They do not have timers but they are also almost 15 years old so a lot has changed since then

The ones that I bought from Michales were too top heavy and they kept falling over even when the curtains brusjed against them. But again - like I said they were also super cheap and clealry not a long term investment.

Those look pretty cool, circus. Yes, mine are cordless, and they seem bright enough to me, and have a reasonably nice yellowish light. They also have flat bottoms so you could just velcro them or something. Unfortunately, I bought them last year and don't remember the brand.

Mine don't look like exactly like real candles from the outside, but they do flicker. I think a lot depends on your house. My candles are mostly behind furniture during the day and behind blinds and curtains at night, so I can't even see what they look like from inside. The authentic wax would be a waste for me. On the outside, it would be nice to have more realistic flames, but they do look a lot better than some of the old fashioned corded ones my mom used to have. From what I saw in the store, more realistic versions have come out this year, but the look is not important enough for me to switch. Plus, honestly, it's still a fake flame, and the only way you can hide that fact would be to use a votive.

Sorry, I don't know what brand mine are as I have had them several years. Mine are battery operated and have an 8 hour timer. Turn them on the first time at the time you want them to start and they will turn off 8 hours later. Then will turn on again in 16 hours. The 2 double A batteries required last from November until late March when I take down the candles and at that time the candles are still lighting every night. Love them.

They have a yelow/orangish light that flickers and personally, I like the flicker. They show up quite well from the sidewalk.

I haven't put flameless candles in the windows in years, but I always loved doing that, and this thread reminded me of that. Ttodd and circuspeanut, I like the ones you posted. I just did a search and found some pretty ones on Frontgate's Website, but they're pricey.

Here is a link that might be useful: Frontgate Flameless Candles

I just replaced some old ones (now in garage and basement windows) with electric ones with 8-hour timers. I don't think battery ones show up well and I like not having to turn them on and off. I put them in the windows and then went around plugging them in, so they come on at almost the same time, but not all at once. I think that makes it look like we are home even when we are out, but maybe I am just being overly optimistic.

I got mine from Solutions.com-they are on sale if you buy more than two. They are made in China if I remember correctly, but then so are the new LED outdoor lights on the deck. *sigh* At least I bought the LED ones from a small local business and they do look spectacular.

I was just at a friends house last night, and there were battery operated candlesticks in all of their windows. I was surprised to find out they were battery because they really showed up well from the street.
She bought them at Plough and Hearth this year. They have timers on for 8 off for 16 hours. The candle sticks were pewter colored.

I saw a version of those Frontgate candles at Brookstones last weekend. They are very cool. However, way too expensive to fill up all my windows.

The battery ones are very visible from the street. I imagine different brands may vary.

Beware of the Frontgate Dream window candle. First, it is made in China. Second, the quality is hit or miss whether it will work correctly. Of the three I bought, only two work. Others have had similar experiences.

How irritating is the flickering? Every time I think I've narrowed in on some model I like, they get bad reviews for fake flickering. As in, I presume, Hollywood B movie flickering. But the ones that don't flicker either don't have a timer or else come nicely equipped with cat-strangulating cords.

Cooperbailey, that's a great tip re. Plow & Hearth (are you from the Midwest? I too spell it "plough", but then I say things like "swell" and "dreamt", to the great amusement of my more sophisticated friends). My only hesitation on the P&H version is that they flicker, and someone reviewed their yellow LED bulbs as too fake, while another person says their white LED bulbs are too fake. What do you think? Did everyone at the dinner party look like Vincent Price?

Ugh. I have to stop reading the Amazon reviews. I mean, yes indeedy, OF COURSE THEY'RE FAKE. What kind of freakshow yardstick is being used to judge the verisimilitude of a plastic candle, anyways?

I think need that little drink now.

Circuspeanut, you have me laughing out loud..."verisimilitude of a plastic candle" says it all, doesn't it? I do admit an addiction to battery-operated candles. I'm willing to give up a real flame to avoid soot and fire danger.

Oh, I meant to mention in my earlier post that you should NOT buy a window candle made of real wax. The sunlight streaming through the window will melt it.

Ooh, thanks Fun, great advice re. the wax. Loads of fun scraping melted wax off my newly-refinished old fir windowsills. Although rats, the USA-made ones are real wax. Naturally.

