1.   Chappellet then placed them in a line down the center of the table, alternating them with thick pillar candles and votives.

2.   Extinguish taper or pillar candles when they burn down to within two inches of their holders.

3.   One idea is to put a pillar candle in a footed bowl and spiral a garland around the inside of the bowl.

4.   Set various sizes of pillar candles between the pans.

5.   The dyes in some pillar candles can transfer to fabric or furniture they may touch, even if they are not burning.