Burning My Strawberries.

Yes, I have a lot of novelty shaped candles. I used to collect them. I have one of a dolphin in "mid soar", a glow in the dark hippie looking flower candle, a cherry pie candle, a cow candle, a chihuahua candle, and a couple more than I just can't think of. I used to have this big Scooby Doo scenery type candle, but my sister destroyed it a couple of years ago when she was visiting. It had the whole Scooby gang and their van on a platform, but it was a candle.

I do not buy the novelty candles because I would hate to burn them. I have a huge vanilla candle that is all hollow inside from the three wicks. I have several candles in jars. I really like candle warmers that just melt the wax, but have no open flame.You put the candles in jars on them. You are still supposed to be careful and not burn them too long as the jars can over heat and explode where there is an air pocket.

Hahaha, ya had me going for a minute until I read the whole post. I thought 'hmmm, why's Grandpa Bob burning his strawberry patch?!' Cute strawberry candle! I have a candle that looks like a miniature blueberry pie. I've had it since I had my first apartment in my 20's (now, I'm older than dirt, so you can only imagine exactly how old this candle is!) It's been residing in my china hutch for years, maybe it's time I burnt it too. Gee, I hope it smells like blueberry pie...

Hi Grandpa Bob! It's been a while, hope you and your family are all doing well! Your candle is really cute, almost too cute to burn. I bet it does smell heavenly though if it's a scented one. I LOVE burning strawberry scented candles. I used to collect different shaped and novelty candles (I had a dolphin one, a few dragon ones, some teddy bear candles, and a few Santa and snowmen ones for Christmas), but now I just burn the ones in the jar that smell delightful! I LOVE the strawberry and cream ones, and I LOVE the purple grape smelling ones! Those 2 are my favorite!

hi Grandpa Bob those are really lovely, glad you are using them, do they smell as good as they look? I have some in storage specially a pink one not a novelty one but its big and fat and smells like night blooming jasmine when it is burning. I love pretty and good smelling candles. I should get some for our room here as it gets stuffy smelling at times, and when my roomie uses nail polish the air almost puts me unconscious. he he. he.

Hi GRANDPA BOB, The strawberry candle looks really nice, its such a shame you burnt them as it could have been a collectable item, people are always looking out for something unsual things, but it is pretty. Tamara

Hi Grandpa Bob. I had one. I got it back before I was a teenager, I think. It looked just like a cat. I had gotten it from a place in the mall that sold candles. I'm not exactly sure what became of it, though I know I never burnt it as it was just too cute to burn. I'm pretty sure that I left it with my mom after I moved away in '93. Who knows if she still has it now as I haven't bothered to ask her. I honestly had forgotten all about it up until now. LOL Happy mylotting!

I have a little choir of candles that used to come out for Christmas (haven't lately, though). They were popular in the 50s. You might have seen them yourself. (My cousin has some, too.)

That's a really cute candle! I don't normally burn candles but I have a bayberry I bought this Christmas that I need to store for next year. I do have a novelty candle in the shape of a castle, with the outside covered in a sandy material--a sand castle! I dear friend gave it to me years ago and I'll never burn it. I use it as decoration, it's here in my office where I can see it and think of him.

Candles of different shapes is not new to me because I've visited a whole factory here in India at Nainitaal,Uttar Pradesh.They actually manufacture candles of differnt shapes.When I along with my family went for a tour to Nainitaal,we bought candles of angels,watermelons,apple,like this.It was a sort of show piece.But the point is in summer it melts and the shape deforms.Hence,I'd to burn them out.