Bobette Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hello, I am new here. Nice site and I hope to new ideas for beautiful candles. Sorry for my Englisch, i am from Belgium and i speak Dutch.I do my best that you understand me.I gladly want know how to make candles with napkins. I saw somewhere beautiful candles with flowers and I think that these have been made with napkins.Can someone help?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Welcome The only way I know of using napkins is to stick them on the outside of a hurricane shell. A pillar type candle would be dangerous to burn with them.Here is instructions for making a shell. You wouldn't need the insert though since you're not putting anything inside the wax. http://www.candletech.com/hurricanes/Sharyl55 is holding a class tomorrow on embedding an picture in a hurricane. You could watch along and get a general idea of making the hurricane. http://www.craftserver.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=42Look around the forum here, you'll find lots of helpful info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring of Fire Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Can you post a photo of these candles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobette Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 Thanks for all responseI found this picture here....http://www.creatief-idee.nl/ and than click (left) "Kaarsen" I read now that they use "chemage" to place the napkins on the candles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobette Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 on another site I read that dangerous it was decorate candles with napkins, and then on another site it is this not dangerous.I want no dangerous candles make, that is the reason for my question here on this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam W Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I can't see how it could NOT be dangerous. If dried flowers catch on fire, so will the napkins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I remember YEARS ago people would put decals on pillar candles for deocration but they would never burn them. Here is something I've been wanting to do for a few years but still haven't tried it. I think with a lot of trial and error you could put some really neat looking stuff on your pillar candles.http://www.stampin.com/tips/candles.htmMaggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 on another site I read that dangerous it was decorate candles with napkins, and then on another site it is this not dangerous.I want no dangerous candles make, that is the reason for my question here on this site.The people saying it's NOT dangerous are probably the ones making them. They wouldn't get many paying customers buying them if they state that burning them IS a fire hazard.Maybe they're a water slide decal, not a napkin. I don't know how flammable the decals are... I've never used them. If they're resistant to fire and you used a very tiny wick that wouldn't melt the shell, you might be able to do it.I would still recommend a hurricane shell or a "forever" pillar that doesn't melt.Here's some pictures of what they are. http://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59821&highlight=forever+pillarhttp://www.craftserver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54128&highlight=forever+pillarYou'll find alot more info by searching for FOREVER + PILLARIt's wonderful that you're first concern is safety! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleshote Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Hello ladies,,I dont make candles,,BUT I have done this with ready made ones,,and it really ISNT dangerous,,the way you do this is:you cut the design out of the one layer of the napkin,,and pin the napkin down on the candle and use a heat gun to saturate the napkin INTO the candle..this way it burns just like the candle,,I have done this LOTS and have burned them LOTS..and have one right now that I did for valentines burning right now, it burns all the way down,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobette Posted February 16, 2008 Author Share Posted February 16, 2008 Again thanks for all respons, also thanks for your good ideas... I go try this all and let you now the resultes.But...I make yesterday a candle with napkins, I cut the image from the napkins, than i stuck one layer (where the image is clearly visible) on the candle with Crea-Coat. After drying... I did again Crea-Coat on the complete image. After drying... I put these candle (complete) one time and short in the wax. I don't now yet how she burns, I tell you this later.Here the picture from these candle. http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=TQYILLYZa make also a photo-candle for my litle cousin, here birthday is on 2 March. this candle with Transfer that I have buy in a hobby-shop. This candle is not yet readdy. I hope that this Photo-candle safely burns. I make this candle also for the first-time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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