Lighting the Way...

Candles are always such a wonderful way to add warmth to any occasion. I designed this candle for my nieces Sweet 16 Birthday party. She had the most beautiful pink dress and she, herself, is so elegant and fragile in sweetness that I had to make it look as delicate and sweet as she is. You can use any stamp image you want to create a candle. I simply used Staz On black ink and stamped it on my white tissue paper. Colored it in... CAREFULLY... and afterwards cut around the image, then used wax paper to wrap around the candle and hold in place as you heat with your embossing heat gun. You will see the wax look wet and "melt" into the candle. Don't heat it to long or you'll end up with brown spots. Pull the wax paper away carefully and WAH LAH! A site to behold. Wrap whatever ribbons around you like. On the stiffer ribbon I used small headed straight pins to hold it in place. Add a bow with a glue dot and there you go! Remember, if you're going to burn your candle, take care to see that when it gets closer to the image you applied it doesn't start burning. It is paper you put under the wax. Create a candle for any occasion... it will add warmth to whatever you may be celebrating!