Ideas to jazz up a pillar candle for a present?

3_cheeky_princesses

hello

I have 5 big chunky pillar candles in a dusky medium blue / grey colour.

I thought i would give them to family members for Christmas as part of their present but wondered what i could do to "jazz them up a bit?

At the moment they are in a cello wrap tied with string (thats how they came) but i can take them out and re wrap with cello or something else.

Any ideas would be great :T

BonandDom

A nice christmassy ribbon around them?
a sprig of hollie & berries attached to the string?

ariarnia

I don't know if this would be of interest:

acrylic paint (you say the candles are dusky blue so maybe in silver snowflake patterns)

www dot ehow dot com/how_2079491_paint-candles.html

or if you just want to wrap them nicely, maybe this link wrapping with a poinsettia(sp?) leaf (or similar) and tying with twine.

www dot howdini dot com/howdini-video-6657932.html

rainmac

Docrafts are now selling packs of candle transfers, these... http://www.theglitterpot.co.uk/Scripts/prodList.asp

Some nice festive ribbon would look nice or tied with raffia type stuff for a rustic feel.

mumwiv3

Hi, I don't know how "crafty" you are but you could stick on some gems. These can be bought from many cheapy outlets as kids' craft items. But they look effective - experiment with different designs by laying on paper before transferring to the candle. Can be time consuming though!

Have fun...

3_cheeky_princesses

Wow thank you all. I think i will try every tip. I have 5 candles and can get more.

Thank you all really appreciate the help.

starmummy_3

You could also use beads on thin wire

yippee_kye_yay

its easy to do your own transfers onto candles if you have a heat gun or a hairdyer?
cant remember exactly what to do as it was a while ago i did this, but i got the idea so if u do a search...
what i remember doing is,;
stamp a design onto some crepe paper
place the crepe paper over the candle tightly
heat with the heat gun/hairdryer until teh wax starts to soften
remove from heat source
carefully remove crepe paper
leave to cool

NEgirl

If they are the kind youre wanting them to keep why not decorate them with some of the fancy jewell brads that are out there - poke a little hole in the candle first with a needle then pop in the brad. You would do brads and ribbon or something and just put a little note saying if the candle is to be used its taken apart first

babyfreckles

yippee_kye_yay wrote: »

its easy to do your own transfers onto candles if you have a heat gun or a hairdyer?
cant remember exactly what to do as it was a while ago i did this, but i got the idea so if u do a search...
what i remember doing is,;
stamp a design onto some crepe paper
place the crepe paper over the candle tightly
heat with the heat gun/hairdryer until teh wax starts to soften
remove from heat source
carefully remove crepe paper
leave to cool

This is what I tend to do, have had some loevly effects from it!
I use tissue paper though, and also use wax paper so if I heat it to long, it helps with keeping the shape of the candle (Aswell as not getting to messy!). Then attach some ribbon and glitter and pop into cellophane.

lunar

You can use pressed flowers or anything else that is thin and flat to decorate. Put a metal spoon in a cup of boiling water, once the spoon has heated up rub the back of the spoon to melt a section of wax on the candle where you want to place your flower. Then carefuly press the flower onto the candle, holding it in place for a minute till the wax dries again.