Wedding day is a very important event in the life of almost every person. At this event, great attention is paid to detail. Of course, girls are especially sensitive to various trifles. Many brides want to do as many pleasant and memorable things as they can with their own hands. For experienced needlewomen, even making wedding candles with their own hands will not be difficult, but for beginner craftswomen it can be difficult to engage in such creativity. To avoid problems when creating decorations for the event, namely beautiful candles, you can familiarize yourself with the tips given in this article.
Candles in wedding ceremonies
Holding a wedding is inextricably linked with rituals and traditions. Many of these traditional moments are associated with candles. We must start with the fact that the candle symbolizes the family hearth of the newly emerged cell of society.
Candles are an indispensable attribute for a wedding, and not so long ago a tradition with lighting a "family hearth" became popular again. In this rite, one large candle is given to the young, and the other two are thin and long - to the mothers on both sides. A sacrament takes place to pleasant music: mothers light the candles of the bride and groom from their lit candles. Young people themselves can ignite their "hearth". Here it is considered important to decorate the candles magnificently, add a lot of details. Such an abundance of jewelry should lead to prosperity in family life.
Wedding candles
Candles for the wedding ceremony, in contrast to the ceremony of lighting the family hearth, need to be decorated very modestly. Large ornaments, a large number of ribbons, beads and rhinestones will be inappropriate to look at in the church. It will be enough to choose a candle with a carved pattern or make it yourself using a sharp knife. You can tie one white or any other light ribbon and tie it into a neat bow. After the wedding, the candles will need to be preserved for life as a symbol of the holiness of the union made in heaven.
How to make candles at home?
Now there are two ways to make candles to decorate a wedding celebration: buy ready-made ones and decorate them or make them yourself from purchased special materials. The first way is simpler, less energy-consuming, but not always cheaper, the second will have to spend more time and effort, but it may be possible to save a little, and besides, completely manual work is always appreciated more.
If you decide to decorate candles purchased at a store, then remember that an open flame should not have any combustible elements. Decorate the candle from the middle, you need to be especially careful with the ribbons, otherwise one careless movement can lead to a spoiled holiday. Do-it-yourself wedding candles have the same principle - no flammable parts near the fire.
Wedding Candles: DIY Foundation
Hand-made wedding candles can give the needlewoman’s fantasies complete freedom: they are not limited by the choice of shapes, sizes, aromatic additives, or colors. In order to make a candle at home, you need to purchase a foundation in a store with goods for creativity: it can be wax or candle mass. If your city does not have such a store, you can go a different way and make the basis of a finished candle. To do this, cut it into small pieces so that the wax melts more evenly and faster, and melt the candle in a water bath. Next, add any dye to the candle solution: it can be food grade, or it can be made from grated on a fine grater and mixed until the wax crayons are completely dissolved. You can experiment and mix several colors, divide the mass into different containers, mix each with a new color and then collect a rainbow candle, pouring colors in turn. You can also add flavoring. To do this, pour in any aromatic oil to the candle mass. Until the base has time to freeze, it must be mixed well to prevent lumps, and pour into the form. It can be purchased, or it can be made of a plastic cup, which you carefully cut after the candle solidifies to remove it from there. Before pouring wax, the mold must be carefully lubricated with vegetable oil. The final step is to install the wick. It can be taken from a ready-made candle, or you can soak a thick cotton thread with wax and use it. The wick on one side must be tied to a weight and installed vertically so that the thread is located exactly in the center of the candle.
How to fix jewelry
If you make a candle with your own hands, you can immediately install all the pebbles, beads, rhinestones and other on the sides of the form before pouring. But a more convenient way is to attach the decor to the candle with a glue gun. Under hot glue, the candle melts a little, and the fastening is very durable. Also, with a hot nose of the glue gun, you can make recesses in the candle, in which to put the beads. It looks very unusual and spectacular. You can cover the candle with a special paint for stained-glass windows - this will facilitate the gluing of decor details to the candle and ensures that they will adhere well to the surface.
Before you start decorating wedding candles, it is better to draw a sketch on paper. During operation, it is very difficult to resist, so as not to add additional details that would not be entirely appropriate to look at an already finished product. The sketch will allow you to look at how the finished candle will look, and before you start you will have a complete picture of the necessary materials.
A variety of materials can be used as decorations. On wedding candles, lace, ribbons, beads, rhinestones, imitation of precious stones look especially organically. You can make flowers from polymer clay and fix them at the base of the candle. When arranging wedding candles, the floral arrangement will be especially relevant at weddings decorated in the style of shabby chic or vintage style.
Gift candles
A good addition to the gift will be wedding candles. It will be especially pleasant for newlyweds to receive them from future mother-in-law or mother-in-law. Also, such a gift can be presented by a girlfriend or relative of the bride and groom. You can make a whole basket with various accessories for holding a wedding: garter, buttonhole, piggy bank for money, glasses, a bottle of champagne and, of course, candles. Such a present, presented on the morning before the celebration, will be a great start to this exciting day. You just need to warn the young in advance that you take care of all the details. Before making candles for a gift, you need to find out from future spouses what style their holiday is decorated with. For example, if the theme of their event is the sea coast, then shells, starfish and quartz sand will look the best on the whole decor, and if red is chosen as the main wedding, it is better to tie red ribbons and make all other details as neutral as possible.
Thus, it is clear that making wedding candles with your own hands is quite simple. This process is very exciting, and the result will please anyway. On the Internet you can find many photos of wedding candles. Look at the options, add your personality to the design and make a beautiful decor for your celebration.