How to Secure a Pillar Candle to an Arrangement
A candle can make a centerpiece looked polished and classy. Pillar candles are thicker than taper candles. The candle in the arrangement can be burned, but it may drip some wax on the arrangement. Fake flowers are commonly used in arrangements, but leaves, sticks and other items work too. Pillar candles come in a variety of colors, which makes them easy to match any décor. Purchase pillar candles wherever candles are sold. Buy fake flowers from craft stores and some department stores.
Things You'll Need
- Pillar candle
- Flowers
- Thin wire
- Wire cutters
- Hot glue gun and sticks
- Paper
Instructions
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Set the candle on a flat surface. Use the flowers and wire to make an arrangement. The wire holds the flowers in place. Most fake flowers are made with wires in the stem.
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Plug in the hot glue gun. Set it on a piece of paper. The glue gun drips when it heats up. The paper catches the hot glue.
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Remove the candle from the arrangement. Use the hot glue gun to put a ring of glue around the part of the candle where the arrangement will sit.
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Carefully set the candle down. Add more glue.
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Let the glue dry. Hot glue dries quickly. Lift the arrangement carefully to test the glue. If it's loose, add more glue. The hot glue may melt some of the wax. The wax will harden back up as it cools. Bend flowers or leaves to hide glue.
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Tips & Warnings
Wait until the glue dries to remove any strings of glue.
Hot glue can burn. Do not touch the nozzle on the gun or the liquid glue.
