Graphics on soy candles??

[Boheme]

Hi, I am trying to put a graphic on a soy candle but all the tutorials say to use tissue paper, put wax paper over and melt on with a heat gun. The candle melts too much and doesn't look that great.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

[EricofAZ]

Boheme, you're new to the forum and welcome. Please don't take this the wrong way, but that tutorial about tissue paper is only good for forever candles that don't have a wick in them. You can insert a glass container in the top that is designed to hold a tealight and do it that way, but please don't wick a candle with tissue paper embedded in it. That's a great way to start a nasty fire and the folks who put out those tutorials ought to be ashamed of themselves.

Another way to put graphics on is to print on sticky paper and just decal it. You can coat it with clear gloss if you like, but again, no wick.

Some people put the graphics on the outside of a glass container. Watch the heat buildup if you do that.

If you are going to wick the candle and burn it, there's really only one safe way to put graphics on and that is to lightly carve the graphics into the wax or use a kistka to add wax to the outside.

Edited November 30, 2011 by EricofAZ