Show off your favorite family photos with these DIY Photo Candles! This is a project that the whole family will love to try.

They make great centrepieces or gifts and are ideal for Baby Showers, Mother’s Day, Engagements and Weddings – you can even create memorial versions. We have also included a video.

This will show you how to transfer the photos, and also how you can add ink and lettering to your candles.

Wouldn’t it be great to capture the kid’s scribble and artwork on your candles too. It’s easier than you think! Scroll our page for all the versions. We know you will love the ideas.

How To Transfer Photos Onto A Candle Video

Are you ready to see how to transfer Photos onto a candle? We have included a video tutorial that steps you through the process. Click Play above to view now ^

There are just so many ways that you can use your candles and as we have mentioned previously, they are perfect presents. We love this super cute idea that involves giving some matches with the tagline ‘you light up my life’ from Evite.

This was for a Mothers Day but can be used for birthdays and the holidays too. We think it’s pure genius.

This idea from A Beautiful Mess is another extremely creative way to capture the moment and this would work well for all occasions.

via Photo Candles

As you can see here from Fabulessly Frugal, a hair dryer is an essential item that is used in your project.

It heats up the image and is what makes the transfer to the candle successful. The Blogger used Wax Paper for her project.

We have another tutorial that will show you how to transfer Ink to candles. You can find the details here