Wedding Candle

As I've mentioned before I have been on a candle kick but it seems to be slowing down, at least for the time being...

Ok, so I've always been a fan of crafts that are easy and simple yet leave stunning results, but this one is almost too easy. It requires no skill what so ever.

Up to this point I've liked the fact that my candles so far have all been burnable, this one, not-so-much. It's one of those just for show candles. And it's too pretty it be burned anyway.

I can picture this candle placed on a mantle with a framed wedding picture surrounded by some wedding keepsakes.

For this project, I used a white pillar candle which stands about 8 inches tall.

For the decorations, all I used were these stick-on rhinestones I found in the scrapbook section at Hobby Lobby.

The pack contains 4 different swirly designs.

The rhinestones are all connected so you don't have to worry about placing each individual stud.

All you do is peel and stick – literally – and you're done!

I think it's a bit more sparkly in person, but you get the picture. :)

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Hard Rock Candle

Give your candle some edge with this hard rock inspired candle.

So last week I showcased my Nailed Candle.

Now I'm taking it a step further and it's just as easy.


This candle kind of reminds me of a studded leather jacket.

The only materials are a candle and upholstery tacks.

I was able to find a black candle at Hobby Lobby and the tacks I picked up from Jo-Anns fabric but you can also pick them up at Lowe's.

And of course you can do any pattern you want but this one I think resembles the buttoning up of a jacket.

First I began with the two vertical dotted lines.

Next simply add the top and bottom horizontal dotted lines all the way around the candle.

Rock on!

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Nailed Candle

I am so excited about this candle!

It was soooo easy and turned out beautiful!

The only materials needed are a candle and nails.

These nails are called Cut Tacks which I got for under a dollar at Lowe's.

All you do is press the nail into the wax, it's that easy.

My only suggestion is if you were to do many of these candles, you may need something like a thimble to protect your thumb from pressing the nail over and over.

I'm a big fan of swirls so this was my first design but I plan to try alot more different designs.

And I love the contrast of the dark nail against the vanilla toned candle.

This was also done free hand but you can punch the wax with a pencil before actually creating the holes with the nails.

Now I hate to say this, but so far the cheap-cheap candles don't hold up well when piercing the nail into the wax.

But I'm still in the experimentation process so I'm still trying to figure out which materials work best.

Super easy!

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