Hurricane Irene Lamps

Given that I am sitting basically right in the path of Hurricane Irene, I decided to be a little more proactive than usual about preparing my house for an emergency.  I am usually not one to fuss over minor storms but this one has the potential to knock out power for a few days and I am in no mood to be the mug who was too stubborn to get ready for it.

During the last blackout, we packed up and headed over to friends who still had power.  I know driving is not an option...in fact, I have heard that even if we need to evacuate, there is no where to evacuate to!  Bugger!

So, as I am currently de-cluttering, getting my creative juices flowing ready to begin crafting again, and I need to organize candles for the house, I decided to create pretty hurricane-style lighting for the impending darkness.


Below are my candles set out ready to go.  I am a Nervous Nelly when it comes to candles as I know many house fires are started through neglectful use.  Hence you will see that I have some kind of container or holder for every candle I am using.  The reason for putting some candles in the vases is to prevent my boys and cats knocking them over.

The silver serving dish and bowl are my Pottery Barn staples which have been used through the years for pot-pouri, chips and salsa, and shell displays.  

The vases are weighted down with decorative ricks from Michaels which usual adorn my lily display...I stole from other projects for this occasion...all can be put back again after the storm blows over.  The stones also serve as a way to raise the candles up a little within the vases.  If they are too low down oxygen does not seem to reach them and the flame goes out.  Finally, the rocks stabilize the candles and make them safer.

Now all I need to do is place them around the house and wait for 'whatever' is going to happen.  I hope all those in Irene's path stay safe and escape the potential tree and power-line damage that is predicted.  xxx 

P.S. Sorry for the poor quality photos...I am not hunting down my camera right now as we have our deck furniture in the living room (remember all my storage is taken up with the yard-sale stuff I can't sell today because of the weather)  and just snapped the pictures with my phone.