Tissue paper candles

Yeah, I know what ya'll are saying.  Tissue paper candles?  What?  Paper + candles = fire!  I know.  That's why we only use the paper to decorate the candles.  The secret, using cheap candles that burn down the middle.  No expensive beeswax here.  The cheaper the better.  So how do you do it?  Take your garden variety gift giving tissue paper and either stamp on it or run it through your printer.  House of 3 (love them!) has some Christmas images specially designed for this or you can use any digital image you want.  Photo candles, anyone?  Once you have your image on your paper, cut it out.  I cut mine fairly close but don't go all anal and OCD about it.  Perfection is not required.  Save your efforts for something else.  Now take the cut out image, add a little reposition glue stick to help hold it in place, and place onto your candle.  Place a piece of wax paper around the candle leaving enough extra in the back to create a handle of sorts.  Pull it tight.  The wax paper will help to keep your candle smooth and keep you from burning your hands.  Grab your handy dandy heat tool and go to work.  The goal is to melt the top layer of wax enough for the tissue paper to soak in.  You'll see it get shiny kinda like with heat embossing.  Word of warning: don't heat the wax too much in one place or you'll end up with a hole in you otherwise smooth surface.  It's a super easy craft that takes very little time to make.  I'm a little addicted to it right now.  I wish my dollar store would get in pillar candles...  So here's a few I made as hostess gifts.  There's more but those are Christmas gifts so their big reveal will have to wait.

Given to a BIL and SIL for having Thanksgiving at their house.

Given to my BIL and SIL who are Disney nuts and throw a Halloween costume party every year.

I found this The Nightmare Before Christmas movie promo and printed it.

I found this ornate frame ( I think at The Graphic Fairy Blog) and printed it twice so the design is on both sides of the candle.  Glued on rhinestones for bling.