Dried Pressed Flowers - Making A Pressed Flower Candle
Flowers are always the best way to decorate your home. If you enjoy the interior decoration of your room with candles then why to use plain candles. Decorate your candles with pressed flowers and leaves and then place them in your room. Candles are always the best medium of decoration so why not with decorated ones.
If you wish to create a special craft with pressed flowers candles then you will need the following materials:
- Candles
- Paper
- Pencil
- Blow dryer
- Pressed flowers and leaves
- Paintbrush
- Dish
- Saucepan
As you begin your work you have to first lay the piece of white paper on a table. Then put your candle in a lying down position on the piece of the paper. With your pencil trace a mark at the top of the candle and one more one at the bottom on the paper.
Measure the edge of the candle by wrapping the paper around the candle. Cut the piece of paper to the exact candle’s edge without overlapping them. Then form a pattern according to your wish by arranging the flowers and leaves on the paper. Place the flowers and leaves in such a way that satisfies you.
Arrange them in such a way you want them to appear on the candle. Give the flowers evenly around the candle. But before all these press the flowers properly. Pluck the flowers from the garden and press them with heavy books.
After the flowers are pressed take them for decoration. If you place the flowers evenly round the candle then they will be easily available from all direction. Heat the section of the candle with your hair dryer so that it softens the wax.
Now slowly press the dried flowers or dried leaves onto the candle. Roll the candle on other piece of paper to ensure that the flower is properly attached. Carry on adding the remaining pressed flowers to the candle. Remember to place the pressed flowers all over the candle.
With the simmer water in the saucepan break up all the small white candle so that it melts faster. Then set the candle pieces in the heatproof dish and place it over the simmer water. At last apply a light coat of wax on the decorative candle.
Dip the small paintbrush in the melt wax and brush it over the decorated areas on the candle. Allow the candle to cool down properly. Leave it for 10 minutes.
