As I said in my previous post, I burn a lot of candles in my house. Depending on how long they burn, I remove the left over wax in two ways. Both are easy enough to do.
Cleaning out an Empty Candle Holder
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Scatter Candle Centerpiece
Happy Birthday, America!
If you saw my 4th of July Tablescape, you might have noticed the Scatter Candle Centerpiece. I’ve been making these for over 20 years for several reasons. They are easy to put together, very inexpensive, can be customized to go with any color scheme and always bring a little sparkle to any place you put them. And the best part is that it only takes a few minutes do.
Here’s how I make them:
Painting Tea Lights
There are times when I’m putting a tablescape together, and I can’t find the color tea lights that I need.
It’s something that drives me absolutely nuts. I always have candles on my table. I love what the candle light does to the ‘feeling’ of a table. But I can’t handle plain white when I need color! Since I already paint candles to match my color scheme, I figured I’d try it with some tea lights. It worked beautifully!
Here are some that I did to go with my Mardi Gras Tablescape.
Painting Candles
While I was putting together the ‘A Tablescape for Ryleigh‘, it dawned on me that I’ve never done a DIY post on how to paint candles. I’ve put it into other posts, (like the Orange & White Tablescape) but never one dedicated on how I do it.
I paint candles a lot so they will go with the project I’m working on. You can’t always find the color you want, but you can always find the acrylic paint color you’re looking for. And sometimes you don’t have the time to go out and shop for new. The hardest part of painting candles is waiting for the paint to dry.
Here’s how I did it:
Patriotic Decorated Candles
I had a lot of fun with this one. I’ve been playing with decorations for the 4th of July, and the thought of decorated candles come naturally to me. (I guess it’s because I love the look and feel of candlelight).
As usual, it’s an incredibly easy project to do.
Father’s Day Photo Centerpiece-tutorial
Father’s Day is just around the corner. I’ll be doing one of my usual tablescapes. But I needed a centerpiece for it. I could have put flowers on the table, but I thought that was too girly for a man. I could have used a cake as a centerpiece, but that idea bored me. I needed something special for a man who is not only the glue that holds this family together, but a wonderful father. It had to be unique. Then the light bulb went off in my head. And by now, you know that when I get an idea in my head, I’ll find a way to make it work. This is the idea that I came up with:
And this is how I did it:
Scatter Candle – tutorial
I recently went to the Dollar Tree to get a replacement for a candle holder goblet that had been broken. When I was looking around, I’d noticed that they had just gotten in an entirely new line of glass candle holders. When I saw these square candle holders with straight sides, I just had to have them. I’d seen something similar years ago, and I’ve been wanting to try my hand at it ever since. And now that my flat backed glass table scatter collection has grown, (there are so many beautiful colors now) I was ready!
Here’s what you’ll need to make your own: Continue reading
Changing a Bathroom with Color
I like to decorate using white as a backdrop for my rooms. I know… boring. But when you use a neutral color as a background, it’s easy to change the room from season to season. Spring is here! And I wanted to add some color in the house. I’m always changing the table setting, but this time I wanted to add some color to the bathroom.
I had repainted the shelves in the bathroom a while ago & went with ivy, pearls & clear candle holders, but it was time for a change. Continue reading