Party lite candles

Purchase party lite candles in your own home

Party lite candles are a division of the Colonial Candle Company which is famous for its bayberry pillar candles but party lite candles also now come in scores of unusual aromas The candles are sold at interactive home parties or demonstrations. A party candles consultant can tell you which colors and fragrances best suit your home décor.

Mabel Baker who was a New England school teacher and entrepreneur started the company way back in 1905. Mabel’s hobby was creating candles from bayberries. The bayberries were originally gathered by hand and boiled them down with wax in a workshop in her barn. The wax would float to the top to be skimmed and strained and poured into jars or molds. This was a time consuming process because each bushel of berries yielded only 2 to 2.5 kg of scented candle wax. The wicks for these initial colonial candles were originally made out of hand-braided cotton. Each one of the colonial candles was hand-dipped in candle wax as many as thirty-five times. The spicy and aromatic bayberry candle is still a favorite among those who cherish party lite candles.

By 1910, the word about Mabel’s incredible hand made candles spread to Boston and one of the largest stores there purchased her entire supply of candles. Over time, her hobby soon grew into a reputable business that flourished for under the business name of Colonial Candles of Cape Cod. In 1973, this company pioneered party lite candles and the idea of bringing colonial candles people's homes through the use of personal party consultants and in-home demonstrations. Blythe Inc. has owned the company since 1990.

Mabel Baker’s bayberry Colonial candles were so successful that the company did not even develop a second scent until 1925. This new colonial candle was called Scent-O-Pine.

Today, the Colonial Candle company continues Mabel Baker's tradition of quality with a product line that features over 400 party lite candles and accessories each year. Colonial candles are offered in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, including votive candles, pillar candles, taper candles and jar candles. The line also now offers collectors of party lite candles more than 25 fragrances and colors to choose from.

Popular products at party lite candles are the Three-Wick Candle that is a large pillar candle that boast three flames and comes in such gorgeous scents as cranberry, ginger currant and honey dew. They also offer pillar candles in scents such as raspberry and café latte and votive candles in such exotic “flavors” as Belgian Waffle, Birthday Cake, Black Cherry and of course, that old stand-by …bayberry.

If you would like to get in touch with a party lite candles consultant or host your own interactive demonstration at your home, the company’s information is on their website.