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How to Make an Embossed Candle

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If you would like to add a personalized touch to a candle, make an embossed candle. You can make beautiful seasonal, holiday or personalized embossed candles that will add a special touch to your home decor. They also make wonderful gifts.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Pillar candles
  • Tissue paper
  • Rubber stamps
  • Pigment embossing ink pads (regular ink will work)
  • Embossing powders
  • Embossing tool or heat gun
  • Exacto knife
  • Glue
  1. Step 1

    Stamp the designs that you want to put on your candle onto the tissue paper, using a pigmented embossing ink.

  2. Step 2

    Pour the embossing powder over the ink while it is wet, being careful to cover the entire design. Do this over a sheet of paper to make the clean up easy. Shake the excess powder off the stamped design.

  3. Step 3

    Use a heat gun to melt the embossing powder. This will create a raised design.

  4. Step 4

    Cut out the raised design very carefully using an exacto knife.

  5. Step 5

    Place the cut out embossed design on the candle. If the design won't stick to the candle, use a tiny drop of glue or wet the edges of the paper to make it adhere.

  6. Step 6

    Plug in the embossing tool and warm the designed area. Hold the tool directly above the tissue paper and about 4 to 6 inches away from the candle. As the wax melts, it will absorb the tissue paper and it will look like the design blends into the candle.

  7. Step 7

    Eliminate any drips or wax bumps by holding the embossing tool about 6 inches from the candle and running the tool over the areas that needs smoothing.

Tips & Warnings
  • Rubber stamps that are solid or have clear, bold lines generally work better then those with detailed fine lines.
  • The best ink to use is pigment ink because it does not dry as fast as other ink.
  • For an unusual effect, use an embossing powder that is a different color then the ink. The ink can also match the color of the embossing powder.
  • In order to keep the tissue paper from showing, use paper that is the same shade or s shade lighter then the candle color.
  • Spread papers over the surface of your work area to protect it.
  • The tip of the embossing tool gets very hot.
  • Always tilt the candle away from you when using the embossing tool. This will prevent the melted wax from dripping onto your fingers.

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