jamestuj Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 All,Any suggestions to engrave my own poems into a pillar candle? I am not good at doing this by hand and I do not like to stick a decal either. Someone suggestes sandblasting, any easier way to do?Thanks.James Quote
LRC06301983 Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 I too would like to know the best way to put somethig this fine and/or detailed into the side of a candle. Quote
creativegems Posted January 22, 2006 Posted January 22, 2006 I might be able to help a little. What I do is decide how big I want the carving and than take some paper and draw or print on the paper what I want. This takes me several tries because I'm looking for a certain look. Take the paper and hold it on the candle and copy over the letters/pic with a pen or pencil. I found a tool that has two different ball ends on each side and wood in the center. Look at your local craft stores. They should have them in various departments. I take this tool and go over what was indented in the wax. Sometimes it takes going over it several times to get the depth that I want. I rub the candle with pantyhose to get the ridges off the candles. You are going to have ridges on both sides of the carved part and because I make molds with these they have to be as perfect as I can make them. It's easy until I make a mistake and have to start over.BTW I fill in the lettering/pic with cake shoe polish. Takes a little practice to get this right too.lol However the shoe polish doesn't work very well on white or very light candles.HTHJanet Quote
Sharon in KY Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Janet, I just love those candles. Saw them on your site, very cute... Quote
Scented Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Pretty nifty Janet. Yeah that stuff takes practice lol! I did something similar but just used paint a long time ago when I was playing around with stencils and a new carver I had gotten. Quote
T~ Just T Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Janet,You are very talented. I love it!T Quote
creativegems Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Thank you! They do take time to make. I don't know if I would want to make one at a time considering the time involved.Janet Quote
candlesprite7 Posted January 23, 2006 Posted January 23, 2006 Yep I do that too, that little tool is called a Stylus. It is way easier than trying to do it all free-hand for sure. Quote
tucker Posted January 24, 2006 Posted January 24, 2006 Stylist....A little thingy with a little ball on each end, one being smaller than the other. It is made for artists (in my case would be artist) to dab little dots on folk art projects, such as in the case of in the middle of little flowers and stuff. Quote
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