Things You'll Need:
- Unembellished wax candles (any color you like)
- Block of wax (plain white)
- Fine bristle paint brush
- Double boiler or wax melter
- Dried and pressed autumn leaves
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Step 1
Place the block of wax into the wax melter or double boiler (and fill the bottom with water). Place this on medium high heat and stir the wax until it is completely melted. Turn the heat down to low, or just warm enough to keep the wax from resolidifying.
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Step 2
With the paint brush, paint the melted wax onto a small section of the candle. Working quickly before it dries, carefully place a leaf or flower over the wax spot you just painted. Gently press down on the leaf for approximately 10 to 15 seconds until the wax dries and acts as glue to hold it in place.
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Step 3
Continue to place the leaves decoratively all around the candle, ensuring that each individual leaf is dried before moving on to the next.
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Step 4
When you have finished placing the leaves, dip the paint brush in the wax. Very gently brush wax over the top surface of the leaves so that it seals them to the candle.
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Step 5
After the initial layer to seal the leaves, use the paint brush to continue to add layers of wax all the way around the candle to keep the surface even. Be sure to wait for each layer to dry completely before adding another so the previous layer doesn’t catch on the next and cause it to clump.
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Step 6
If the double boiler has a deep enough pool of wax, at this point you can carefully dip the whole candle in to complete the seal. Otherwise, just keep adding layers until you feel there are enough to keep the edges of the leaves from peeling off.
