Monday, 12 December 2011

Easy Christmas project

It is very busy time before Christmas and quick Christmas projects are very handy. I am going to have a Christmas lunch with three ladies we are doing some volunteer work together. I decided to make small gifts for them - these decorative candles with candle plates.
All you need - a candle, some napkins with Christmas design and a hairdryer!
Tear out or cut a picture you want to fix to your candle. Stick it to the candle by rubbing it by a fingernail. Here you see how it looks - not perfect yet!
Then use a hairdryer (very hot), so that wax starts to melt and slightly seep through the paper. It could be very hot, so use a kitchen glove, or place the candle on some kind of stand. Now you see no boundaries, paper is covered by wax and become a part of the candle itself.
To make it perfect polish the candle with soft cloth.
If you have time you can make a nice candle plate with the same design and make it a set.
Posted by Felicity at 10:04
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17 comments:

  1. alena-land12 December 2011 at 10:59

    Галя, какие замечательные свечи! А подсвечники-подставки. Супер!!!!!!!!

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  2. Felicity12 December 2011 at 11:40

    Алена, спасибо! Это простая работа, но очень новогодняя!

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  3. DekoFee12 December 2011 at 12:42

    That looks really nice!

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  4. Felicity12 December 2011 at 13:41

    DekoFee, thank you very much!

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  5. Veronica12 December 2011 at 14:04

    Нарядные и милые свечи!
    Чудесный подарок! :)

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  6. Felicity12 December 2011 at 14:55

    Спасибо, Таня!

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  7. Mercedes Durán12 December 2011 at 17:19

    Thanks Felicity. I wish you a 2012 filled with health, happiness and success. Beautiful sets!Kisses.

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  8. Felicity12 December 2011 at 17:53

    Mercedes, thanks for your good wishes and for stopping by!

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  9. svetashal12 December 2011 at 21:40

    Галя, эх, и почему меня на вашей встрече не будет? И мне бы досталась такая же красота. Спасибо еще и за интересную мысль на счет фена))))

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  10. Felicity12 December 2011 at 22:09

    Спасибо, Света! Я делала свечки по-разному - и горячей ложкой и ножом, но феном ровнее всего получается. Но фен должен быть очень горячим и не торопись, увидишь, как воск начинает растапливаться и проступать через салфетку.

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  11. Lindac12 December 2011 at 22:13

    What a fabulous idea! I am so giving that a go, it's turned out fantastic!
    Thank you for sharing.

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  12. Felicity12 December 2011 at 23:10

    It's great, Linda, I am so pleased that you liked it! If you need napkins with Christmas theme, just let me know and I will send you some!

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  13. Anonymous16 December 2011 at 17:20

    I am planning to buy some plain candles and try that as soon as I can get out of the house. It looks wonderful and something I could try my hand at. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  14. Felicity16 December 2011 at 17:43

    Thanks Veena and don't forget to show us how it will turn out!

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    1. Anonymous24 March 2012 at 12:18

      I did quite a few candles using your technique. If you wish to seal them well, you could dip them (quick-dip) in melted paraffin wax. This ensures a really smooth surface and on touching you cannot make out at all how the design was applied.
      Most regular candles are made of paraffin wax. There are some specialty(expensive) candles made of beeswax and soywax, I guess dipping those in paraffin wax won't be a good idea.

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    2. Felicity24 March 2012 at 18:55

      Thank you for sharing Veena, this is a very good tip!

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  15. Anonymous11 January 2012 at 10:07

    I finally did some candles using your method,see here:
    http://gluetherapy.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/decorated-candle/

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