Posted by quornflour on 2006-10-17 03:25:00
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you can put like scents together or just hope for the best and melt it down and make new candles.
All of the ash and such will sink to the bottom when melted.
to get wax out of candle holders try freezing containers and then it is easier to pop out.
Posted by welsh granny on 2006-11-29 10:21:13
Post Subject: re: driftwood
Thank you for the replies. I have driftwod candle holders, plaques and signs which I will take pictures ofand post asap. I am looking for ideas of other things i can do as I have a lot of driftwood n my shed. Thanks again.
welsh granny
Posted by Breezy90 on 2006-11-12 05:35:36
Post Subject: Your help please?
My daughter-in-law and I had plans of doing local craft fairs together. We had purchased lots of materials to prepare things for the upcoming holiday season. Before we could get much done, she became very ill and she recently left us to take her place in heaven.
My son is determined to get all her crafts finished but he isn't very crafty so my granddaughter and I are taking up the challenge. We have figured out most of her projects but there are a couple that have got us puzzled.
She had purchased a 1" dowel and had asked him to cut it for her but she hadn't told him how to cut it yet. She had also purchased several boxes of candy canes. We found her shopping list and saw she had written "candle holders" next to the dowel and candy canes. I can come up with some ideas but they don't seem to work into anything that would work as a candle holder. Can anyone think of a pattern she might have been using? Any help would really be appreciated. Thank you and God Bless.
Posted by acebeader on 2006-05-31 11:25:43
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I used sea glass in my wedding centerpieces, and have used the leftovers for mosaics and collages. I have found a few pieces on vacation, but actually bought this from a candle macking company online. I didn't have much luck at local craft stores, as far as different colors. I also use them a lot in different candle holders for decoration.
Posted by brdgt on 2007-04-14 13:24:22
Post Subject: Crafting against Climate Change
One of the great things about being environmentally conscious is that it gives you opportunities for being crafty :)
Let's share our crafty environmental tips!
Instead of just plain cloth bags for the grocery store, my husband screen printed mine with cute little pictures (even more motivation to use them!).
A friend made me reusable produce bags out of old tea towels. I've seen them sold at my local coop for nine dollars!
Obviously, reuse everything you can. Lately I've been repurposing Target candle holders as cacti planters, decorating them with ceramic paint.
This summer I want to learn how to embroider and embellish my cloth napkins (sort of the same principle as the cloth bags - dress them up and you end up using them more).
Knit and crocheted washcloths for dishwashing and the shower. My favorite pattern is the flower shaped one in Weekend Knitting.
Posted by emjwisc on 2005-11-17 14:57:21
Post Subject: help me decorate for moms 50th!
so the date for my moms party (first weekend in december) is just around the corner. and im at a loss for decorating and we dont have a theme. we'll have about an hour and a half to decorate (about 5 of us doing it)
we're having it in a banquet hall, and will have 9- 8ft long tables (seat 8 each).
we'll have white linen tablecloths provided to us and small tealight candle holders like these
but for other table top decor i dont know what to do
i want to stay away from anything christmasy. and i was thinking of just doing silver/gold/black for colors.
it would be fun to get some fabric for the tables. to use as runners or something. but i need this to be cheap.
i was thinking of black tulle kinda gathered and run down the center of the table. with confetti or garland down over it and 3 candles down the center with a balloon grouping (2/ table of maybe 3 balloons each) in between the candle holders.....
so on top of the tulle it'd go candle balloons candle baloons candle
but this is as (un)crafty as i can think of... i would be willing to do something fancier for each center piece... since there are only 9 of them.
any inexpensive flower ideas?
i also need a fun idea for the birthday cards and where to place them
Posted by girlsavage on 2005-05-21 10:59:35
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What about mosics, like table tops and such. That can be considered manly craft, I think
My dad tends to be crafty and a few years a go he made the coolest outdoor candleiers with heavy wire and glass candle holders. He also build a fence/grape arbor/trellis arch last summer. He said 'Not bad for a 66 years old '. :)
Posted by Beading56 on 2007-05-16 16:03:28
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Hi, I am new to the site and read your post. Are you still looking for independent artist?
