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Fall leaf candles; faux fall leaves
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5 from 4 votes

Fall Leaf Candles

Turn plain pillar candles into beautiful fall leaf candles with this easy craft that doesn't require any fancy supplies! All you need are candles, leaves, wax paper and a hair dryer.
Cook Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • White Pillar Candles
  • Faux Fall Leaves
  • Wax Paper
  • Hair Dryer

Instructions

  • Pull the faux leaves away from the branch and stems so that you just have the fabric of the leaf.
    Faux leaf that's been pulled off the stem
  • Place one leaf on the candle where you would like to adhere it.
    Hand placing faux leaf on a candle
  • Using a large piece of wax paper, cover the leaf and pull the wax paper tight behind the candle. Make sure the wax paper is smooth against the surface of the candle.
    Hand holding wax paper wrapped around candle and leaf
  • Use a hair dryer to direct heat at the leaf. After 10-20 seconds you should start seeing portions of the leaf look damp as the wax from the paper melts onto it. Continue heating the leaf, directing the blow dryer at different spots on the leaf, until the entire leaf appears damp.
    Candle with leaf wrapped in wax paper; hair dryer
  • Rub over the leaf to make sure it is adhered, then gently pull away the wax paper. There may be excess dried wax on the leaf; if so just use your fingers to gently rub it away.
    Repeat the process to add additional leaves to the candle. Do not overlap leaves.
    Hand rubbing excess wax off leaf on candle

Notes

If, after you remove the wax paper, any portion of the leaf is not fully adhered to the candle, wrap it back up and heat it again using the hair dryer.
You want to heat the candle long enough that you can see wet wax over the full leaf, but not any longer. If you heat it too long, your candle may melt and get ripples on the surface.