How-To: Wedding Unity Candle

CRAFT: DIY Wedding

By Vanessa Coppola

I love the little details of a wedding, the details that give you a glimpse into the couple's personality. Crafting something for your big day will not only give your wedding a more personal touch but it will also save you money (so you can have a larger dress budget, of course). I was a DIY bride when planning my wedding 3 years ago, and once of my favorite wedding projects was the unity candle. Not only was it such a simple project but, in my opinion, it looked so much better than any store-bought candle we could have purchased. I still love looking back at my wedding photos that capture all of the little handmade details that we incorporated, and I wish you the same nostalgic memories.

Wedding Unity Candle Materials

Materials

Pillar candle
2 taper candles
Transparent vellum paper
Ribbon
Glue dots
Double-sided tape can also work.
Gemstone scrapbooking embellishments I used buckle slides and gem dots.
Scissors
Paper cutter

Directions

Wedding Unity Candle Step1

Step 1: Print your wedding logo horizontally on the vellum paper. I designed a simple monogram with our names and wedding date using Photoshop. Cut off about 1" from the top and bottom of the vellum paper using a paper cutter.

Wedding Unity Candle Step2

Step 2: Attach the vellum paper to the pillar candle using a few glue dots in the back. Double-sided tape would also work for this project.

Wedding Unity Candle Step3
Step 3: Slide the buckle slide (you can find these in the scrapbooking aisles at your local craft store) on the ribbon and attach the ribbon to the pillar candle using a few glue dots. If you don't like as much bling as I do, just attach the ribbon to the candle minus the buckle slide.

Wedding Unity Candle Step4

Step 4: Attach a ring of ribbon to the taper candles using glue dots, and add crystal scrapbooking embellishments to the candles for a little more sparkle.

Wedding Unity Candle Step5

Step 5: Enjoy your wedding day!


About the Author:
Author Vanessa Coppola

Vanessa Coppola crafts from her Arizona home, where she resides with her husband and two furbabies. They are happily expecting a baby boy in August. Vanessa is the author of The Crafty Nest, where she blogs about life and all things crafty.


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Posted by: Scented Candles on September 10, 2010 at 6:06 AM

Fortunately, soy-based scented candles can help with virtually soot-free burning with the additional benefit of cool burning and hence better fragrance release.
Paraffin wax is a derivative of kerosene so it is not surprising then that paraffin wax candles release soot into the air when burned and this soot can settle on your walls and surfaces and even be breathed in by you and everyone around you.

In contrast, soy-based wax candles are derived from all-natural soya beans that are grown all around the world.
Soy is made by hydrogenating the oil of soya beans, which are a renewable resource limited only to how many soya beans are grown.


So there you go “Soy candles are the very best”, great content and most followed blog.. keep up the good work! Well done, Lucas.


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