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100 Creative Candles

From Vino Bottle Lighting to Rock Legend Light Sources

— December 9, 2011 — Art & Design
Looking to set the mood? Then reach for a pair of these creative candles. Designed to tantalize, these wax-tastic works of art will have you win more than your fair share of sultry kisses. If romance is the farthest thing from your mind, there are also a wide assortment of candles that offer comic relief. From fast food-scented illuminators to bacon candles, there are countless crude lights to appeal to your inner comic.

A brightly burning candle almost always inspires hope, happiness and, if you choose just the right one, humor. Candles mark special occasions, celebrate success and soothe grief. Candles are an ancient technology that have surprising continuity. Their enduring presence demonstrates that candles are deeply intertwined with culture. They are present at a person's finest and darkest moments.

Timeless technology meets innovative design with impressive results, so these creative candles will light up your life.
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99
Deceptively Electric Candles
Deceptively Electric Candles
The Lampara Candela is Cool and White Rather than Warm and Golden
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98
Haute Candles
Haute Candles
The John Galliano Candle has Room-Filling Scents of Couture
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97
Leather-Scented Candles
Leather-Scented Candles
The Joya Geoffrey Young Collaboration Presents Unique Smelling Candles
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96
Carrot Candlesticks
Carrot Candlesticks
Tinker Supply Co.'s Simple Beeswax Candles are Eco-Friendly
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95
Age-Keeping Candles
Age-Keeping Candles
The Lost Count Candles Never Reveal Your Age
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94
On-The-Go Illuminators
On-The-Go Illuminators
These Yankee QuickScent Candles are Made for Busy Lifestyles
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93
Corny Candles
Corny Candles
Mini Acorn Candles Bring a Touch of Nature to Your Bachelor Pad
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92
Industrial-Grade Candlesticks
Industrial-Grade Candlesticks
The Waingro Candlestick Holder is Tough and Classy
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91
Cologne Candles
Cologne Candles
These Odin Home Fragrances Let's You Freshen Up Your Pad
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90
Wine Bottle Wicker Holders
Wine Bottle Wicker Holders
The EkoMiko Candle is Eco-Friendly Luxury Line
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89
Rock Legend Light Sources
Rock Legend Light Sources
The Half a Person Morrissey Candles are a Tribute to the Singer
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88
Homemade Hog Candles
Homemade Hog Candles
Aunt Sadie's Sizzling Bacon Candle Comes from Her Kitchen and Heart
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87
Haute Boutique Wicks
Haute Boutique Wicks
The Joya 'BASICS Edition' Candles Are Great for Anytime of Year
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86
Forkable Candles
Forkable Candles
The New Light Then Bite Candle Fork Lets You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
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85
Newspaper-Scented Candles
Newspaper-Scented Candles
The Times of New York Candle Smells Like The New York Times
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84
Green Hanukkah Ideas
Green Hanukkah Ideas
Celebrate the Festival of (LED) Lights
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83
Cheesy Creamy Candles
Cheesy Creamy Candles
Kokocandles Creates a DYI Mac and Cheese Candle
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82
Illuminating LED Candles
Illuminating LED Candles
Prismate BIG-18 Lights up the Home in a Beautiful Hue
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81
Industrial Candles
Industrial Candles
Black Rainbow Shop x Drom Fragrances Senteur Candle Smells of Varnish & Debris
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80
Measuring Lights
Measuring Lights
The Visvim Subsection Candle Lets You Track How Much You've Used
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79
Burning Banknote Candles
Burning Banknote Candles
The Money to Burn Candle Reminds You How Fast Cash Disappears
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78
Techie Cake Characters
Techie Cake Characters
'Digital Age Birthday Candles' for Your 21st Century Special Day
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77
Elegantly Frozen Candles
Elegantly Frozen Candles
Mehtap Obuz's Icedrop Candle Holder Looks Like It is Melting
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76
Grisly Cerebral Torches
Grisly Cerebral Torches
Skull Candles Light up Homes in a Grim Manner
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75
Solar-Powered Candles
Solar-Powered Candles
Simax Materials Solutions Solar Lamps and Candles Provide No-Cost Ambiance
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74
Sausage-Scented Vootives
Sausage-Scented Vootives
Man Cans are Candles Created for Men by a Teenage Entrepreneur
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73
Faux-Lit Candles
Faux-Lit Candles
These Electronic Mooncandles Will Keep Your Home Safe From Fire
