Candle
September 3rd, 2008 by LazyKayLindsey who organises our craft club is doing a Christmas extravaganza fundraiser this Christmas to raise funds for her local church. One of the ideas we talked about was decorated candles. Here’s one I practised with. The technique is here but you can stamp directly onto the candle too – there are lots of instructions if you ask Mr Google.
The stamp is made by Rubber Stampede - it’s not been coloured or glittered yet and I thought it would look nice with Christmas ribbon or sprayed fir cones around the base and wrapped in clear cellophane as a gift. Of course you can do this with any image, it’s not just for Christmas.
 
The candle came from IN STORE as cost £1.00 (the cheapest I’ve found but if you know somewhere cheaper, please let me know). It’s 13cm tall 22cm round, so a nice size, altho’ there are larger and smaller ones at different prices.
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September 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Lovely image on the candle Kay. Thank you for the link to the technique. I love using wax and also stamping on tissue. Now I can combine the pair!
September 9th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I love the image you’ve used Kath.
Can you still light the candle when you’ve done this or is it only for ‘looking at’?
September 9th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Yes, Christa, you can light the candle as normal (don’t leave it unattended as with any candle tho’).
I have seen that some people hollow out the top of the large candle and set a tea light into it so’s you can preserve the decorated candle but still have it ‘lit’ in effect.
HTH
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September 9th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
That is a nice tip, Kay, to hollow out the decorated candle.