How to Decorate a Candle With a Wedding Invitation

You’ve just received an invitation to a wedding. Sure you’ve given the couple a set of towels at a bridal shower, but would you like to make a beautiful and unique wedding gift that they will treasure for years to come? Decorate a candle with their wedding invitation--here's how.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Wedding invitation
• Pillar candle, at least 3 inches taller than the invitation
• Waxed paper
• Straight pin
• ½ box of paraffin
• Glass pie plate
• Hot pads
• Tweezers
• Flowers
• Scissors
• Low temp glue gun and glue sticks
• Decorations like narrow ribbon, pearls or pearl loops

1. Lay the candle on its side. Crumble up sections of waxed paper and put under the sides of the candle so it doesn’t roll.
2. Position the invitation on the candle until it is where you want it. Mark the outer edge with pin pricks. If the invitation is a folded card, cut the card in half. Position each part of the invitation to opposite sides of the candle and mark with pin pricks.
3. Put the paraffin in the glass pie plate. Melt in the microwave one minute at a time until it is melted. Use hot pads to remove from microwave.
4. Place invitation in the melted paraffin. Cover it with the melted paraffin and remove with tweezers. Be careful, the paraffin will be hot.
5. Place the invitation between the pin pricks. Press it down on the edges until it starts to seal against the candle. Let the paraffin set firmly.
6. Decorate the edges of the invitation and candle with flowers, ribbons and pearls, using the low temp glue gun.

Tips & Warnings

• This can also be done with other graduation announcements or any invitation or announcement.