- 1 large, white pillar candle
- Permanent markers
- Letter and number stencils
- Ruler
- Tissue paper
- Wax paper
- Scissors
- 5 metal brads (real cloves can be used, too)
- Hair dryer
- Oven mitt
Place a piece of paper underneath your design to prevent marker ink from bleeding onto the surface of your table. Using a ruler, draw a cross in the middle of the tissue paper.
Using the letter and number stencils, create the Alpha and Omega above and below the cross, leaving some space for the brads. For ‘Omega’, you can use part of the letter “O” stencil and add two dashes to the bottom (as shown). Add the numbers (for the current year) within the four corners of the cross (as shown).
You can also print your own letters and numbers and simply trace them.
Trim the excess paper.
Place the tissue paper design in the middle of the pillar candle. Wrap the wax paper directly over the tissue paper design and hold it tightly in back. Make sure the wax paper is large enough to cover the candle. The heat from the hair dryer can get hot, so you may want to use an oven mitt while holding the candle. Using a hair dryer, heat the design until it appears to have transferred (it will look a bit darker). This takes about 30-60 seconds. Carefully remove the wax paper. Using the tip of an x-acto or nail, make a small slit/hole on each end of the cross and in the middle to mark where the brads will go. Carefully push brads into the candle.