There are a few houses with real windows candles up here in northern New England, but these are probably wizened old lobstermen who are still grumbling about getting their saltboxes wired for electric power.

In terms of cat safety, I really dig these, but (of course!) they only come with the sensor, not the timer: P&H Stay-Put Window Candles

Maybe I can find the stay-put holders somewhere separately from the candles. I refuse to do the suction-cup thing, just because there really is a limit to the total volume of Tacky we're talkin' here. It's arbitrary, but dangit, a girl has to have aesthetic principles. Even with her fake dripping plastic candles.

Geeze, how hard can this decision be? Who knew?

Cooperbailey, those Plow & Hearth ones look good. Did your friend have the ones with the taller, slim candleholder or the shorter ones? I'm just woondering if the taller ones tend to be top heavy.

A ha! Here's the answer for cats, kiddies and clumsy granddads:

But cleverly, I will make my own out of mylar or something, rather than shelling out for them. Bwa ha ha.

(Can you tell it's paper grading time and I need all the distraction I can get?)

By the way, ttodd, I noticed the Website you posted as carrying the candles like yours has scented bulbs you can buy for these. I'm wondering if that would actually work and/or be noticeable. I'd never heard of something like that and might have to get one to try. LOL.

Here is a link that might be useful: Scented Bulbs

Circuspeanut, Good find on the candle lock! I'm happy that you need distraction right now because you have added amusement to my life again today with your aesthetic principles comment. :Big Smile:

For years I have the ones ttodd posted a link to. They lock in good, no tipping and I think look really nice.

For years, I have held my candles in place with a stretched elastic band held in place by the closed window sash. Try that

My battery-operated single candlesticks are from CVS.
LOVE them. (My house has such few outlets...)
One pack of batteries lasts thru winter. They come on by themselves, shut off by themselves and have a very faint, flickering light. Best purchase ever~

Mtsoni: yes, and I hear that in Miami, wireless candles run on spam rather than batteries.

Fun: always glad to oblige. ;-)

Scrappy: brilliant. Rubber bands, of course! Much better than the mylar idea, since the latter has such an enticing rustle when batted by inquisitive paws.

Well, I broke down and bought some of the Bethlehem Lights versions, used, on eBay. Made in China, and from "QVC" with which I have zero experience, but I figure at least I got them on the second economy. I will report back.

I have the ones ttodd had a link for and I love them too. We've had ours for about 5 years and have not had any problems. I purchased mine from a little country shop here locally.

I love these from ZGallerie for parties - they add a nice touch of sparkle and are just fun:

[modern candles and candle holders design[(https://www.houzz.com/products/modern-candleholders-prbr1-br~t_12865~s_2105) by Z Gallerie

And I love the Costco pack of 25+ for every day use!

I am concerned about the "Halloween effect" some reviews talk about on P&H and a few other sites - the orange and the flickering gives a haunted house look. I saw this in a neighbor's windows last year and it gave me the shivers.

Our new house was built in the 1700s and has NO outlets so we need battery powered, and I'd like white or soft gold light, visible from the street, and timers not sensors. Fortunately I only need 4 - 6 (depending on if I do the front or front + side) but would like to spend under $75 all in.

I ordered a couple from Plow & Hearth last year or the year before. They looked cheap and the bulb had a strange glow. "Halloween effect" is a good description. I gave them to Goodwill.

sorry came back so late. Not from midwest, I have no idea why I spelled it that way( maybe the scotch).\My friend bought the battery operated single led lights( the one with the thicker base- the first one in the top row. I didn't notice any flickering.They bought both colors of bulbs and preferred the orangey ones. I thought they looked like normal window candles- just more upscale.

Cooper, just to make sure - you mean these?
http://www.plowhearth.com/Battery-Operated-Single-Window-LED-Window-Candles_p410873.html

The more Scotch the merrier, my friend. I had no idea I'd practically research a second doctoral thesis over something this dumb.

Yeppers!
And, do I remember correctly, you did a DIY copper countertop in your kitchen?

Circus, I believe I just saw those candles tonight. They looked as realistic as little blow-up toys. I suggest you find yourself a good garden center and see what they have. The one I visited must've had twenty different brands.

