By Michelle Gauthier
Preserved Flower Candles This Article was written by Michelle Gauthier – info@expressivecandles.com This Article was written by Michelle Gauthier – info@expressivecandles.com
Putting flowers in your candle will add a unique look, while preserving your favorite flower.
Written by Expressive Candles
We have been asked many times, how to put flowers and other objects on the outside of a candle. So, we'll be showing you how it is done. The most important thing to remember is to be safe. Putting anything on your candle such as paint, dried flowers, ribbon and other objects, pose a fire risk. While this is unlikely to happen with this project, we need to warn you before hand. We do not recommend burning any candle that has flammable material on it.
To start with, you will need a few supplies. First and the most important is a big pillar candle, at least 3" in diameter. This will help keep the flame out of reach of anything you put on the candle. You will also need to have a small white votive, or the same color votive as your pillar, an old pan to melt wax in, a paint brush, dried flowers or herbs and ribbon.
Candle making is an art, and requires exact precision in the melting process of the wax. Luckily you do not have to be exact in this project. Place the votive in your old pot; you will not be able to use this pot for food ever again. Next place the heat on Low Medium to Medium heat, DO NOT HEAT ON HIGH. The only thing we want to accomplish here is to melt the wax down to a liquid. As soon as the last solid piece melts, is when you turn the heat down to low.
Next, select what you will want to put on your candle. If you are using flowers and leaves, make sure they have been pressed. Take the paint brush and paint some melted wax onto the candle where you wish to place the flower. Place the flower on the wax before it hardens. The wax will harden quickly, securing the flower in place. Repeat this step for the leaves as well.
Another great idea is to place a picture on the candle using the method of painting the wax onto the candle. You can use many different things, but they must be flat.
After placing all your flowers and leaves onto the candle, we will need to seal the. The wax in your pot may have hardened some, so heat it on Medium Low to get the wax melted again. Brush the entire candle with wax. This will seal the flowers in place and give it a smooth finish. You might have to apply several coats. But if you use a picture, do not brush over it, this will ruin the picture and you will not be able to see the picture clearly.
Last you can tie a ribbon around your candle to top it off. Another idea is to use the melted wax and paint small metal beads onto the candle for further embellishment.
This project can be done in many different ways, using anything from flowers, herbs, pictures to beads and glitter. But keep in mind the safety of your candle. We recommend not burning candles with flammable materials on them. If you do decide to burn these candles, use large pillars, as the sides of the candle tend not to burn down. Have fun and Enjoy.
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By Anonymous
January 23 2004--Blue Square Design, a graphic design and product packaging firm based in Austin, Texas, repositioned Texas Girl Designs, a candle manufacturer also based in Austin, as a strong contender in the candle-manufacturing business.
For Texas Girl Designs, Blue Square Design created new identity and packaging, which led to an increase in sales and recognition for the young candle company in 2003.
“Blue Square Design Group has fresh new ideas that can really revitalize company and product images. Since they have redesigned my logo and packaging for me, the most elite retailers are calling me about how they can purchase my products to carry in their stores," said Karen Bayne, VP of Product Development for Texas Girl Designs.
“It was important to create a successful identity that would give visibility and character to Texas Girl Designs,” said Frank Mendez, Blue Square Design Principal.
Austin-based, Texas Girl Designs, manufactures hand-poured candles in several scents, for state and nationwide retailers.
Blue Square Design, which has been in Austin for three years, boasts impressive and handsome advertising and packaging for its clients. The company’s clients come from a wide range of industries such as high-tech, software, education, food and beverage, and retail.
For more information about Blue Square Design visit the web site at www.bluesquaredesigngroup.com or phone 512-380-0449.
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By Anonymous
With a new year around the corner, bereaved families the world over are joining with relatives and friends Sunday, December 14 to remember with love children whose deaths have left a pale over the lives of those left behind.
Every year on the second Sunday in December at 7 p.m. local time, candles are lit for one hour during The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting, creating a virtual wave of light starting at the International Date Line and traveling west. Hundreds of formal candle lightings are planned around the world and thousands more will be held informally in homes by families as they pay tribute to the memory of a special child.
“This is the seventh year for this important time of remembrance,” says Patricia Loder, executive director of The Compassionate Friends. “Our numbers, unfortunately, grow larger every year as the newly bereaved join the ranks of those whose children died in the past and, together, all seek a way of having their children remembered.”
In 2003 alone, nearly 200,000 infants, children, teenagers, and young adults will have died in the United States, with almost a million families facing either a stillbirth or an early pregnancy loss.
“The Worldwide Candle Lighting is one way that we try to bring light out of darkness,” says Mrs. Loder. “This event has truly taken on a life of its own. Last year on our Web site, during the Worldwide Candle Lighting, we received remembrance messages from all over the world, some of them in their native language, indicating the true international unity that the event brings.”
This year’s candle lighting has even reached into Iraq as a service is planned at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad for military personnel who are stationed in Iraq, but are dealing with the personal loss of children or siblings within their families.
“We also should not forget that every time a soldier dies during the war, there are usually parents and siblings left behind to mourn their loss,” says Mrs. Loder. “Everyone is someone’s child, and we are providing a way that their light may always shine.”
In conjunction with the Worldwide Candle Lighting, the United States Senate unanimously passed resolution 196, proclaiming December 14, 2003 as National Children’s Memorial Day.
The Compassionate Friends has a presence in an estimated 29 countries around the world with nearly 600 chapters in the United States alone, serving all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the Cayman Islands.
Persons interested in attending a Worldwide Candle Lighting service near them or receiving more information about The Compassionate Friends may call toll-free 877-969-0010 or visit the TCF Web site at www.compassionatefriends.org.
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