Finished candles, with a bit of bling added to tart things up a bit.

I showed a couple of candles on Facebook yesterday, and so at the request of Ryan, Victoria and Maggie, here's the method I used to make them.

Here's what you need:

White Tissue paper

White or pale coloured Candle

Ink Pad in a colour of your choice that will make a good contrast to the candle

A rubber stamp as used in paper crafting and card making - what ever design floats your boat that is small enough to fit onto the candle.

Some Bling - sparkly self adhesive decorations available in a multitude of colours and shapes from all good craft shops.

Some sharp paper cutting scissors.

A crafter's heat gun - a hairdryer might work if you are patient.

Some everyday bog standard kitchen grease proof paper.

First, ink the stamp and stamp the design onto a piece of tissue paper.

Cut around the design once the ink has dried leaving a small margin if preferred (often easier to do this with intricate designs)

Place the dry, cut out design ink side up against the candle you want to decorate.

Using a piece of double thickness grease proof paper, wrap the candle up in such a way as to hold the design tightly to the candle, giving you a 'handle' to hang onto at the back.

Turn on the heat gun and foocus the hot blown air on the design - causing a thin layer of wax to melt beneath it and affixing the tissue to the candle.  You will know when this is done as the design will become darker through the grease proof paper.

Allow to cool and then unwrap the candle. The design will now be invisibly welded to the candle. Add bling or other decorations as you wish! Enjoy! X