| Now that you know how to make candles, you have | | | | you can wrap around the surface of your candle. You |
| to make it stand out. To make your candle unique, | | | | can also make your own designs and cut it out. |
| you must learn ways to design it. For those who | | | | Once the stencil is placed snugly around the candle, |
| want to learn how to make candles with different | | | | you can use acrylic paint, spray paint or stencil paint |
| designs, there are several things you can use: | | | | to fill in the design. Carefully paint the sections that |
| stamps, stencils and wax. | | | | have been cut out. Let the paint dry out a little |
| STAMPS | | | | before gently removing the stencil outline from the |
| Using a stamp is actually an easy and effective way | | | | candle. If you make a mistake, you can remove the |
| to decorate your candles. Just about any kind of | | | | excess paint by scraping the candle wax little by little. |
| stamp can be used, with any design. All you have to | | | | When you have finished filling in the stencil, you can |
| do is apply paint onto the surface of the stamp and | | | | now add some fine details into the design, such as |
| stamp away! It is important that you don't put on | | | | other colors or elements. |
| too much paint on the stamp, or else the design | | | | WAX |
| might get smudged. If you make a mistake with the | | | | Since you already know how to make candles, using |
| stamp, you can easily wipe the paint off the candle, | | | | wax to design your candles will be quite easy for |
| as long as the paint hasn't dried yet. | | | | you. Use candy molds or cookie cutters to create |
| It would also be a good idea to first practice | | | | the designs. Just as with candle making, melt the wax |
| stamping on some regular paper before you actually | | | | until it becomes liquid, after which, you pour it into |
| stamp on the candle, so you get an idea of how | | | | the mold. Let the wax cool and harden. When it is |
| hard you have to press the stamp. Also, remember | | | | ready, take the shapes out of the mold. Paint some |
| that a candle is usually round; thus, when applying the | | | | melted wax onto the back of the shapes you have |
| stamp, roll the stamp onto the candle surface, | | | | created, and press them onto the candles. Use a hair |
| following the contour of the candle. | | | | dryer to help the shapes curve around the surface |
| STENCILS | | | | of the candle. Let it dry for about 24 hours. Finally, |
| Many people favor the use of stencils in designing | | | | you can add some embellishments to make the |
| candles because stencils tend to produce more | | | | design really different. |
| professional-looking designs. There are stencils | | | | If you know how to make candles with different |
| available from arts and crafts stores that you can | | | | designs, you can make special, one-of-a-kind crafts! |
| use, but make sure that you pick flexible ones that | | | | |