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
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Step 1
Stamp the designs that you want to put on your candle onto the tissue paper, using a pigmented embossing ink.
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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.
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Step 3
Use a heat gun to melt the embossing powder. This will create a raised design.
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Step 4
Cut out the raised design very carefully using an exacto knife.
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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.
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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.
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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.
