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by quail 21 Dec 2013 ( edited Dec 24'13 15:40 )
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When bunnyhop described how to melt images onto candles, I was hooked!! I took the Embroidery Library design of this bee (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE) and made a tablecloth, 12 napkins, and a couple of candles as a set for my newly married son and his lovely bride.

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Comments (22)
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by michemb 21 Dec 2013
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beautiful, I love these, so elegant and classy
great job
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by quail 21 Dec 2013
Thank you. I always enjoy your projects. You have a wonderful sense of color and design. I know you must love what you do.
by michemb 22 Dec 2013
thank you, you are too kind
yes I definetly love embroidery, I love creating and telling stories to make things special and unique.
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by dragonflyer 21 Dec 2013
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Beautiful...did you find the candles easy to do?
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by quail 21 Dec 2013
I first bought some $1 candles to try. I botched a couple of them with too much heat. But then, I tweaked the process till I found what worked best for me. One thing was to very lightly spray with temporary adhesive and to iron the tissue paper. That give me the best design possible. Then to take your time and work as evenly as possible. I want to make many more. By the way, http://thegraphicsfairy.com/ is a wealth of free designs.
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by noah 21 Dec 2013
+7
excellent work hugs and merry christmas
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thanks, noah. That is high praise from the Queen of projects.
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by yvh 21 Dec 2013
+7
These are lovely - what a beautiful gift. Your projects are very inspirational.
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. How kind you are.
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by oaro 22 Dec 2013
+5
beautiful work
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you.
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by cj2sew 22 Dec 2013
+5
I love this. What a beautiful set to put together.
I love bees myself - even have bee jewelry.
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. I know what you mean about bees. There's something so neat about them.
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by radmom 22 Dec 2013
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I've embroidered a table cover before, haven't tried napkins, and would have never thought of doing candles. What a beautiful set as a gift! I'm sure they will treasure it!
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. Napkins are pretty straight forward to do, especially if your design is as small as mine was. The candles are addictive, I'm afraid.
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by lilylady 22 Dec 2013
+4
you need to sent this to Embroidery library. very pretty
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Good suggestion. Thank you.
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by mariahail 22 Dec 2013
+5
http://video.search.yahoo.com/play;_ylt=A2KLqIVCWbZSZ1wA6hP7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTBzNjF2b2I1BHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDBGdwb3MDMzM-?p=how+to+melt+images+into+candles&vid=e8a0b2547fcb22dac0724a450e2d9083&l=6%3A13&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DV.4641808630284674%26pid%3D15.1&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSXv5ZLQZIcc&tit=Photo+Candle&c=2&sigr=11aaoe1vi&sigt=10c6255mr&age=0&b=31&fr=sfp-vid&tt=b
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by dragonflyer 22 Dec 2013
I'm confused with this...is there something at the video link we need to find?
by pennyhal 22 Dec 2013
There must be something wrong with the link.
by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thanks for posting a link where others can try to search the topic.
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by highlandermom 22 Dec 2013
+4
Excellent set. Beautifully done.
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you.
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by lenamae 22 Dec 2013
+3
lovely
Lenamae
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you.
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by justsew 22 Dec 2013
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You have done an amazing job of these. I love them and will enjoy having a look over Christmas , thank you for showing us.
Hugs pam.
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you, Pam. I can still remember your cute little vest that you made and you said you didn't even have a pattern for it but used a shirt. Now I think that is amazing...
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by laffma1 22 Dec 2013
+2
Really nice set for your son and DIL. You did a great job with these. The black & white is quite elegant.
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. I had hoped for elegant and classic. I hope now that they like them...
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by pennyhal 22 Dec 2013
+2
What a cool gift! The black and white is fabulous!
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. I've always liked the high contrast of black and white.
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by rwartzok 22 Dec 2013
+2
I love it! What a beautiful gift. Do you have any links that show how to do the candle process?
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thank you. Try the link that sewdeb posted. You can also go to youtube and mention melting tissue paper on candles.
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by Patricia103 22 Dec 2013
+2
Absolutely gorgeous! I am not much good at searching on the net - which design is it?
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
sewdeb posted the design for you. I am pleased that you like my work.
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by sewdeb 22 Dec 2013
+1
These are wonderful! Did you attach a picture of the design or the design itself? I missed bunnyhop's original post, so any more info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! This project is just stunning!
2 links:
[1] Napoleonic Bee Design (4x4)
www.emblibrary.com
[2] How to Transfer an image to a candle
benfranklin-crafts.com
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
I am pleased that you like them. I attached a picture of the design. I used Picasa ( free program) to print it out to the size I wanted for the candle. Here's bunnyhop's post http://www.cuteembroidery.com/9429767_been-doing-few-cles-bee.html I like to iron my tissue paper and use a very small amount of spray adhesive to attach to the copy paper for printing. That makes the design that much clearer. But if you like a more rustic look, leave the wrinkles in the tissue paper. Thank you for posting the bee design from Embroidery Library. That's such a help for others who like the design.
by sewdeb 23 Dec 2013
Thanks for all the information! You do such wonderful work! I hope I can close to doing as well!
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by echolady 22 Dec 2013
+1
I love this, Thank you
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by quail 22 Dec 2013
Thanks
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by rsloan 22 Dec 2013
+2
I agree with lilylady - you should send this to EmbLib as a project. They have a contest and you could win some great designs. The colors are so sophisticated and the matching candle - Superb!
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by quail 24 Dec 2013
Thank you for the suggestion. I might just do that, and I'm happy you like my project.
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by toogie 23 Dec 2013
+2
The projects and display are beautiful ! So much love and thought,too.
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by quail 24 Dec 2013
Thank you. It's always exciting to make something that you think they will love.
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by harleysville 24 Dec 2013
+2
These are lovely. They are going to be so excited to get.
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by quail 24 Dec 2013
Thank you. I sure hope so.
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by pldc 24 Dec 2013
+1
well done, hugs Loralye
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by quail 24 Dec 2013
Thank you.