Chic & Crafty Hand Painted Candles

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  Step 1

  Gather the following materials:

  •candles
  •paint colour of choice (mine was a metallic gold acrylic paint)
  •small artist’s brushes
  •crafter’s knife
  •painter’s tape

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  Step 2

  I created two designs for this project, one for each candle. The first was a free hand ‘dash’ design. To do this, simply begin applying the metallic paint directly onto the candle.

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  Step 3

  Because this candle is round, I marked the mid-point so that I could balance the look from front to back. I then kept creating dashes all the way around until the candle was covered. Once completed, I simply scraped off the mid-point lines with my nail (as pictured). The acrylic easily comes off the wax of the candle.

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  Step 4

  For the second design, I wanted to create uneven, golden triangles to cover the candle. First, I cut out 3 small triangular shapes, free hand, on sections of painter’s tape using the crafter’s knife.

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  Step 5

  I then placed the tape at random spots on the candle, painted in the triangles, let them partially dry for approximately 2-3 minutes, then removed the tape. This created organic, slightly uneven triangular shapes around the candle.

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  Step 6

  If you prefer your triangles to have a clean edge, then wait for your paint to completely dry. For acrylic paint, it should take about 20 minutes. Otherwise, your triangles will look something like this.

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  Step 7

  Once completed, you can display each candle on its own, in a grouping, or as part of a vignette.

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  Step 8

  Either way, your hand painted candles are a great way to add a bit of subtle glam to your home. A great project that can be applied to any décor items - ornaments come to mind, but anything will do :)

  So very pretty and so simple to do!

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