Making A Unity Candle: Give It A Personal Touch
The use of unity candles in Protestant weddings is a relatively new tradition and its use is open to different interpretations with many variations possible and they can even be especially made to suit the needs of the bridal couple. Unity candles are simple and they are also very symbolic which is ideally suited for use in a simple as well as symbolic act such as the Protestant wedding. There are also several methods involved in making a unity candle, and among them is making one on your own.
Prices Are Thrice As Expensive
There are many good reasons why you would want to opt for making a unity candle on your own and among them is that the price, when making a unity candle on your own is sure to be one third of what will have to pay when buying from a store. The only difference would be that the specialist companies add a few glitzy decorations, while you will use your personal items to give your unity candle a special touch. Also, when you buy your unity candle from a supplier, the product you get will be rather impersonal, and when you can take the tradition and add your own personal touch, it would seem that making a unity candle is a more worthwhile endeavor that is also a good alternative to store bough unity candles.
The most important thing when making a unity candle is to find the proper candle, and in this regard you need to choose a size that is suitable and which will allow you to be more creative and hence lets you give best expression to your candle making skills. All that it requires is to buy a candle to which you need to spray clear acrylic paint or epoxy in a thin layer so that you get a sticky surface that will make a good canvas for your candle making skills.
The next step in making a unity candle is to place pictures, wedding charms and mementos which are reflections of your personal memories, because the idea in making a unity candle is to create something that you can call your own and which is not something impersonal that has been bought from a store.
You can now proceed to paint on the spaces that require filling and a good idea is to use colors that reflect your personalities, and maybe even the wedding theme. Next, you can complete the making a unity candle by applying one more coat of acrylic paint in a thin layer so as to seal everything.
Once you are through with the sealing, you can then add other decorations and use glue to fix things such as ribbons and laces, though remember also that you are free to create any kind of unity candle that suits your fancy the best. That's all that there really is to making a unity candle.
