What spells beauty to you? Flowers? Lace? Puppy dogs? Whatever you love can quickly become the theme for new candle holders that are easy yet beautiful. The candle holders can be made from most any short glass jar. Baby food jars work perfectly for this craft but similar sizes of jars work well, too.
Make sure the glass jar is clean and dry before starting the project.
Tear paper into strips and use decoupage glue to affix them to the jar. Decoupage is found at any craft store and makes it easy to attach paper to most any other surface. Coat the jar with glue then position one of the paper pieces onto the jar. Paint over it with more of the decoupage. Attach the next piece of paper in the same manner. Continue gluing on piece after piece of paper until the jar is covered. The glue will initially appear milky, but as it dries, it will become clearer. When its completely dry you can take fine steel wool and buff it to give it a shinier, smoother appearance. Tie a ribbon, raffia, or a strip of fabric around the top edge of the jar. Set the candle inside and youre finished. Well, you dont have to be finished. You can create other jars or embellish the one you just made. Scrapbook paper gives you the opportunity to create any theme you want. The paper is available in thousands of designs and is very inexpensive. One piece of the scrapbook paper can make two or more of the candle holders. Besides scrapbook paper you can use pieces cut from a gift bag, wrapping paper, or even comic strips. After the paper has been applied to the jar allow it to dry overnight. After that you can add any number of embellishments. Paint markers, for example, let you add metallic accents with ease. Other possible embellishments include lace around the bottom of the jar, tiny jewels glued onto the paper pattern, or even small buttons, glued on here and there. Its easy to make the decorative jars for holidays and other special occasions. Make a Halloween candle holder by using orange construction paper to cover the jar. Cut black features from felt or paper, and glue them on, in the form of eyes, a nose and a crooked smile. Make a little chick by covering the jar with yellow construction paper, then making an orange beak from paper or foam. Glue wiggly eyes on to give the character a whimsical look. Even lace and other fabrics can be glued onto the jars to make beautiful candle holders. Thin lace and fabrics work best. Glue the fabric or lace around the jar using the decoupage adhesive. Glue on a narrow lace border, around the bottom, or use satin ribbon instead. Wrap ribbon, raffia or something similar around the top of the jar, to cover the raw edges of the lace or fabric. Create a monogram on the front of the candle holder by gluing on a painted wooden letter. Or, use fabric paints to write your initials. Instead of a monogram make a shimmery design of another sort. There are so many different ways to make each candle holder unique. Use small jars to hold votive candles; use large jars for bigger candles. Make the special candle jars for Valentines Day, Christmas or a graduation party. Make everyday ones that are for no special occasion at all. Give them as gifts or just display them in your own home. Its a great way to recycle those glass jars and make something lovely at the same time. It costs so little to make them that youll have dozens for the cost of only a few craft supplies. Creating the jars lets kids pass a rainy day without complaint, too!
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