The one thing I don't like about mine this year is the orangeness of the light. It's not bad, but I changed my outdoor lights and now I'd prefer something whiter. But there is no way to know what these lights look like until you take them home, put in batteries and try them out.

Yes, it is ludicrous.

I've always wanted those window lights but cannot fit them between the plantation shutters and the window. :(

Been following this thread with interest. I went to the Plow and Hearth store last night and they were out of the most popular window candle; the one posted here. They had one display model and I could see it's not bad; pretty good considering no cords to fool with. They told me they would be getting a new supply in this morning, so I may head over there and get some. At the same time, I ordered the electric model from Solutions. In some ways, they really fit the bill, with the bright warm light and ability to set them up and forget it. I hope they work, because I've already invested in extension cords, etc. My cheapo candles from the hardware store are just not working anymore; can't figure out why. About half work, the others don't, even when I replace the fuse. Kind of like my pre-lit Christmas tree.....but that's another story. So I'll compare the P&H to the candles from Solutions (when they show up) and let y'all know how they look.

Marcolo: to which are you referring as awful? The Bethlehem Lights ones I just bought? But of course. They should arrive today, I'll let you know if they make neighborhood children shriek in terror and flee. Possibly an advantage, that.

kswl: they now make battery-operated LED ones that don't need any kind of base. Could you fit 1" between shutters and window? If so, get the baseless LED tapers (with timer) and the 1" invisible suction cup clamps and you're good to go.

jjam: looking forward to your report. The Plow and Hearth versions are on sale right now on their website, but the fear of the Lon Chaney flicker keeps staying my hand.

Cooperbailey - yes, 'tis I of the DIY copper kitchen counters. We are both aging along, one of us more gracefully than the other.

I just got the highly-touted Bethlehem Lights brand (QVC) battery candles. They burn green. GREEN. ARGH. They're the kind where the bulbs aren't replaceable, either, but the glass bulb cover does screw off. Maybe I can paint the covers somehow.

This is going to wind up like The Yellow Wallpaper, isn't it?

Fully dark now. Still green. And they don't project much at all to the outside. Great. I now have an $11 coffeemaker readout in every window:

It's even worse when they're behind curtains -- like having the Grinch doing something I don't want him to be doing back there.

Send them back to QVC. Yes, you lose the return shipping, but your original purchase price is refunded. Why keep something that you hate? It's better to lose the (approximately) $10, call it the price of experience and find something locally that you really like.

Oh no! not the grinch! I almost spit out my scotch you creepy candle consultant.
I really don't see the green.

Here is a thread discussing Sillite window candles and installation. If you're handy you might be able to DIY to defray some of the initial cost...

Here is a link that might be useful: Sillites or Other Alternative

Still following this thread - always looking for the perfect solution!

I now have an $11 coffeemaker readout in every window

That's funny! They do look green.

Just like on another thread, I don't have anything helpful to offer, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed reading all these comments.

I have a cat-less home, I know, it's not like a real home, so I use window candles with cords. So far my DH hasn't been chewing on the cords or knocking them off the windows. As a matter of fact, they are the electric candles he brought into the marriage 18+ years ago. And they weren't new then. I don't know what they cost ($1 each?)but they have been worth it.

Alas, Fun, I got them half off on eBay - great when it's a success, not so much when not. Oh well, I'll just put 'em right back on auction. Psst: nobody say anything about the Grinch until I've unloaded them on some other sucker.

Khnmn, I love the idea of Sillites and would happily roll up my sleeves to install them myself, but my partner is strangely averse to drilling 2" holes in the original wooden windowsills we just restored. Hrmm. Would be ideal, though.

Hhireno: I think I'm going to have to come around to the corded ones, actually. They're just so much cheerier; right now I feel like I'm living in an appliance mart.

Thanks all for your continuing interest in this tedious saga.

I have a question about the larger pillar type flameless candles. Mine run on 4 AA batteries and sit on my mantel during the holidays. In the summer, they are on my porch for entertaining, but I cannot leave them out too long because they are real wax candles. They have a built-in timer, and right now, are set to go off at 7:00pm every evening and run for 4 hours.

