Personalised scented candles

Hand-painted candle holders with a galactic theme

When the temperature outside starts to fall and the first autumn storms arrive, it’s time to get cosy indoors with candles and a nice hot drink. Whether they’re plain or scented, candles create a lovely warm atmosphere, and you can make beautiful effects by decorating the glass holders using edding gloss paint markers. Since outer space is such a big theme at the moment, how about an enchanting star motif in metallic colours? In keeping with this trend, we have extended the edding 780 gloss paint marker range to include three new metallic shades: light blue metallic, green metallic and violet metallic – ideal for personalising almost any home décor item made of glass, plastic, metal or paper. Or to add striking lettering to the glass holders, use the edding 753 gloss paint marker calligraphy.

Categories: Autumn
Living room
Christmas
Products: Paint markers
Materials: Glass and mirror
Plastic and foil
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

For our example we used the fine-nibbed edding 780 gloss paint marker in light blue metallic (colour code 070) and green metallic (074), plus the edding 753 with calligraphy nib in gold (053).

Step 2

Before using a gloss paint marker, you need to activate it: Shake the marker vigorously with the cap still on. Remove the cap, place the nib on a piece of absorbent paper and pump it up and down a few times until ink appears in the nib. Now you’re ready to get started. (And don’t forget to always store the marker horizontally after use.)

Step 3

Next, use the metallic gloss paint markers to embellish the glass holder with a swirl design featuring stars and dots. To get a Milky Way effect, it’s best to draw the motifs very close together. If you want to work with several colours, let one colour dry briefly before continuing with the next.