This is a very easy tutorial for turning a glass Christmas candle into a St. Patrick’s Day decoration. You need very little supplies to make this, it’s inexpensive & will brighten any area that you place it.
I got a few of these candles for 70% off after Christmas. I usually buy green, red & white items to use for the holidays that come right after Christmas. The only thing that I had to buy was a package of paper napkins from the Dollar Tree. The rest I had on hand, but can be purchased at the Dollar Tree.
The first thing that I did was to remove the label. I could have used something like Goo Gone, but I was out. Once the label was removed, I cleaned the glass with some rubbing alcohol.
I opened the napkin & separated the layers.
Then I cut off the trim that was around the napkin. I thought it would be too busy to leave it on.
The next thing that I did was to coat the glass candle with Mod Podge & then press the napkin into the Mod Podge. Once the napkin was in place around the candle, I sealed the top of the napkin with another coat of Mod Podge.
Then I set it aside to dry.
To finish off the top of the candle base, I used some green ribbon. I just hot glued it into place.
The lid was just as easy to decorate.
I used Mod Podge to add some of the napkin to the center of the lid. Once the Mod Podge had dried, I added 4 gold coins with hot glue & topped it off with a glittery Leprechaun hat. (Gotta have my glitter!)
And your candle is done!
I told you it was easy.
And when you light the candle, the flame glows through the paper.
It always amazes me how a little change can turn something plain into something unique.
This can be made to go with any holiday or decor, just by changing the napkin & embellishments.
It would be so cute using Easter napkins & adding some eggs or a bunny to the top. Or try some patriotic napkins with some flags on the top for the 4th of July.
I hope this easy project gets your creative juices going. The possibilities are endless.
Happy Creating everyone!