Stamping on Candle

Candles come in various size, shapes and colours and make for excellent home décor.  One can further create interest on candles by either doing Decoupage or stamping on them. Today, I am sharing the process of stamping on a candle with you all. 

Art Work Created by Dr. Neha Sanwalka Rungta & Forum Shah of The Craft Studio for June 2017 issue of Our Idea Book Magazine

Supplies: 

• Stamps 
• Ranger Archival Ink or any pigment Ink 
• Scissor
• Plain and non-textured white tissue paper
• Heat gun 
• Wax paper

Steps:

• Stamp the image on a single ply of plain and non-textured tissue paper. (Tip: You can colour outline image using permanent markers).
• Cut the stamped image as close to the edges as possible.
• Place the cut out on the candle where you want the image and hold the stamped tissue paper in place by rolling a wax paper around the candle. Hold it with your hand nice and tight to make sure there are no creases on the tissue paper below.
• Plug in a heat gun and once warm, wave it over the areas where the stamped image is placed. As the candle heats up, the pressure from the wax paper will push the stamped tissue image into the melting wax of the candle, embedding the image in the candle.
• Make sure to keep moving the heat gun so as to not heat any one point of candle for very long.
• As the tissue paper gets embedded, the tissue paper will no longer be visible as a separate element from candle. Remove the wax paper to reveal a beautiful stamped candle.
• You can also embellish the candle using lace, sequins or art stones. 

(PS. This article was 1st published in the June 2017 issue of "Our Idea Book" Magazine)