Quick & easy Christmas gift idea

By Trace Geworsky

I find that with so many people to shop for at Christmas, I am always trying to think of original, but inexpensive gifts. I first tried this Candle idea a few years ago, but with so many fun my Stamp BOX stamp sets out there, I decided that this year all of the candles I hand out, will feature the Hohoho stamp set.

Supplies you will need:

A basic white pillar candle, Stamps… I used my Stamp BOX HoHoHo set, embossing powders, white tissue paper, versamark pad, heat tool and any extra decorational items you like to add: I used pom pom ribbon & a tag

This looks like a complicated project, but it is so easy, and I will guide you through it with step by step instructions.

#1 Cut tissue paper to fit around the candle (minus the top and bottom of the candle). You will want a little extra length, so that the ends will overlap.

#2 Because I only wanted one Santa Claus, and it is in a different embossing colour than the words, I dipped the santa stamp into the versamark pad and then onto the tissue paper, sprinkled black embossing powder over the image, and then set using the heat tool.

#3 Repeat as in #2, but with the hohoho stamp, and green embossing powder

#4 Once you have all of the desired images & words on the tissue paper, you wrap the paper around the candle, and use your heat tool to set the paper into the candle, so that You cant see the tissue paper, but it looks as though you stamped directly onto the candle.

You will want to work fast on this step, so that you don’t melt the candle any more than is necessary.

I start at the end of one side of tissue paper, and secure it in place, and then work my way around the candle, until I reach the other end of tissue paper. (Be careful, as it is easy to burn fingers at this step).

#5 Embellish candle as desired. You could use gems, rubons, stickers, bling, brads, etc.

Merry Christmas!!!!!