Saturday, October 31, 2009

Hi - Another hand made gift!

Hi all - I have tried my hand at another hand made gift. I have never made a stamped candle before! I have hand painted one and that went well because I painted it all over.
Doing it this way I am not totally sure if it works or not and would appreciate your input.
I coloured my Tilda with Prismacolors on tissue. Heat set it with wax paper and all that went very well. My problem is that because the candle is round I wasn't sure how to decorate it........
As you can see I put flowers on one side of the image and bling on another. Please can you give me tips as to how to decide when it is a balanced design?

Here are some pictures:



I seriously am asking for input on this one - thank you to everyone who leaves me some!
Have a glorious Sunday!
Love, Candy
Candy Mills

20 comments:

cabio's craft corner said...

That is gorgeous Candy. Not just with the pretty Tilda stamp, but all the add ons are awesome!
Hugs,
Cabio

KymKreates said...

It looks lovely. I would love the instructions. That would make a nice present for a teacher for Xmas.

Thanks

Vivi Casale said...

Oh it is so pretty.. you did great job on it!! flowers, ribbon and blings are great embellies on the candle!!!
I always want to make one but too afraid to try... it seems so difficult!!
Congrats!! you did an awesome job!!
xxx
Vivi

Nancy said...

Oh Candy I think your candle looks gorgeous. I do not know of anything to tell you to make it better it is beautiful!
Hugs,
Nancy

Tracey said...

Wow! This looks incredible! Awesome job. Love the bling.

Patricia Garcia said...

Wow I like it, Looks very nice done! Perfect present!

Hugs,
Patricia

Karen Arthur said...

Oooooo, that is totally gorgeous!! What a nice present that will make.

Angelwood said...

I think it is just perfect. You don't need to add anything else. What a great technique - I love "anything but a card" projects! hugz, Angela

charlene said...

I think you did a really nice job and it looks great !

Suzanne J Dean said...

This is beautiful Candy--she looks lovely on the candle & love those fab embellies!

hugz,
Suzanne

Kay said...

It seems a tutorial is in order, Lisa. Nicely done. Kay Watson

Sharon Caudle said...

Don't add a thing, Candy! It's beautiful and would make a wonderful gift! hugs!

Barb Hardeman said...

This is so well done, Candy! You did a perfect job getting your Tilda image onto the candle. I love the flowers leaves and ribbon you've added also. The bling is so pretty...fab work...hugs...Barb

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

What a lovely candle!!!!

Huggies ~

Sharron

Anonymous said...

what a cute idea Candy! You did a beautiful job on your candle.
Hugs.
Pam
http://stampsinc.blogspot.com/

Sandi said...

Love your candle! I especially like the bling!

Debra James said...

What a fabulous idea for pressies. You have done an amzaing job. Thankyou so much for sharing- now where r those candles.Hugs Debra

Anonymous said...

Oh how pretty! I think it's perfect just the way it is Candy. You did an amazing job getting the stamped image colored and applied.

Thanks for the instructions too. I love your idea of holding the image tightly to the candle with a sheet of wax paper!

Deb

Jodie from Oz said...

Candy, Wow, how clever. I am with everyone else, leave it as it is, it is just perfect. Such a lovely gift and so beautifully coloured and decorated. Hugs Jodie from Oz

Cami said...

Your candle is gorgeous, Candy. Your Tilda is colored beautifully, and I love the flowers you have adorned it with. Just beautiful! Hugs, Cami