Chic & Crafty Hand Painted Candles
Create Pretty Hand Painted Candles
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Add a pop of pretty to your home decor with these chic and crafty hand painted candles. A simple and budget-friendly craft project.
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You Will Need (5 things)
- Candles
- Metallic Paint
- Paintbrush
- Crafters Knife
- Painters Tape
Steps (8 steps, 60 minutes)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Once completed, you can display each candle on its own, in a grouping, or as part of a vignette.
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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!