PRESSED HERB & FLOWER CANDLES


Materials needed:

3" or 6" pillar candle-white or off white (3" diameter)

pressed herbs and flowers: leaves of geranium, rue, ferns, roses, any flat 
pressed flowers

votive candle-white or off white

grapevine wreath-6" diameter

dried flowers, statice, baby's breath

glue gun

paint brush

old pan to heat wax in

Melt votive candle in old pan until melted. Use votive the same color as the 
pillar candle that is used. Arrange herbs on table to a suitable design for your 
candle or randomly place herbs and flowers you'll use on your candle.

Take your small paint brush, and dab a little melted wax onto candle where you 
plan on placing first herb or flower. Quickly place herb or flower on top of dab 
of wax. Do this with you whole design, making sure you get just a THIN layer of 
wax on the top of the herb. When finished with design, brush a THIN layer of 
melted wax over whole design.

Decorate the outside of the grape vine wreath using dried flowers, ribbon, 
baby's breath or whatever, attaching these flowers with your glue gun. Take a 
hot dryer to the wreath when your done and those little glue gun strings will 
disappear.

Place the finished candle into the center of the wreath for a wonderful herbal 
gift!