a blowtorch :wink:

*Im being facetious :rolleyes: *

I used to use candles a lot as I was very big in the whole essential oils and incense chilling like a hippy kinda thing. Then my dad complained I was making the house smell like a tarts boudour and Ive not done it since :sad:

Also my mum and sis are scared of flames...and I am a rampant pyromaniac at times so yet another reason why I have been banned from candle use! It sounds weird but I liked fiddling with the molten wax and making little dudes....

Im gonna stop there before people think Im a psycho :loopy: :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Mosherchik
[snip] Then my dad complained I was making the house smell like a tarts boudour and Ive not done it since :sad:


Just out of interest, how does your dad know what a 'tarts boudour' smells like? :P

Nomme

Originally posted by nomme
Just out of interest, how does your dad know what a 'tarts boudour' smells like? :P
Nomme

Hmmmmmmm............
*strokes chin* (blimey I need a shave! :wink: )
I like to think my parents had a crazy wild rock and roll youth! After all they grew up in the 60s!
But the most exciting thing my mum did was own an afghan coat :rolleyes:

My dad must hang around with a lot of tarts! after all he has two daughters :wink:

Originally posted by Mosherchik
It sounds weird but I liked fiddling with the molten wax and making little dudes....

Im gonna stop there before people think Im a psycho :loopy: :thumbsup:

Strange that....oh wait I did the same thing and had battles with my playdough army:thumbsup: :loopy:

Something evil about playdough:twisted:

Playdough was great! I used to love squeezing through all the things and making little worms!!!!!!!!

*ahem* not mad!

I even went through a phase of crafting actual playdough people in an attempt to be the next Nick Park!....
....That dream soon died when I realised I lack the patience to keep putting its legs back on when they fell off!!!!!!!