Candles with their hands The decor +75 Photo examples

Candles beautifully decorated interior creates coziness. But conventional product, even an elegant candlestick looks smart enough. The ideas presented in this article will help you to create true works of art with minimal time and expense. Most of the decorative elements you can find a home in a box for needlework in the kitchen or in the garden on a summer residence.

kinds of candles

The main classification sign on which distinguish candles - this material manufacturing. Here candles, which are currently used for different purposes.

economic	The material of manufacture - paraffin. They are distinguished by a simple cylindrical shape and white color. This is the most common and inexpensive option.
Cutlery	May have a simple cylindrical or complex shape. The structure of this product was added flavorings and colorants.
hempen	Resistant cylindrical items of a large diameter.
church	They are made of paraffin or beeswax for use in religious and ritual purposes.
"Pills"	These candles are called tea because they are used, in addition to aroma lamps, for heating teapots.
decorative	This multi-colored decorated decorations, carvings, as well as candles, figurines.
helium	This species - the most decorative. The gel mass is poured into a glass jar, where, in addition to wick are decorative items.
greasy	The wick in such articles cane. Lights such a product is not too bright, but spent sparingly.
electronic	This cup of translucent material, equipped with a lamp and the chip through which light is flickering.

ideas

Perhaps some idea set forth in article you like, and you want something to bring to life.

gel candle

Gel products look very beautiful and unusual. Variations can be set: an aquarium, Christmas beads, product of geometrical bodies, flower, "brandy glass." It all depends on your imagination and what decorations you want to use. It is important not pile up too many decorative elements. Concise and tasteful, the article will look great.

you will need for the manufacture of any gel candles:

• glass container. It will serve as a form;
• Candle gel;
• Dye gel;
• Mineral oil;
• The wick is reinforced;
• Decorative elements.

Now - a master class by himself. For example, to make a candle nautical theme, as a decoration using colored sand. Sprinkle the bottom of a glass container a little colored sand. This is the bottom of the ocean-sea. Now we need mineral oil for the impregnation of the decor. This is to ensure that in future the candle body is not formed many bubbles. Impregnated with oil and other elements of the "seabed": pebbles, shells, and so on.. "Bathe" in the oil and wick. Mineral oil is also in the composition of the gel candle, so it is visually imperceptible in the finished product. Place decorative elements inside the glass container, secure the bottom of the wick. Now is the time to do the candle gel. It can be melted in a water bath or directly to the plate in a steel container. Add the coloring gel to obtain a bluish tint. Pour gel decor and trim the wick. marine theme candle is ready. Do you think it's too hard? That is the easiest option: take the usual shells from eggs, insert the wick by holding the chopsticks for sushi, then fill the shells colored gel. Colors - any. Quickly and beautifully!

The decor dried flowers

To decorate the product, you need to work.

• Candle;
• Dried plants;
• A spoon;
• Tweezers;
• Scissors;
• Another candle (you will need to heat the spoon). We call it "working".

Light the candle work, heat it over the flame of a spoon, the convex side up. Take dried flowers, push to the surface to be decorated candles. Start gently smooth it with a spoon. Make sure the flower is completely stuck, and the petals are not sticking. Spend the stem a little harder pressed into motion. Cut off the excess part of the stem. Next, pick up the dried flowers to your liking and act the same way. In any case, you will have a unique interior decoration. For fixing the most delicate items, use glue for decoupage. Last stage - the consolidation of results. Remove from the "working" candle wick, melt it over low heat. Keep at it, not to wax boiled. Dip into the prepared paraffin candle decorated by holding the wick. Once is usually enough.

It is important that the wax does not boil, otherwise the decor is displaced and the beauty will be broken. To dip a candle was comfortable, pick up the container so that it will fit the size of the product.

Exclusive product with the decor of dried plants is ready.

delicious candles

Of course, for the lighting of the room, these products hardly fit, but for the New Year table decoration or birthday cake will turn out perfect. And by the way, very tasty and healthy. So, prepare such ingredients:

• Grapes (cultivar does not matter, but preferably without seed).
• Packing of finished fruit jelly (gelatin solution may be prepared independently). If you use ready-mix, add water twice less than that provided instruction. Candles will turn more elastic and quickly melts.
• Wooden skewers.
• Syringes 20 ml, with no pistons (needle with the plastic cap is fitted on a syringe).

The algorithm is as follows:

• Prepare a solution jelly.
• Nanizhite grapes on skewers. Place it into the syringe.
• Pour the prepared jelly into the syringe. So that the fluid does not leak out of the hole of the needle, this place Wrap tape.
• Place the syringe in a refrigerator vertically.
• After solidification of the jelly remove the needle, syringe and lower for 2-3 seconds in hot water. To make it easier to extract the product, Blow gently into the hole for the needle.
• "Flame" Manufacture of tangerine slices.
• Place the finished candle on a toothpick and decorate a cake or an apple.

Similarly, you can make decorative fruit "Candles" from the forest or garden berries, pomegranate seeds. They will not shine, but quite edible. A table decorated with such an unusual way, is great.

And that's a good idea to use as candlesticks... real fruit. Simply cut out the recess under the small candles in apples. You can use Mandarin. Fortunately, these fruits for the New Year abundance. Suitable as a candlestick and tangerine peel.

