DIY Decorative Candle

 As you know I absolutely love candles. Over the weekend I was at Pottery Barn and found some gorgeous fall themed carved candles. If I was rich the $45 price tag would have been no big deal, but since I am not.... I decided to DIY my own carved candles.
 I bought a $3.99 tan candle "baked cookie" scent from Michaels.
Measure a piece of printer paper and cut it to the size of your candle.
 Draw out the design you would like carved onto your candle.
 Tape your design to the candle.
 Use a knife and trace over your design.
 Your candle should now look like the above picture.
 Now you are going to start to carve away at your candle. You want your design to be 3D. So you will scrape away around your design.

Voila! $3.99 and a couple hours later and you have a gorgeous decorative candle!
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18 comments :

  1. EmilyAugust 23, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    It looks great! And you can't beat a $3.99 price. Mine would never turn out that well though

    xx Emily @ laughliveandshop.blogspot.com

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  2. Portuguese PrepsterAugust 23, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    so crafty!!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 23, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Clever!! I would never think to do it myself but what a great idea..

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  4. JessAugust 23, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Wow - what a great idea! I would have never been able to figure out how to do this :)

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  5. Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food)August 23, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    That is so cool! Thanks for the tutorial!

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  6. ❀❀❀Ðαωᾔ❀❀❀August 23, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Lovely candle project, and a great price. I can't believe an original could be $45, wow. Thanks for the idea:)

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  7. Brunette & BlessedAugust 23, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    I'm so impressed! Those look great

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  8. BrittanyAugust 23, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Wow, these turned our great! Fabulous find :)

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  9. Anne MarieAugust 23, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    That looks awesome!

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  10. Kitchen BelleiciousAugust 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    great candle! It looks fantastic!

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  11. Kathy @ Creative Home ExpressionsAugust 23, 2011 at 1:33 PM

    That is impressive! I'll bet your hands smelled pretty good afterward, too! : )

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  12. Meggan of Lila GraceAugust 23, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    Beautiful candle!! I love fun projects like this for fall! Following you now :-)

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  13. AlexAugust 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    wow that looks awesome!! if i tried to do this, i'd make a huge ugly mess haha.

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  14. Bad JoanAugust 23, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Great for all ages!!


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  15. AmandaAugust 23, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    I'm so impressed! I wish I had the patience (and time) to do this!

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  16. Peachy KeenAugust 23, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    You're a regular Martha Stewart! The candle looks fabulous and what a steal!

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  17. Meg {henninglove}August 24, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    this is so cute and what a great DIY for fall decorations. thanks for sharing will be trying this myself soon

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  18. Alex zenderApril 13, 2013 at 4:29 AM

    Those are so cute! Such a creative idea.

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