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Don't be around when the votive gets hot.,
April 30, 2011 jpm82if - See all my reviews
This review is from: iittala Kivi Sand Colored Votive Holder (Kitchen)
This shadows that dance on the walls and ceiling are pleasant to look at. WARNING. I put a small tealight candle in the votive before I went to bed. About 4 hours later I was woken up by a loud bang. Yes, the heat from the candle caused the votive to break apart. What was left of the votive was a few large hot chunks of thick glass and tiny slivers lying within a 2 foot diameter. The tealight candle ended up on the shelf of the bookcase where I had put the votive hours earlier. The aluminum candle holder was intensely hot and burned a little hole in the wooden shelf. I got a pair of pliers and moved the candle to the kitchen sink where I let it burn itself out. Because of this experience I will not leave a candle burn in my apt. while I am asleep or when I am away. If someone has an idea regarding how to prevent this from happening please let me know.