Remember using an iron to press leaves between two sheets of wax paper?  I loved this activity as a kid.  Collecting the most colorful leaves I could find and preserving them was so much fun!  I would hang my finished masterpiece from yarn in front of a sun-filled window.

As an adult, there are so many variations of this craft that can provide satisfying DIY results.

One of these variations, you have probably seen, is to use wax paper and an iron to apply leaves to a pillar candle.

As an adult, my taste is a little more sophisticated than back in the day of multi-colored leaves and I shy away from rainbow color palettes – preferring neutral or monochromatic themes.  So, my pillar candle creation will not be full of multi-color leaves!

For this project, I went out and collected as many leaves as I could find in a burgundy color palette – burgundy being a favorite accent color of mine.

Once the leaves had been collected, the project is really simple to create.  All that is needed, in addition to the leaves, is a pillar candle, wax paper, and an iron.

I just cut a strip of wax paper the width of the candle – long enough to wrap around it.  I plugged in my iron to get it nice and hot (not using the steam setting).  Once the leaves are positioned where I wanted them, I put the wax paper (wax side down) over the leaves.  Holding it in place, I ironed the wax paper until I could see the wax melting.  After waiting a few seconds, I removed the wax paper.  Viola!  A beautiful fall candle!

I hope I have inspired you to create a candle decorated with fall leaves!  Maybe give new life to some old candles and use them for your Thanksgiving table!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things,

Jackie