The Lincolnshire Humber Federation of Women's Institutes has started a new monthly craft session, so on Saturday I went to a candle decorating workshop.
One of the best things about mornings like this is the opportunity to chat. I went alone as no-one else from Brigg WI wanted to go, but I soon got chatting to two ladies, both called Jo, from a nearby village. The world had been set to rights by the end of the session!
This form of candle decorating is a bit fiddly. Pictures are cut from paper napkins, then the top layer of the napkin is peeled off and melted into the candle using a heat gun.
Many ladies chose Christmas designs but I wanted something which could be used at any time of the year so I chose a bird and blossoms.
Best wishes to my Canadian readers on your Thanksgiving Day.
I love the bird and flowers on your candle; it's very pretty.
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DeleteI have done this in the past using a pritt stick to glue the napkin down. My friend ran a workshop [40 years ago!] where we decorated bars of soap with napkins - and it involved warming the soap gently, and then sealing the picture down using a fine layer of candle wax which we melted in saucers. She said that the picture would remain until the soap was finished. [I tried it, and she was right] I wonder what happens to your pictures when the candle burns down? I think your non-seasonal choice of picture was a very wise one!
ReplyDeleteIf I make another one I shall go back to glue. I used PVA.
DeleteWell done on such a beautiful candle. I have tried this several times and always managed to melt the candle! Catriona
ReplyDeleteFortunately you can't see that I melted the candle too! I shall go back to the glue method (see Ang's comment and my reply) if I try again.
DeleteYour candle is so pretty. But, as you said, sounds fiddly to make.
ReplyDeleteI used to make my own advent candles; tall dinner table candle, thin spritz of gold spray, marker pen for the numbers and sticky stars. Spray before marking, otherwise, as I discovered the hard way, the writing will dissolve!
That must have been very frustrating!
DeleteThat looks really pretty.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteYour candle is lovely. I like the idea of decorating so something can be used for more than one season.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Thanksgiving wishes. We had a lovely supper.
God bless.
Glad your supper was happy.
DeleteThank you for the Thanksgiving wishes.
ReplyDeleteYour candle turned out so well. I think I'd choose a pattern that could be out all year too.
Hope you had a lovely day. And thank you.
DeleteThank you for the Happy Thanksgiving wishes. I enjoyed a lovely dinner with my family. On Saturday I along with a couple of other parishioners decorated our village church with many of the harvest vegetables and many, many flowers. It looked so beautiful when we were finished.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a lovely day!
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