Hello Super Cute!
Some cultures think we should see death as part of life, so Halloween deserves to be celebrated in style.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to Decorate Halloween Candles with Silhouette Cameo, if you have Cricut, Brother, or any other cutting plotter machine you can use the format compatible with your software and follow the tutorial.
When you download a design file it automatically downloads in SVG, Ai, DXF, Studio3, and Webp formats.
Plus I’ll give you lots of free design templates for you to enjoy making your DIY arrangements for this remarkable date.
Here you will be able to appreciate how the candles decorated with a vinyl look and the design templates that I have free for you. I will also give you a summary of the process, especially the transfer of adhesive vinyl on paraffin candles.
To see in detail the step by step on how to cut and transfer an adhesive vinyl design, I invite you to visit the tutorial The Definitive Guide to Vinyl and Silhouette Cameo 4, Step by Step | Free Ideas and Templates.
Materials and accessories
- Silhouette Cameo 4
- Standard grip adhesive cutting mat
- AutoBlade or 1mm Manual Blade
- Adhesive vinyl: I used black color*
- Artificial and/or paraffin candles**
- Paper or transfer material
- Heat gun****
- Spatula, hook, scraper and ruler (Silhouette accessories)
- Rubber roller
- Free Design Templates – Download them at the bottom of this article by clicking here.
*I chose this color as it goes well with all the items I’m going to customize, but you can replace it with the color that best matches your items.
**You can use natural or artificial candles, in this tutorial I will use both so you can see the differences.
***If you do not have this element you can use a hair dryer.
Decorate Candles for Halloween: Landscape
This was the cutting setup I used for this design
To make this craft I used an artificial candle, black adhesive vinyl, and transfer material or paper.
Spectacular, don’t you think?
Decorate Candles for Halloween: Spiders
This was the cutting setup I used for this design
To make this craft, use two small paraffin candles, black adhesive vinyl, and a heat gun.
When using adhesive vinyl on paraffin candles, you should heat the candles with a heat gun to help the vinyl to adhere.
Tip: In this case, you should not use tape or transfer material to stick the design onto the candle, but rather transfer it with tweezers.
For this type of work, you should avoid designs made up of multiple elements, but preferably in one piece.
Once you adhere the vinyl to the hot paraffin candle, I recommend passing the heat gun again to improve adhesion.
Hey, they are beautiful!
Congratulations, your Halloween Candles are ready!
Free DIY Designs and Halloween Transfer Vinyl
I hope you have as much fun as I did making Halloween crafts! Here you can find the design templates I used in this tutorial and many others to inspire you to make multiple Super Boo’s! Crafts.
