This way of glittering candles is easier than you think. All you need is a wax candle, glitter and a heat tool. So, collect your supplies and let's get started!
We had some vinyl scraps and cut a heart out of it. We then applied it to the candle. If you do not have sticky backed vinyl you can usually find some shelf "paper" that is vinyl at hardware stores. Even if it is patterned it will work just fine.
We then prepared the glitter. We went with Metallic polyester glitters in a berry color and a purple color. We lightly blended them together. We then spread them out onto some paper. Note: You really need to use polyesters due to the heating process.
We took the heat tool and held it up to the candle until the wax just started to melt. As soon as we saw the wax melt we immediately rolled the candle into the glitter. We used our Milwaukee heat tool but there are other brands out there like Marvy that we also like (and sell).
After we coated the candle we glitter we used the heat tool again to re-melt the wax (just a bit). When we did this the glitter became trapped in the wax and no longer flaked off.
We removed the stencil after the second heating.
There were a few loose pieces of glitter floating around on the candle (of course). We took a stiff brush and they dropped off pretty easily. A couple were really on there and we just used our nail to drag them off.
Here is the final effect!
When we were done we just could not help ourselves and did the same effect to the top with a little clear Iridescent glitter. We were very careful not to over heat the glitter. Iridescent glitter can only go up to 225 degrees.
This was a very fast and fun project! We hope you give it a try!
This was a very fast and fun project! We hope you give it a try!
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