Personalized Unity Candle

Materials Needed:

	1 yard of 1/2 inch wide woven braid in white or ivory
	1 1/2 yards of 3/4 inch wide sheer wire ribbon in white or ivory
	1 1/2 yards of 1 1/4 inch wide sheer wire ribbon that matches
	  one of your wedding colors
	1 1/2 yards of 1 1/2 inch wide sheer ribbon in white or ivory
	3 pre-made ribbon flowers in white or ivory
	1 white or ivory pillar candle (3” x 10”)
	2 white or ivory 12” taper candles
	1 of your wedding invitations
	1 package of white or ivory ball-head pins
	Hot glue gun
	Double stick tape
	Fine craft wire

Directions:

1. With a pencil, trace an oval shape around the text of the wedding invitation.
2. Place a small amount of glue on the raw end of the woven braid. Let end dry completely, then make a clean cut. Starting with this end, glue the braid to the invitation, placing it over the pencil line. When braid ends meet, repeat same procedure to close braid oval. Let dry.
3. Carefully cut the excess paper away from the braided oval.
4. Affix the invitation to the pillar candle with double-stick tape. Push the ball-head pins through the braid into the candle, spacing them evenly around the oval.
5. Cut an 18-inch length of the 1 1/4-inch sheer white or ivory ribbon. Create a four-loop bow from this length.
6. Cut a 12-inch length of the 1 1/4-inch sheer colored ribbon and make a slightly smaller two-loop bow from this length.
7. Wire the colored bow to the top of the white bow.
8. Glue one of the ribbon flowers in the center of the bow. Pin the bow in place at the bottom of the invitation. Hide the pins behind the bow loops.
9. Cut the 1 1/2-inch sheer white or ivory ribbon in half.  Make a two-loop bow with 6-inch tails from each length. Set aside.
10. With the remaining 1 1/4-inch (3cm) colored ribbon, make two additional bows as in steps 5-7 . Wire one to the center of each sheer white bow. Wire a set of crystals hanging down at the center of each bow, placing longer crystal in middle. Glue a ribbon lily to the center of each bow. Wire bows to bottom of taper stems or to candlestick bases.