Although do keep a close eye on these type of candles with the napkins because I did that one year. The paper round the candle caught fire. Thankfully it was in the kitchen on granite. Yes, it was a pillar thick candle with 1 wick.
Hi Michele, I'm curious, did you burn the candle to the edge? Or did it have a thick wall? Did you have a thick slab of granite to put under your candles, or was it just your granite countertop? I'm scared of starting a fire from a candle and tend to take extra precautions. So very curious. Was it the same thing she just showed, a thin napkin? Or the sheet music one? Thank you in advance for your information, and help. Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 👵🙂✌️☮️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊
@@BROUBoomer Hi, glad to explain. I did the exact procedure with the decorated 1 ply napkin on a 3" diameter/6" tall white pillar candle. It was a lot of fun to make! I made a few for decor, but only lite one. I had the candle on a candle plate sitting on our granite island near the stove top by Christmas decor. I left the candle burning while doing things around the house and cleaning so I was going back and forth. What happened is that the wax wall/sides caved in towards the middle of the candle just enough to catch the flame and the waxed paper was on fire. Scared me bc it was near Christmas decor. So lesson learned. I still have the candle as a reminder. Lesson, once the walls/sides are forming as the wax melts, use a knife to cut them down to avoid the sides to curl in. It's cool to see light flickering through the waxed napkin, but that's when it gets dangerous. It's wax and paper which is flammable. So be safe and cut the sides down and don't burn too long. You can also put the candle in straight tall glass vase (hurricane stylr) as extra protection or pretty clear jars. This will help contain, just in case. I'd like to try this on battery operated waxed candles too. But, be sure it's a pattern you like bc they last much longer. I still light the candles, BUT I am extra cautious and trim the edges Hope this helps and happy crafting!
@@michele1442 Hi! Thank you so much for the information. Greatly appreciated. I was thinking about decoupaging a battery operated candle with some Mod Podge. That might be safer for me, I'm a bit of a klutz. Hurricane season would roll around and if I needed a candle I might forget to take enough precautions for the decorated ones. Thanks again! Take care, stay safe, have a nice day. 👵🙂✌️☮️🖖 😷 🙉🙈🙊 🕯️
I'm SO glad I kept reading comments, cuz all I could think was that the paper would burn! I bet the battery candles are waxy enuf to do this application, but safely. Never leave a burning candle unattended!! I'm glad u were right there when it happened!!! ✌💙
These are wonderful and I'm sure you are VERY correct - I can see where they'd be most addictive! I was waiting for you to whip out the Mod Podge, then when you melted the wax under and over the candle...🤦♀️🤷♀️. Thank you for showing this to us. I will definitely be decorating up candles of my own. Smiles from the Southern California desert, MK 😁🏜
Brilliant video. I just tried this and it works beautifully. I am the least crafty person I know and it is such a wonderful and easy way of making something really lovely.
Yes it is flammable, l made one, l placed it in the lounge lit and went out of the room for a few minutes, l returned to see the candle completely in flames!
Hello 👋🏻 Julie! TYFS - I love this idea! 🙄 I do have a couple of questions 🤓. 1. About how long do you “warm up” your candle for & at what temperature on your hair dryer? 2. Have you ever used a “heat gun” to do this? 3. Have you ever used some wax paper to wrap around the candle & napkin before heating to seal it? I saw someone use the wax paper method on a battery operated candle with a napkin & photo so, I’m wondering if you had ever tried it & if so, could you tell me why you prefer the method you shared today? 4. Do you need to be concerned about the napkin catching on fire 😳 if you actually use the candle? I’m trying to figure out if they’re now just a decorative piece? 5. If these beautiful candles are now “just decor”, do you need to seal them with anything to keep them looking beautiful or is the “wax layer” that they have now good all by itself? Again, THANK YOU 🙏🏻 so much for sharing such an affordable, beautiful, & certainly “gift-able” idea! I also thank you in advance for any answers that you can give me. I’ve just searched for your RU-vid channel, DandelionsandPoppies, you have a new subscriber 😁!
Wow! I was just trying to buy a fancy candle...........cost was crazy. Saw this and then bought plain white and am ready to have fun! This is soooooo cool!
What a great idea, thank you! I'm going to create plates with ModPodge and napkins with Easter theme on glass plates then pour a thin layer of clear epoxy resin. How cool would it be to have matching dinner plates, dessert plates, candles for the table & napkins...oh, am I going to have fun! Again, a great big THANK YOU!
Really lovely! What a super cool idea that I have never seen before, thank you so much for sharing! I can see how it would very well become addicting. Great gifts, too!
I was wondering the same thing. Someone posted in the comments that hers caught fire as the candle sides softened and turned in towards the flame. She advised to cut the softened edges off with a knife to keep the top level
@@cinnamon-spice I used to make these in the 90s with my grandma. We never had any issues...but I can imagine people today need disclaimers to make them be careful, lol.
