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I’m working on a project that I am not completely ready to reveal yet, something with a little bit of crystal vintage glam. You may be able to figure out what it is from this photo…..
Please ignore the cheesy and overdone vignette around the candle, I just wanted to hide the background a little bit so that the big reveal of one of my favorite DIY wedding details would be a little bit of a surprise.
I need to know. Does this look like a cool, Phantom-esque effect? Or does it just look dingy and dirty? We want to do the melted candles no matter what; we just didn’t know there would be so much blackness (so I might have to break all of this off and try again). The candles are ivory, but they are cheap ones from Wal-mart, which means they are only ivory coated. I also didn’t know about this wick trimming thing that would keep them from getting black. So I burned them, and now the leftover candle is ivory, and the melty/drippy wax is a nice dingy white and black color. I am getting married 3 weeks before Halloween, so maybe I should go for at least one spooky element at the wedding. 
I kind of like it, kind of don’t.
What do you think?
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i love it…i used to live in italy and a lot of the restaurants got old wine bottles of different heights and stuck the long candles in and melted them down like that. then to keep height, they would take new candles and melt them together…it was such a romantic feeling with a bunch of then together!
I think this brings a real romantic feel to such an event! I love the idea and can’t wait to see it in full!
Like it a lot — just make sure it drops onto something that can be waxy and ruined 
I love that drippy-candle look.
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2 thoughts for ya Miss Ava:
1 - they will be lit by candle light - not a bright flash - they wont look dingy. =)
2 - If you have not already completed them, next time melt on candle over the other - its faster and leaves less blackness while preserving the bottom candle’s burn time.
I did this last year for halloween burning a red candle over a white one ala Martha http://www.marthastewart.com/article/good-thing-creepy-candles
I like it a lot! And I love that they’re from walmart- maybe I should look there! Can you believe there isnt a wally world anywhere near our apartment?
That’s pretty cool… it has a romantic feel for sure!! I can’t wait to see the rest of your details for this!
oh…my…..
i really don’t know what i’m looking at. lol!
but it seems cool…the other commenters seem to know what you’re talking about and i’m all for romance so go for it!!!
love the old worls/romantic feel! and from what i’ve seen of your invites (still waiting on more!!) they totally go with the look you’re going for!!
@Starry-Eyed Barefoot Bride: I wish I would have had that link before, as that is exactly the kind of look I would have wanted to go for, had I not already done something and fallen in love with it a little bit
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Mrs. Avocado, Seattle
Age and Occupation: 23, Student
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Consultant
Engagement Date: July 27, 2008
Wedding Date: October, 2008
Blogging Since: June 30, 2008
Venue: LDS Seattle Temple & Hotel 1000
About Me: Somehow this little farm girl found herself a genuine Pole to fall in love and eventually move away to Poland with. I am an LDS bride attempting to plan a private religious ceremony, ring ceremony, seated reception for 100, and an open house while coordinating for guests flying in from across the United States and as far away as Poland. I try to avoid fads, excess waste, and saturated fat. I strongly endorse photography, DDR, calorie counting, rss feeds, cooking, and utilizing your resources.
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