New Year

Beautifully made candles with New Year's accessories can beautify any interior, create a festive atmosphere. Usual tableware made of transparent glass is excellent and the original candlestick:

• The simplest option - a thin ribbon of tie satin white few candles and install them in a low glass container. Candlestick can also serve as a dish made of shiny, mirror-like metal.
• You can easily create a luxurious composition with Christmas balls. Arrange on a beautiful tray of a few glasses of fine glass. In some glasses in ordinary salt put candles, others fill the small balls.
• candle decor for enthusiastic handy people. Start preparing for the New Year holidays in advance. Tie of the "holders" of yarn remnants of candlesticks. Coloring and pattern select themselves. Originally looks knitted fabric, decorated with artificial berries or dry leaves.
• Natural materials - is this rampant imagination to decorate the Christmas candles. The first thing that comes to mind is the traditional cones, spruce or pine. More unconventional idea - decoration cinnamon sticks, bark, coffee beans, corn on the cob, conifers and ferns. Such a composition will decorate a fireplace or a festively laid table. Cinnamon, incidentally, also serves as incense sticks.
• Floating candles. Great idea - decoration New Year's table vase made of transparent glass with water, with Christmas balls and floating candles. Optionally, water can be a little touch up. You can do so, as in the photo, but you can be creative.

BAGS

It turns out that the rough burlap - a beautiful decor element that can even decorate the candles on the wedding table. Originally looks combination, e.g., burlap with a lace, a satin beads or ribbons. You can use this material, if the wedding is sustained in a rustic style.

Here is a simple master class. To decorate the product, you will need:

• white candle - the basis of the composition.
• A piece of burlap or unbleached linen fabric.
• Cord made of jute.
• Lace.
• Dry leaves.
• Rigid packaging papers.
• Glue "Moment of Crystal".
• Scissors.

Cut a strip of burlap or textile 50-60 mm. length of the strip corresponds to the circumference of a candle-adjusted overlap. Fan the tissue above and below so as to obtain the same fringe. If the strip to be not very smooth, you can trim the fringe. Wrap strip cloth. Glue in place the lap cord and wrap it evenly in the middle 1,5-2 cm of burlap. Glue on top of jute fine lace. Decorating composition may be dry leaves or leaves of wrapping paper, artificial flowers or beads. Beautiful and unusual orchids will look alive. The main thing that the decor was not too much, otherwise the whole refined simplicity disappears. Candle "rustic style" ready.

On Halloween

Indispensable Halloween attributes are apples and pumpkins. Of course, to insert the plug into the "gutted" pumpkins as possible, but it is already accustomed to the banality. Much more interesting to watch the latest season - candles, "weeping tears of blood." Make them - simple! Drip on white colored candles with red wax candles or just sprinkle them with red paint - ready! Not a bad option - decoration made of artificial spiders or worms (store fishing products - to help). It looks nice candle decoration decoupage depicting skeletons, vampires, walking dead, bats, and other perpetrators of the holiday.

Decoupage

To date, to purchase the online store beautifully decorated candle for a gift - it's not a problem, but the desire to do something on their own, many people indestructible. However, it is very cool, as a thing made by the hands, is unique. decoupage technique helps to get a beautiful product, storing the heat of your hands, your vision of beauty.

The best material for decoupage - decoupage is a special card made of rice paper, or laminated cloth. Decoupage - machinery quite ancient, dating back to the Middle Ages. But she has not lost relevance to the present day. The best option for decorating in this technique - white candles with thick dense top layer. Can I use colored candles? It is possible, but background images must be chosen shade-article to be decorated. Beautiful and romantic look of text or drawings with notes. Prepare to work:

• Thick white candle;
• hair dryer;
• Scissors;
• Stationery knife;
• line;
• Brush.

Decide paper segment length. This is especially true of complete decorating products. Cut the paper so that the seam turned invisible. Therefore, cut out with a margin of approximately 1 cm in length and width. If you are using a multi-layer cloth, remove the 2 bottom layers. For operation need only a top layer which is deposited on the pattern. This point can not be neglected. Otherwise, the product will fire hazard. Proceed in this order (step by step):

• Attach the candle cloth as tightly as possible.
• Turn the dryer on full blast. Wait until it warms up. Now direct the hot air at the candle. Move the dryer along the article. In this case, be very careful not to accidentally burn your hands. Try to fix the napkin with your fingers until it is firmly stuck. If the wax permeates the paper, there is nothing to worry about.
• If in the course of work on the surface wrinkles appear, try to smooth them.
• Make sure that the paper is well glued. If there are missing sections, manipulation with a hairdryer should be repeated.
• Make an incision at the base of the candle paper, fold it. Warm hairdryer candle base so that the bent part of the cloth is well attached.
• Using stationery knife, cut off the remains at the opposite end of the product, from the wick.

All very simple and fast. And if you have already acquired some skill, and then very quickly. On the decoration of one item takes about half an hour. It remains to find an original gift wrapping - and the gift is ready.

conclusion

Catching decor candles, never for a moment forget about safety and how can I use the finished product for its intended purpose. It is possible that it is necessary only to admire the masterpieces made personally, but it's great! Your family home is the most elegant and comfortable!