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.
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:
