Those are all so very nice. Dulcimerduos ideas are great. You can find some really good stuff for outdoors at the thrift stores. I LOVE candles too but they are relegated to the indoors and generally only during the fall/winter. When I tried even justa citronella candle in the garden it melted completely everyday because of the sun (not burning). SO. I have strands of lights in certain places. I have a few solar malibu lights too......
Love, Jules

I would worry about paper or leaves placed around a candle though. This sounds like a recipe for an accidental fire, esp. if the wind were blowing.

I use tealights I buy at Ikea for less than $4 for a bag of 100. Sometimes they are on sale for 1/2 price and I've also found them in YS. I think I have enough for the rest of my life! The Ikea ones are better quality than some I've bot elsewhere. They burn for about 4 hours so are good for an evening.

I've made tealight holders out of clear glass cups and saucers. Must get those outside and take a pic. I also put them in YS lanterns of various styles. I love candles.

Thanks for all of the great ideas everyone!!!!

Thank you for that wonderful link with great ideas. I do use a lot of candles in my yard/garden, especially during Spring and Summer.

Being in Southern Calif. we spend more time outdoors in the evening than indoors and whether I'm enjoying coffee after dinner or transplanting into a new container, I really enjoy my candles outdoors.

Some of you have problems with the candles melting in the heat.
I went through many a candles before I figured out a way to save them from melting during the day.

My son moved back home with his little dorm refrigerator.
We put it in the garage and it was supposed to hold overflow soda.
Well, it does, but I have left a space for a decorative metal tray.
On the tray are my candles.

It takes me five minutes to gather the candles that will be in direct sunlight the following day, place them on the tray and then into the fridge.
Takes me a few minutes longer to set up the candles/lighting them, but it's worth it to have my candle light in the garden in the evenings, and it saves me bucks not having to replace sun-melted candles.

Since we opted for candle light instead of our electric lights (porch light, side wall garage light, security light, several strands of decorative lights) the cost for running the small fridge in the garage equaled out.....no noticable raise in our electric bill because of the garage fridge.

For inexpensive candles try Big Lots if you happen to have one in your area.
A bag of 100 votives = $1.98.
Four inch pillars are usually under $2.

Cindee11461,
Like you, there's nothing better than surveying my gardens first thing in the morning with that first cuppa. :)

Susiewantsroses,
Brilliant...copying her friends' pics on Vellum and wrapped around candles!!!

Again, thank you for that link with great ideas for my candles and all the ideas you've all added!

I like the light globe and milk glass ideas. You see those globe light shades everywhere for next to nothing. I'll have to look for some so I can try this.

Thanks for sharing some great ideas!