Registered: February 24, 2004 Location: Fredericksburg,VA Posts: 852
Wed, Dec 15, 2004 @ 7:04 PM
All of your candles are beautiful. This one especially!! Can you give us the instructions on how you did the glitter. I bought lots of candles. I'm going to try them after Christmas.
Registered: July 30, 2004 Location: Iowa, Louisiana Posts: 14
Wed, Dec 15, 2004 @ 7:17 PM
Can someone email me and give me the instructions on how to do this> I would appreciate it. I know the instructions might have been on here already but I don't get to check it regularly. Would appreciate it. [email protected]
Registered: June 18, 2003 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 128
Thu, Dec 16, 2004 @ 10:48 AM
Could also send me the instructions? These are just to beautiful. I have been looking at them and trying to figure out how to do them, but just an't seem to get it right. I have a friend who loves sunflowers and I would love to make this for her for her b-day. Thanks in advance. [email protected]
Registered: December 8, 2004 Location: Warren, MI Posts: 8
Thu, Dec 16, 2004 @ 3:48 PM
This candle is so beautiful!! I've yet to make a one but would love to try them for holiday gifts! Would you please send me the instructions as well?!?
Thanks so much!! Great job!
Kimberly [email protected]
Registered: July 18, 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 567
Fri, Dec 17, 2004 @ 11:35 AM
Hi!
Here are instructions on how to make these candles.
Choose any size candle, cut white tissue paper the height and the length around the candle. Also cut a piece of wax paper the same size only a little bit longer, hold for later.
Stamp images on tissue paper (Warning, ink goes through so protect your surface, I learned the hard way...)Solid stamps with bolder colors work better.
Use just a tiny amount of glue/adhesive to hold the ends of the tissue paper together after wrapping around candle.
Grab that piece of wax paper and hold around the candle. The reason you needed to cut it a little bit longer than the tissue paper is so that you can hold the ends of the wax paper together to use to help hold the candle.
Here's the tough part- with your heating tool (blow dryer thingy for heat embossing...) heat all sides of the candle so that the top layer of candle melts just a little bit. You will see the tissue paper become absorbed in the wax; the wax paper helps to put a layer of wax on top of the tissue paper. Roll the candle on hard surface as you go to get lumps out.
Let candle wax cool, there will be some bumps, uneven surfaces but that is where the glitter comes into play!
Cover the candle (sides only, not the top, bottom, wick) with glue, I use Modge Podge.
Roll in glitter. (My fave part because it hides any and all imperfections….
Voila, you now have a cute candle!
Happy Holidays!
Mel
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