"Exclusive Design"
Waxed Bride and Groom Bears |
4" tall bears are shown
These are not candles, but make
adorable gifts and air fresheners! |
Supplies:
Small, stuffed bears (4")
paraffin wax
candle scent
slow cooker
ladle
wax paper
card stock or heavy paper
black fabric
silk flowers & floral wedding stem
tulle
hot glue gun
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"Critters," with tags removed, waiting to
become fragrant waxed critter air fresheners. You can use any style of stuffed animals for
this project. |
Step 1:
Remove any tags from stuffed animals. Place paraffin wax in slow cooker and start melting
it. When wax has melted enough to pour over "Critters," add candle scent and
stir. |
Giraffe is shown in wax bath - You would be
using bears for this project. |
Step 2:
Place "Critter" into pot and begin to pour melted wax over him with the ladle.
When he is completely covered, remove him with tongs or pliers and place on wax paper to
cool. |
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Step 3:
For Bride’s Veil: Cut a piece of Tulle into a rectangle about 4" wide by
12" long. Use needle and thread to gather top edge and pull tight, tying off. (You
could also accordion pleat the top edge with your fingers and just tie it with a string to
get the same effect without a needle.) Glue this to the top of Bride’s head. Use the
beaded heart shape or any beaded shape you might have to place over the veil on top of
head. |
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Step 4:
Bouquet: Use dried flowers and ribbons to make a bridal bouquet in your choice of colors.
Hot glue to bear’s hand. |
Card stock patterns for Groom's hat shown before covering with black
fabric.
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Step 5:
Groom’s Top Hat: Cut a 1" x 3 3/4" strip of card board or
heavy paper for the center of the hat. Cut a 1" circle for the top of the hat; and a
3" circle for the brim. Place the center hat strip on top of the black fabric and cut
a piece that is 1/4" larger. Fold and glue fabric around the strip turning the edges
under all the way around. Cut two circles of fabric the same size as the 3" hat brim.
Glue them to each side. Cut one piece of fabric the same size as the 1" circle and
glue it on. Wrap the strip of fabric/cardboard, with the right side out, around the
1" round piece, gluing it to the edges of the circle and overlapping the edges of the
strip ends to form a cylinder. This will form the top of the hat. Glue this piece to the
3" hat brim. If any white edges from the cardboard show, use black craft paint to
touch them up. Now glue the top hat to the Groom’s head. Tie a black satin ribbon
around his neck or make a bow tie from the black fabric. Bow Tie: Cut a
rectangle from the black fabric 3" x 4". Turn under a 1/4" on each side of
the long side and hot glue them down. Now fold the opposite raw edges together and glue.
Turn this seam to the back and gather the center with your fingers. Tie a piece of black
satin ribbon in the middle to finish tie. Glue on to the Groom under his chin. |
| These make
adorable gifts for the Wedding Couple. They can even be used as cake toppers if you put a
doily between them and the cake. |