New or old candles, handmade or store-bought, can be decorated to give them an entirely new look. The outside of the candle can be completely covered with designs or individual designs can be placed here and there.
- Small cookie cutters and aspic cutters can be used to cut out designs from either plain or honeycombed sheets of beeswax (figure A). Multi-layered designs can be made by stacking the cutouts and applying them one layer at a time.
- Attach beeswax cutouts to candles by holding them in position and heating them slightly with a hair drier or heat gun. Heat only to the point of softening the wax so it will better adhere to the candle.
- Checkerboard designs or stripes can be made by using a sharp craft knife to cut squares or strips of beeswax and then applying them to the candle (figure B) .
- Old pillar candles that have been burned and have become tacky looking around the top can be smoothed off with a paring knife. Bring beeswax squares up the sides and over onto the top of the candle to give it a new top edge.
- Cut a single sheet of plain or honeycombed beeswax and roll it around the outside of the candle. Decorate with individual cutouts.
- Pressed flowers can be applied to the candles by first softening the application area slightly with the back of a spoon (figure C) that has been warmed over a heat source such as a candle. Hold the spoon slightly above the flame. Position flowers on the candle and press into position with the heated spoon.
Resources HoneyWax
Mann Lake Ltd
501 S. 1st St
Hackensack, MN 56452
Phone: 218-675-6688
Toll Free Phone: 800-880-7694
Email:
beekeepr@mannlakeltd.com
URL:
www.mannlakeltd.com
pressed and dried flowers - Nature's Pressed
Nature's Pressed
Orem, UT
US
Phone: 801-225-1169
Toll Free Phone: 800-850-2499
Email:
flowers@naturespressed.com
URL:
www.naturespressed.com
candle kits - Jacquard
Rupert, Gibbon & Spider Inc. / Jacquard Products
Website:
www.jacquardproducts.com
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