Easy Candle Makeover

I just got back from an after-wedding-party. It was an all nighter and love was certainly in the air. Not just for the bride and groom but for everyone who attended. There was a feeling of a new day for all guests and a renewed sense of love. I guess this is why, all of a sudden, I feel so poetic. I just want to sit and write or read poetry. It's always amazing to me how a single poem can move you emotionally in a way that you don't expect it.  One of my favorite poems is by Edgar Allen Poe, Annabel Lee. I love the thought that you can love someone for ever...."in a kingdom by the sea". Death is no barrier for love and life is our freedom to love. 
Do you have a favorite poem? have you ever been inspired to write a poem?  let me know in the comments below.

Now on to today's fun craft.  I transformed this plain candle with a little embossing powder, love that stuff. Here's the plain candle:

here's what you'll need: candle, scissors, heat craft tool (a blow drier won't work)

a pigment ink pad or versa mark pad, embossing power, velum paper or parchment paper, and tissue paper (the one you use inside gift bags), you also need a rubber stamp (not pictured)

first, stamp your rubber stamp image on your tissue paper and add the embossing powder, lift the paper to slide embossing powder off :

Take your heat tool and wave it around the image in a circular motion until it melts:

cut around your image and place on your candle.

Wrap velum or parchment paper, holding your embossed image close to the candle:

wave your heat tool over the image through the parchment paper to heat a few seconds at a time to melt the wax.  It will absorb the tissue paper as it melts and will give a "wet" appearance when it's done:

 immediately, peel parchment paper off or velum, what ever you decided to use and wah-lah! a beautiful candle:

Thank you for coming by and visiting.  Happy Summer Of Love to All!