Agate Candle Holders by Rablab

We must have been inspired by this post earlier this week, but geodes have us charmed. This a-ha use of agate geodes as candleholders strikes us as magical.

How beautiful would these be with votives, too?

• Agate Candleholders at A+R Store

Comments (10)

At first I thought it this idea was cool and earthy. But if you ever decide to burn those candles, I think the wax would drip into the geodes and ruin the "magic" of it all.

posted by allijean on October 3rd 2008 at 10:09am
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I thought they were chocolate donuts :(

posted by That70sHeidi on October 3rd 2008 at 10:39am
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i think i like geodes best without anything being stuck in them.

posted by verhext on October 3rd 2008 at 10:49am
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I agree with verhext - they'd do better left alone, would be very messy with candle wax.
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posted by Tabitha (From Single to Married) on October 3rd 2008 at 11:04am
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I thought they were chocolate rolled in nuts...I had to look closer.

I wouldn't put candles in them...they would be ruined.

posted by LaurieLu on October 3rd 2008 at 11:09am
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If they were dispalyed on thier sides, a glass votive sitting next to them would help show off their magic better. I agree with the others that a candle in them would probably be a mess to clean.

posted by poptart on October 3rd 2008 at 11:48am
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The only way I can think of to make this work would be to pour cold water into the holes in the geodes so that the wax wouldn't stick there. Looks like a mess to me, otherwise.

posted by JeninLB on October 3rd 2008 at 2:58pm
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They're just so beautiful by themselves.

posted by jacasi on October 3rd 2008 at 4:13pm
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I agree that they are best as their own beautiful selves;

plus, my first thought was "1972 called and wants it's candle holder back, the lava lamp misses it"

posted by Rndrc on October 3rd 2008 at 6:28pm
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what about when the wax runs down and mutilates the crystals?

also, burning candle wax is full of carcinogens. use soy candles. clean burning, eco-friendly.

posted by indiasoup on October 4th 2008 at 12:29pm
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