Now I've seen these type of candles in stores like Home Goods, Marshall's etc. but not for the price I paid making them :) hahaha!
Not only are these candles stylish, they're a great addition to your home decor and overall fun to look at knowing YOU made it! So, if you love candles and are a crafts girl/guy, see below how I made these beauties!
Let's get started (bird man hand rub)....
First let's get started with the needed supplies:
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| Set of Pillar candles from dollar tree ($3) |
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| Scissors |
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| Blow Dryer |
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| Gift Tissue Paper |
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| Wax Paper
(My apologies for leaving out the below supplies and steps)
**You will need a computer, computer/printing paper and tape for these next steps**
First go on your computer and do a google search of whatever designer logo's you want on your candle.
Once you've found your images, copy and paste them onto a "Word Document".
Play around with the size of your images making them bigger or smaller depending on the size of candles you choose.
Once you have the images copied and pasted on your Word Document, print out a test page on regular printer paper to insure resolution is good and that all images fit properly as seen below.
Once you've printed out your test sheet as shown above.... here's where the tissue paper comes in. It's time to transfer the images onto the tissue paper, then onto your candle!
Cut out a piece of tissue paper a little smaller than the computer paper. Then, tape the tissue paper down onto the computer paper. Make sure you tape it down REALLY well to prevent your printer from jamming. Tape down the 4 edges top and bottom and the 4 sides top, bottom and sides.
After tapping tissue paper down onto printer paper, load the paper into your printer upside down so the images print on the tissue paper side as shown below...
Now cut out your images very carefully not to cut into the image itself. When cutting out the images, keep your printer paper behind it (makes it more sturdy/easier to cut with out mistakes) see below....
Now, cut as closely to the image as possible cutting off access tissue paper without cutting the actual image. Do this with all of your images as seen below...
Okay, almost done! Take your image you've cut out and place onto candle. When placing image onto candle, make sure to use the more smoother (no scratches, dents etc.), more appealing side of candle. You can use a clear glue stick to glue image down, but it's not needed. See below...
Two more steps to go and your candle is complete!
Take your wax paper and cut off a square piece big enough to wrap around candle. See below...
If you're thuggin it out and not using the clear glue stick like me to keep image securely in place, be very careful when wrapping wax paper around candle to not move image from center! Hold wax paper at back of candle tightly.
See picture below...
Here's where that hair dryer comes into play!
Set a timer for 3-5 minutes, and use med/high heat directly to image on candle. Once you see the image starting to get shiny and the candle starts to sweat/melt.... slowly and carefully remove wax paper. Image should be perfectly adhered to candle! If not, put wax paper back and apply more heat.
Once done... it should look a little something like this!
****BOOM! WALLAH! MAGIC!****
Hope you guys enjoyed this DIY project as much as I enjoyed making it!
I'm currently creating an Etsy account but until then... If you aren't a crafts person but are interested in having these beautiful candles, simply leave a comment or email me! Email info in Bio.
As always... Thanks for checking out my blog: TwithTally!
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