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