Holly Candle
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 12 June 2014 18:31
Shade and Base for Yankee Candles.
Products Used
Bisque
Bisque
- MB-1164 - Candle Shade with Base
- FN-001 - White
- FN-010 - Tree Green
- SC-26 - Green Thumb
- SC-34 - Down to Earth
- SC-36 - Irish Luck
- SC-74 - Hot Tamale
- SG-302 - Snowfall
- AC-230 - Clay Carbon Paper
- BT-910 - Synthetic Sponges
- CB-106 - #6 Script Liner
- CB-110 - #10/0 Liner
- CB-604 - #4 Soft Fan
Additional Materials
- Pencil
- Download Project Pattern: Holly Candle
Project Info
- Designer: Marcia Roullard
- Skill Level: Basic
- Time: 1½ hrs
- Download Project (pdf)
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 1 coat of FN-001 White to the outside of the shade and the plate. Apply a second coat of FN-001 White to the center of the plate.
- Sponge on 2 even coats of SG-302 Snowfall to the shade over the white glaze and to the rim of the plate only. Allow to dry.
- With a pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper, trace on the design.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of SC-26 Green Thumb to the center of the holly. Float the edges with SC-36 Irish Luck. Thin glaze if necessary to blend.
- Apply 1 coat of SC-74 Hot Tamale to the berries and 1 coat of SC-34 Down to earth to the stem.
- Using a CB-110 #10/0 Liner, outline all with a thin line of SC-15 Tuxedo.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of SC-36 Irish Luck to the scallop trim.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 3 coats of FN-010 Tree Green to the inside and under the shade and the back side of the plate. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.