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26

Garbage to Gold Candle Holder Project

February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Carol A. Tanzi, Goddess of Garbage hosts one hot tip a month on how to recycle things into crafts instead of throwing them out. She came up with this wonderful elegant gold leaf candle holder project made out of plastic yogurt containers.
Besides the yogurt containers, you will need a gold leaf kit from the craft [...]

Feb

23

Curvy Bicycle Parts Candle Holder

February 23, 2008 | 4 Comments

I have seen this recycled candle holder around but it took me awhile to find out where you could actually purchase one.
This S-Curve candle holder is manufactured by Resource Revival and you can find it at Cambriabike.com. The base is from an old ten speed bike, the stem is from an automobile timing chain and [...]

Feb

21

Easter Egg Shell Candle

February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments

FamilyFun.com has a jump start on easter with this fun candle shell project. Breaking the egg shell and forming a bowl shape sounds like the tricky messy part.
You could dye a few of them different colors for an attractive candle centerpiece and I know my kids would have a blast with this one. We might [...]

Feb

19

Eco-Friendly Candle Holders

February 19, 2008 | 3 Comments

Here’s a unique Rustic Lotus Candle Holder from AreNaturals.com. These are made by Haitian artisans who recycled them by using old steel drums.
There are tons more green gifts there but they also have these great Green Beer Glass Votives, which are of course made out of beer bottles.
They have a bit of a curve that [...]

Feb

16

Hot Fudge Sundae & Pumpkin Tart Projects

February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here’s a couple hands on projects for those who want to create some yummy candles. CraftBits.com offer many other candle making projects for free. I chose these two because they look so delicious and we can make them smell good enough to eat.
The hot fudge sundae is made with wax and vanilla scent although I [...]

Feb

13

Solar Candle Lantern

February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I know I’m jumping the gun here a little since it’s not spring yet but I love the look and idea of these solar candle lanterns. They have a built in solar panel and I found them at Gardens & Homes Direct.
These lanterns would also make attractive flashlights to bring along camping. If you’re looking [...]

Feb

11

Decorating on Valentine’s Day

February 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

MyCandleOpera.com has a good article on candle decorating tips on Valentine’s Day. I love all their fun suggestions including scattering rose petals and chocolate kisses. Favorite music and a bubble bath is a nice touch, besides the candles of course. Although a bath for two sounds romantic, I have tried it and it is darned [...]

Feb

9

Chinese New Year Lantern

February 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

On the HP website there’s a great project for Chinese New Year lantern votives. It would work best on clear vellum and the printable pattern is available to download on the HP website.
The lantern project would not be suitable for small children since an x-acto knife is used but it’s a very pretty affect with [...]

Feb

5

Decorating Safely With Candles

February 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

I love lighting tons of candles and putting a trail of them everywhere. It’s very romantic and it looks beautiful but it’s not always safe. I have kids and a couple cats so can’t really just light traditional candles all over the house.
What I can do is turn on battery operated candles with no worries [...]

Feb

3

Celtic Knot Candle Holder

February 3, 2008 | 1 Comment

This candle holder is unusual but I like the unique design. I imagine the patterns the candle casts on the wall would be interesting as well
If you’re into Celtic art you might have fun looking around at Dragon Artwork. Besides knots some other candle holders feature dragons, lions, snakes, horns and more.
I loved the one [...]

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