INSIDE: How to make your own custom candles with ribbon and an iron.
I have a rather large plastic container of candles sitting in my pantry. Most of them have been acquired whenever my mom goes on a cleaning binge of drawers and cupboards, and the contents make their way to my home. Whenever I see my mom walk in with a plastic grocery bag (or two), I know I’m in for some goodie or another!
So when I picked up an old candelabra at a thrift store, instead of running out and buying some new tapers to match my decor, I created my own custom candles using some ribbon and my iron…
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how to Make custom candles with ribbon
Because of my sudden “inheritance” of candles, the positive is that I’ll probably not have to purchase another pillar, votive or taper candle in my life! The con, I suppose, is that I’ll probably never use up all these candles and I’m hesitant to introduce fire and matches to my three young, most.touch.everything kids.
So digging through this stash of wax candles, I found four plain white candles. I then dug through my overflowing stash of ribbons to find a couple matching pieces of aqua ribbon. I plugged in my iron and quickly set out to making my own custom candles.
Candle-Decorating Supplies
– Candle (here are some plain white tapers)
– Ribbon
– Iron (here’s a super basic iron should you not have one)
– Parchment paper
3 steps to make custom candles with ribbon
Other than the occasional hot iron “owie”, this super thrifty project comes together super quickly!
Step #1: Rip out a piece of parchment paper long and wide enough to wrap around the candle.
Step #2: Wrap the ribbon around the candle in whatever layout and pattern you like best. I wanted all four tapers to look different so I came up with four patterns.
Step #3: Keeping hold of the ribbon, wrap the parchment paper around the candle. Once secured, gently iron the parchment-wrapped candle making sure to keep rotating the candle so it doesn’t melt and deform.
Make your own custom-decorated candles
Why spend money on store-bought candles when you can easily upcycle an existing candle using any color or style ribbon you may already have at home and your iron?
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These look so cool! Thanks for sharing!
Thats a pretty way to dress up candles! Love the blue ribbon shapes:) Pinning!
What a neat idea! I love the blue. Thank you for linking to Talk of the Town. Pinning!
Julie @ Love My Simple Home
I love this idea! Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party! Pinned!
Such a simple but colorful decoration! Thanks so much for linking up with Vintage Charm 🙂
Very interesting. I really like how they turned out. 🙂
I always have so much ribbon left over from other projects or just purchased on impulse. Now I know what to do with it! Such a cute candle idea! Thanks so much for sharing this week for Maker’s Mix-Up!
These looks fantastic! Must try ! Thank you 🙂
These look so pretty and such a creative idea!
That’s such a cool idea Victoria. We’ve used serviettes or napkins to change our candles but I never thought about a ribbon and it looks so unbelievable pretty
Had no idea this was even possible – and they turned out so cute! Great idea. Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle. Pinned to share.
~Laurie
Very cute! Thank you for sharing your tutorial at Vintage Charm.
What a great stash-busting project! My MIL also has a tendency to bring over random boxes of stuff she no longer interested in keeping. No more turning down her old candles! Thanks for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
These turns out great! Such a clever idea! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Sarah
Trendy & Tidy
Thanks Sarah!
This is a great way to use up extra craft supplies!! It looks really cute!!
Thanks Susanne! I have a hard time doing anything plain so “crafting up” white candles only makes sense.
I love this, such a clever idea and a really individual look. #RealCraftyLinkParty
So simple yet beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing at the Pleasures of the NW DIY party
Interesting and unique idea! Very nice! 🙂
What a clever idea, fantastic for Christmas!!
Thank you for sharing on #OMHGWW this week!
Have a great week!
Aww! So cute! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Cute idea thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight party.
These look beautiful! I’m bringing back my Monday link party @ DIY Home Sweet Home (first one will be Oct. 16th) and I would love for you to stop by and link up your candles! http://diyhshp.blogspot.com