Julia Leakey, a LOSA product developer in South Africa, designed the polished ostrich egg votive holders (above left, $25 each).

Snow Lights are seven-inch-high opaque-glass votive holders by the Swedish designer Ingegerd Raman.

Four-inch-high pressed-glass votive holders are $25 each at Aero, 132 Spring Street, (Greene Street), (212) 966-1500.

Many other pieces, including the candlesticks shown ($250) and votive holders called windlights ($84 to $125), are in stores here.

Measure and cut a piece of patterned paper 1.5" x 6.5" (this is for a standard votive holder).

And then they go to work, making floral votive holders to give as Christmas party favors ("B. loves a gift!"

Silver-plated votive holder, $24, and stainless steel bookmark, $15, from the MoMA Design Store, 81 Spring Street (Crosby Street) or www.momastore.org.

In addition, he has taken on the oil lamp, improved on the votive holder and designed a perfume bottle for the clothing store Agent Provocateur.

Rechargeable SmartLite electric candles flicker like real flames and fit any votive holder.

Along with large antique furniture they have unearthed vintage accessories (not shown) like Chinese baskets, $125 to $400, as well as new items like Balinese votive holders made of volcanic stone, $18 each.