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Thursday
Dec062012

Christmas Decor: Simple Wrapped Candles

I love these little $1 candles from Wal-Mart. They burn nicely and have a pretty hardy scent so in my book that makes a great "party" candle. Something I can set out and let burn the entire night or hand out as a parting gift! Plus I love that when these candles have burned themselves out I can re-purpose them! They make wonderful storage containers. I use them in my studio for all sorts of bits and pieces.



For the Holidays this year, I knew I wanted to dress up the jars a bit and use them for little gifts.In keeping with my goal for the year -  to re-purpose as much as I can and spend as little as I can - I started brainstorming. I had tons of scrapbook paper that I could use up - and I love the little wraps that I have made in the past for jars, but I had been there, done that. I finally decided on TWINE! I love twine. I love, love, love it - for all things! So I dug out my jute twine.I had even picked up a roll that looked like baker's twine at IKEA recently for gift wrapping...so I dug that out too!

THIS IS WHAT I GATHERED FOR SUPPLIES:

  • $1 jar candles (you could use any size for this project)
  • strips of torn natural colored muslin
  • jute twine from the hardware store
  • baker's style twine from IKEA
  • hot glue/glue gun
  • ribbon
  • holly twigs/berries
  • assorted embellishments

THIS IS WHAT I DID:

  • cut a length of twine or muslin ( I used apprx. 4 yards for each jar).
  • removed jar lid and set aside.
  • starting at the mouth of the jar place a bead of glue and start twine here.
  • wrap two or three times, keeping a tight fit.
  • add a thin line of glue and wrap a few more times.
  • repeat until you reach the bottom of the jar.
  • trim excess twine and glue end well.
  • repeat on jar lid, starting at base of lid and working your way up.
  • repeat with other jars.
  • add ribbon, holly, jewels, flowers and more!

These make great party favors, as well as gifts for family and friends! Have fun!

Reader Comments (2)

This is such a cool idea!

December 8, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterDuaa

So glad you like it Duaa! Enjoy creating!
Regards,
Rae

December 17, 2012 | Unregistered CommenterRae

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