Style your autumn table with luminous leaf candles.
When softly glowing, candles handrolled with fall leaves have the luminous quality of stained glass; as the wick burns down, the silhouettes of the leaves become even more dramatic.
Materials and Tools
- Leaves
- Wax sheets
- Wick
- Frying pan
- Books
Step 1
Collect beautifully coloured leaves, and buy wax sheets and wicks at a craft store.
Step 2
Press leaves between the pages of a book for several days, but don't leave them for too long or they'll become brittle.
Step 3
Cut sheets of wax to the height you want, then roll one sheet tightly around a wick.
Step 4
Add more layers, until the candle is the desired thickness.
Step 5
Arrange the leaves on the final sheet of wax, then wrap tightly around the candle.
Step 6
To finish, quickly touch both ends of the candle onto a heated frying pan.
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