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72
Colored Flames
Colored Flames
Rainbow Moments Tea Lights
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71
Extravagant $500 Candles
Extravagant $500 Candles
The Missoni Torta Four-Wick Candle Casts Luxurious Lighting in Your Home
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70
Tea Candles as Pixels
Tea Candles as Pixels
Moving Art by Phil Hansen
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69
Salon-Scented Candles
Salon-Scented Candles
The Blind Barber Tompkins Candle is Immensely Invigorating
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68
Burial Ground Candles
Burial Ground Candles
The Graveyard Shift Halloween Candle Holder is Uber-Spooky
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67
Rechargable Outdoor Candles
Rechargable Outdoor Candles
LED & Silicone Mood Lighting
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66
Flammable Pop Art
Flammable Pop Art
Scented Candles by Keith Haring for Nuit Blanche
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65
Wooden Crackling Candles
Wooden Crackling Candles
The Dayna Decker Chandles are Homey and Quaint
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64
Chromatic Eco-Candles
Chromatic Eco-Candles
Filt Waste Oil Candles Keep the Home Bright and Smelling Deli
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63
Face-Contour Home Accessories
Face-Contour Home Accessories
Candlestick Sculptures Mimic Human Profile
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62
Couture Cube Candles
Couture Cube Candles
The JULIUS Hong Kong Candle Hides a Secret Accessory
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61
Life-Scented Candles
Life-Scented Candles
The Colette X Genevieve Gauckler Candles Smell Like Drugs and Lustful Events
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60
Refreshing Holiday Gifts
Refreshing Holiday Gifts
San Francisco-Based Curlew Makes Artisan Candles Modern & Cool
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59
Melted Candle Holders
Melted Candle Holders
Pascal Smelik Gets Inspired by Deformity & Rusticity
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58
Candles Go Hi-Tech
Candles Go Hi-Tech
Bi-Color LED Candles Blow On and Off
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57
Wrestling Mood Light
Wrestling Mood Light
'Our Lady of Lucha Libre' Candles by Pale Horse.
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56
Lab-Approved Candelabras
Lab-Approved Candelabras
The Minerals Collection by Lazerian Looks Like a Set of Beakers
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55
Scandalously Romantic Candles
Scandalously Romantic Candles
Massage Candles by JIMMYJANE Turn up the Heat
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54
Cannabis-Scented Candles
Cannabis-Scented Candles
Malin + Goetz Waxy Creations Smell Like Marijuana
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53
Explosive Lighting
Explosive Lighting
These Bomb and Dynamite Candles Will Blow Your Mind
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52
Romantic Jewelry Candles
Romantic Jewelry Candles
Spice Up Her Birthday With Make a Wish by Bettina Nissen
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51
Peculiar Product Scents
Peculiar Product Scents
Hotwick Urinal Cake Candle
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50
Techie Fire Sticks
Techie Fire Sticks
Candlestrip Candle Holders Play on a Past Versus Present Fire Starter
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49
Designer Wicks
Designer Wicks
The Undercover Spring/Summer 2010 Candles are a Bold Fashion Accessory
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48
Trippy Space Candles
Trippy Space Candles
This Photograph of a Candle in Space is Far Out, Man
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47
Fake Melted Wax
Fake Melted Wax
Candle Drips Made of China
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46
Fast Food Aromatherapy
Fast Food Aromatherapy
The White Castle Burger-Scented Candle Benefits Autism Speaks
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45
Liquor Lighting
Liquor Lighting
Beer-Scented Candles Will Make You Drunk off Aroma
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44
Man Candles
Man Candles
The Baobab Platinum Gentleman's Candle Gives Off Essences of Masculinity
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43
Noodle Candles
Noodle Candles
Strange Designs by Kwangho Lee
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42
Plug-In Candles
Plug-In Candles
The Plug-Shaped Trompe L'oeil Candle Holders
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41
Modular Birthday Decorations
Modular Birthday Decorations
Lucky Candles for Uncluttered Cakes
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40
Overflowing Porcelain Candles
Overflowing Porcelain Candles
Vesuvius From Ted Muehling Mimics an Exploding Volcano
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39
Flames That Move & Multiply
Flames That Move & Multiply
Bravit Candle
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38
The Candle Holdem
The Candle Holdem
USB Drives Light Up Your Room
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37
Gory Candle Sticks
Gory Candle Sticks
The Red Waxed Bleeding Pillar Candle is Perfect for Halloween
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36
Confection Scented Candles
