subject: Candle Making Projects: 3 Easy Creative Candle Making Ideas [print this page] As satisfying as unmolding your umpteenth scented candle can be, you are by now more than willing to try your hand at something with a little more flair. Try any, or all, of these 3 creative homemade candle making projects
Dried flowers and leaves can dress up any candle. Leaf skeletons are easy to find, easy to apply and give an exquisitely delicate, lacy look. You can get leaf skeletons at craft stores. Arrange them on paper of the same color, cut to the size and circumference of the candle you will be decorating. Place the leaves on the candle with a small amount of white glue to keep them in place. Wait at least an hour for the glue to dry (it will be transparent). You may either paint it over with a small paint brush dipped in melted wax or dip it in a pot of melted wax to protect the leaves.
Give dipped candles a tweak by carving into them. Start with a finished, pillar candle - cubes will look nice too. Hold the candle by the wick and dip it into a tall container of melted wax dyed a contrasting color. Hold it in the melted wax for a few seconds before lifting (a long wick will keep your hand from the heat). Cool at least 30 seconds before dipping again. If possible, do not set the candle on any surface it can stick to. Repeat 3 or 4 times or until you are satisfied with the coverage. When cool, use a carving tool, even a sharp toothpick to etch a design deep enough to show the color of the pillar candle at the center.
Tissue wrapping paper that came from a special gift can be wrapped flat around a candle and pinned to stay in place. Use a heat gun or a blower set on high to make the candle tacky enough to affix the tissue paper. Remove the pin/s. The candle can then be dipped in melted wax for a protective covering. Use a wide circumference candle to avoid setting the paper on fire.
These projects can be made with store bought candles, just as easily as with candles you make yourself. You can recycle candles and revive plain looking one with a few deft touches. And you have just created a whole new line of interesting and unique candles. .