Do y'all think it is safe to leave them running if we have gone out for the evening? Is there a way that they could malfunction and cause a fire?

I have a question about the larger pillar type flameless candles. Mine run on 4 AA batteries and sit on my mantel during the holidays. In the summer, they are on my porch for entertaining, but I cannot leave them out too long because they are real wax candles. They have a built-in timer, and right now, are set to go off at 7:00pm every evening and run for 4 hours.

Do y'all think it is safe to leave them running if we have gone out for the evening? Is there a way that they could malfunction and cause a fire?

you could save them for Halloween.

... or St. Patrick's.

This post is timely. I always place plug-in lighted candles in each of my 8 front windows. I also have lighted wreaths on the outside of the windows. All of the wires come inside and I have them one timer per room. (Yes, there are wires, but I love the convenience of a timer). Anyway, one of the candles would not work (grr)this season. I have been to Walmart and Kmart and all they have are battery operated candles. I will continue my search this week. What's a holiday season without a light issue?

It's a good question, newhomebuilder -- I think the answer depends on what kind of bulb they are. The LED bulbs seem to run completely cool, so I'd feel safe with those. Incandescents, though, can get warm, so I wouldn't want them behind drapes or where they could set greenery on fire. I haven't yet read a negative review about wax melting on a timer candle, but that doesn't mean it hasn't happened.

Well, I think I'll just go with plug-ins. The heck with it, the cords can be taped to keep them out of cats' reach. Adding to the classy holiday ambience at Casa Peanut.

Now I can merely obsess about which kind of bulb to use. (7 watt? 5 watt? 3 watt? 1 watt? colored? faceted? LED? Silicon-coated?)

Well, I never did get the plow and hearth candles since the store didn't get them in. But I got the candles from Solutions.com that are on an 8 hour timer and they are great!
Tried them last night and they are bright, clear, and turned themselves off after 8 hours. So one time setting them up, plugging them in, and I'm done. Also like the way they will turn on and off one at a time, as Cyn427 said, kind of makes it look like someone is home plugging them in individually. They're not heavy duty but are clearly for seasonal use so ok for me. I use the (gasp) clear suction cup on the window and they stay in place perfectly that way. Eureka! It's the "solution" for me!

I had ordered the battery operated window candles from Solutions, and received a notice in my PayPal account where the order had expired. So I went to Michaels and purchased 10 of the battery operated candles that they have. These are LED candles that turn off after 6 hours, they glow a warm twinkling light and seem okay. Then suddenly I get a delivery of the order that I made from Solutions, so now I have an extra 10 candles! I love the suction cup option and only lost one candle down behind the washer and dryer that fell and was not retrievable..... Will have to open the package from Solutions and see if those candles are any better than what I already bought.

Goodwill has electric window candles- the old old plastic as well as the newer brass types that were all the rage.I just had a thought- ( the only one of the day prob) I am going to spray paint my old brass plug ins.
In my house, half of each outlet is switched, so the extension cords are plugged in here so they can be turned off by the switch.
When the kids were little we would plug them in the other half so they could sleep with the soft Christmas candle lights.
And oh so right,what would the season be without light probs?
Merry on, my friends!

I had the plug-in models with short cords years ago and gave up on them! Running around with all those extension cords and plugging them in every night was a nuisance. But I missed the look.

After reading this thread earlier in the week I ordered the battery candles with timer. The online description said on for 8 hours, but the directions in the box say on for only 6 hours. No matter, 5:30 to 11:30 will be good enough I think. Hopefully these will last longer than the old battery ones used to.

The suction cups on rings didn't work on my windows as the glass is too far from where the candle sits. I put tape on either side of the base to the window sill. They are heavier than the old style though and sit more stable.

I learn so many things reading this site it's unbelievable! No wonder people ask just about anything on here.

Coming in on this late, but I have the P&H Stay Put battery candles--bought them about 5 years ago and while they look nice the sensors have become finicky. Some come on, some don't, some stay on till I unscrew them in the morning. The first couple of years we used them with the base that goes under the window jamb but with our drafty windows that got to be too much so now we just set the candlestick on the sill.
We've switched over to rechargeable batteries so DH is charging them on a rotating weekly schedule so they'll last the season. Regular batteries don't make it through till New Year's...