Confection Scented Candles
Hershey's Syrup Chocolate Candle Smells Like Childhood
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35
Battery Operated Candles
Battery Operated Candles
Set the Mood With Flickering LED Lights
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34
Weaponized Wax Holders
Weaponized Wax Holders
ThinkGeek's Lightsaber Candlesticks Bring the Force to Your Table
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33
Bundled Cash Candles
Bundled Cash Candles
The Design Glut 'Money to Burn' Candle is a Killer Way to Spend
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32
Candles that Burn at Both Ends
Candles that Burn at Both Ends
‘Candle by the Hour' Will Cause Your Girl to Melt
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31
Candle Blocks
Candle Blocks
Decorate Your Home With Your Favourite Childhood Toy
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30
Parisian Illustrator Votives
Parisian Illustrator Votives
The Kuntzel-Deygas Diptyque Candles Are an Exclusive Sell and Smell
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29
Evolved Candles
Evolved Candles
The Uber Mod Migration Single Oil Lamps are Super Sleek
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28
Classy Birthday Candles
Classy Birthday Candles
The Cake Candelabra Adds Sophistication to Your Confections
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27
Ice Candles
Ice Candles
Thaw by Matthew Jackson
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26
Matchbook Candles (UPDATE)
Matchbook Candles (UPDATE)
The Multi-Purpose 5-Minute Candle Booklet by Poketo
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25
Masculine Musk Candles
Masculine Musk Candles
These Man-Cans Candles Will Tempt Your Appetite
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24
Trick-or-Treating Torches
Trick-or-Treating Torches
The Slatkin & Co. Halloween Candles Will Sweeten Every Room
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23
Silver Plates as Candles
Silver Plates as Candles
Stunning Table Accessories from Sono Mocci
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22
Lamborghini Christmas + 10 Other Lamborghini Products
Lamborghini Christmas + 10 Other Lamborghini Products
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21
Aromotherapy Interventions
Aromotherapy Interventions
Brutally Honest Scented Candles
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20
Egg Candles
Egg Candles
Cool Candles That Won't Crack or Scramble
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19
Bacon Candles
Bacon Candles
SweetSoaps.com Candle Crackles and Smells like the Real Thing
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18
Witty Art Candles
Witty Art Candles
Wick Away The Thought of Boring Gift Ideas
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17
Vino Bottle Lighting
Vino Bottle Lighting
Rewined Candles are a Wine-Lovers Fantasy Come True
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16
LED Wall Candles
LED Wall Candles
The 'Switch Candle' Adds Romance to Any Room
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15
Garden-Inspired Candles
Garden-Inspired Candles
Plants, Flowers and Fruit Replace the Standard Pillar Candle
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14
Delectable Luminary Branding
Delectable Luminary Branding
Candylight Packaging Wraps Sweetly Scented Accessories
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13
Multi-Functional Mood Candles
Multi-Functional Mood Candles
Afterglow Massage Candles Use Body-Friendly Wax
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12
Stylish Organic Candles
Stylish Organic Candles
Luxury Candle Brand Jonathan Ward London Launches in Australia
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11
Hand Gesture Candles
Hand Gesture Candles
Give the Finger to Power Outages
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10
Spinal Cord Candles
Spinal Cord Candles
The Sorcerer's Candle is a Tribute to the Last Harry Potter Film
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9
Day of the Dead Candles
Day of the Dead Candles
The Dia de los Muertos Unity Candle Keeps Your Matrimony Creepy
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8
Wonky Wick Candles
Wonky Wick Candles
Christoph Van Bommel's Candles Reach New Levels Of Relaxation
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7
Eco-Chic on a Budget
Eco-Chic on a Budget
6 Recycled Home Decor Ideas
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6
Candles With Hidden Sculptures
Candles With Hidden Sculptures
The Spirit Candle
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5
Paint Chip Luminaries
Paint Chip Luminaries
Pantone Universe Candles Infuse Favorite Shades with Light
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4
Hipster Candle Designs
Hipster Candle Designs
The Insight Collectibles are Eccentrically Edgy Yet Laid-Back
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3
DIY Presents
DIY Presents
Budget-Friendly Holiday Gifts
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2
Creepy Wax Sculptures
Creepy Wax Sculptures
The Melted Works of Jane Moseley are Incredibly Lifelike
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1
Elaborately Ornamented Tapers
Elaborately Ornamented Tapers
Skeem Design Candles Embody Aesthetic as Well as Aromatic Beauty
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