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Customizing your unity candle can be as simple or involved as you decide - you're only restricted by your imagination. What's really neat about the design of this particular Unity Candle project is that your unity candle will never burn away! We'll show you how to embed a tealight candle into the top of the pillar candle so that you only have to replace the tealight candle when it burns out - your gorgeous custom made unity candle remains intact forever, leaving you with a lasting keepsake from your wedding, that you have the pride of knowing you made yourself. You will need: 7-9" pillar candle 2 clear-cup tealight candles 1 pencil 1 teaspoon 1 tape measure 1 hot glue gun Items to decorate your candle with (Crystals, ribbon, pearls, etc.) Here's What You Do:
Place the tealight cup in the center of the top of the pillar. Do your best to center it. Trace around the outside of the cup. Set the tealight aside. Measure the height of your tealight. Using a warm spoon, melt out the wax around the wick of the pillar candle. We want to "carve" or melt out a space for the tealight to fit. Work slowly. It's easier to melt out extra wax than it is to add back wax. We can fill in with hot glue, but we'd rather not do that if we don't have to! Continue to melt down the interior of the candle, and trim away the wick, until you have reached the depth of your tea light cup height. Test your "well" by fitting the tealight cup into the space you are creating. Once it sits flush with the top of the pillar, you're all set! Let your candle cool. Once we begin to decorate, you'll need to work quickly - especially if you're using High-temp hot glue. The softer your pillar candle, the more likely it will melt under the heat of your glue gun. Therefore, always apply the glue to to your decoration, not your candle. If you are applying many items - beads for example - allow the candle time to cool every 5-10 minutes to prevent melting. Because the candle doesn't burn down, almost any type of decoration can be used on the candle, including paper, cloth, etc. The wax won't drip, as it is contained in the tealight cup. Decorating suggestions: 1. Cut your invitation out in an oval or heart shape. Adhere it to the candle and edge the invitation with lace or ribbon. 2. Take beads that match your gown and push sequin pins or hatpins into the candle to hold them into place (no glue required). 3. Glue your picture on the candle and decorate with ribbon. This not only makes a wonderful momento for you, but a great gift for your wedding party, as a reminder of their role in your special day. One bride used a white pillar candle, spiraled silver ribbon ovr the candle from the top to the bottom, then turned the candle over and spiraled pale blue ribbons in the opposite direction, creating a checkerboard effect. Blue and clear crystals borrowed from some old earrings were glued in the center of each "square". Something old, new, borrowed and blue on a candle that will last for a lifetime!
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