How to Make Candles in a Variety of Designs

Now that you know how to make candles, you have to make it stand out. To make your candle unique, you must learn ways to design it. For those who want to learn how to make candles with different designs, there are several things you can use: stamps, stencils and wax.

STAMPS

Using a stamp is actually an easy and effective way to decorate your candles. Just about any kind of stamp can be used, with any design. All you have to do is apply paint onto the surface of the stamp and stamp away! It is important that you don't put on too much paint on the stamp, or else the design might get smudged. If you make a mistake with the stamp, you can easily wipe the paint off the candle, as long as the paint hasn't dried yet.

It would also be a good idea to first practice stamping on some regular paper before you actually stamp on the candle, so you get an idea of how hard you have to press the stamp. Also, remember that a candle is usually round; thus, when applying the stamp, roll the stamp onto the candle surface, following the contour of the candle.

STENCILS

Many people favor the use of stencils in designing candles because stencils tend to produce more professional-looking designs. There are stencils available from arts and crafts stores that you can use, but make sure that you pick flexible ones that you can wrap around the surface of your candle. You can also make your own designs and cut it out.

Once the stencil is placed snugly around the candle, you can use acrylic paint, spray paint or stencil paint to fill in the design. Carefully paint the sections that have been cut out. Let the paint dry out a little before gently removing the stencil outline from the candle. If you make a mistake, you can remove the excess paint by scraping the candle wax little by little. When you have finished filling in the stencil, you can now add some fine details into the design, such as other colors or elements.

WAX

Since you already know how to make candles, using wax to design your candles will be quite easy for you. Use candy molds or cookie cutters to create the designs. Just as with candle making, melt the wax until it becomes liquid, after which, you pour it into the mold. Let the wax cool and harden. When it is ready, take the shapes out of the mold. Paint some melted wax onto the back of the shapes you have created, and press them onto the candles. Use a hair dryer to help the shapes curve around the surface of the candle. Let it dry for about 24 hours. Finally, you can add some embellishments to make the design really different.

If you know how to make candles with different designs, you can make special, one-of-a-kind crafts!