I make cushion pillow dolls, beaded safety dolls and candle holders
Posted by nerf on 2005-08-30 20:23:39
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By vellum do you mean thick tracing paper?
If so, you can make paper bags out of it, fill them with salt (or dry sand) and put tealights in them. I made a whole lot to use as candle holders at our wedding tables. They looked really cool, and they gave a nice soft light. Out of the 40 or so we had, none got set on fire (though there weren't any children present I guess).
I started with sheets that were A4 size, and just pulled a Body Shop bag apart to see what to do.
Posted by smudgy_cat on 2005-02-07 12:50:11
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I ended up making Chair-a de los Muertos while my sister did Garden Chair.
My chair was painted purple, with some bright pink dry brushing on top. I used some bright red mixed with a bit of purple to add some accent color.
The seat was covered in black fabric, and I painted silver skeletons on the chair (a skeleton couple, a skeleton cat, bird, and parts of skeletons wherever they'd fit on the legs and seat). From the back of the chair, I screwed in eye hooks and hung things so they dangled a bit.
I also stapled a dowel on the back to hold some gold fabric as a bottom drape. My shrine dangles were:
*test tube vase made with 3 test tubes wired together and wrapped with purple and red ribbons
*a bunch of fake grapes tied with red ribbon
*a little wooden box covered in glitter with a smiling skeleton in glitter on the top
On the seat of the chair were:
*votive candle holders epoxied to the chair
*picture frame covered in glitter and shiny things (held onto chair with a pearl necklace that was stapled on either side of the cushion
The final thing I added were christmas lights. I wound 3 strands of lights around the chair legs and arms. It looks quite festive when plugged in. My husband suggested an alternate title of Electric Chair.
My sister's chair was less tacky. She basically covered every surface with grapevines and fake flowers. The seat was upholstered in a floral brocade fabric. For an added touch of whimsy, I added a tiny stuffed rabbit (one of those mcdonald toys) to the arm of the chair.
Once we were finished, neither folding chair was able to fold.
Posted by kari216 on 2007-07-29 20:46:33
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I live in a dorm, and have found many of these same tips useful. One thing I love is bulletin boards. You can get a giant one from a place like Wal-MArt for 8 bucks. Pop the actual cork part out of the board and take your favorite fabric and wrap it around and secure it to the back (I use staples or hot glue) and then put it back into the frame. I hope that makes sense. So you basically have a framed piece of fabric. Get fun stick pins (As much as I hate Wal-Mart, they have some there for cheap if you are working on a budget)... put up notes, pictures, and whatever else you desire. I also like to buy glass jars, containers, candle holders, flowers pots, or whatever at thrift stores and dollar stores. I decorate them with a little modgepodge and some 1 ply napkins or tissue paper squares and you can make a pretty cool project.
I also got a coffee table from Salvation Army for 2.50. It was in really good condition and the only thing wrong with it was a piece of the wood was missiing from the corner. I ended up routing (well my dad did) the entire edge of the table to make it look more finished, and that hid the flaw very well. Then I took clipping out of magazines and pictures I loved and modgepodged them to the top of the table. This coffeetable is my favorite thing ever and I consider it to be my favorite piece of furniture!!
Posted by happyhats on 2006-11-10 21:29:11
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It's going to be a simple year for me. Most of my friends and family are getting a handmade ornament and a handwritten poem. The kids of the family are getting melted candy ornaments.
My father in law is getting either tea or beer bread.
My best guy friend is getting a pillow I found with the I Ching on it and probably a few votive candle holders (he's planning on moving out of his parents house this year, and needs home decor things)
My best guy friends parents really helped me a lot this year and I want to get them something small too. I'll probably get them a big tub or popcorn or a nice coca cola set with a small serving of coffee (the mom is a coca cola buff, and the dad loves coffee)
I've gotten a few small books for my boyfriend and an awesome pin up pop up card so far. I'm also going to get him a Giger calendar I found, and possibly a planner or journal (he loves journals).
Now just to actually buy things! But I need money first!
Posted by lizzymahoney on 2004-06-23 12:04:44
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I tend to bestow things all year round. I don't give gifts per se, but will plant a new tree at my sister's house or bring over something I've made. I'll find things at thrifts that I think of for someone else and just present them.
For Father's Day, I just bought and cut a large piece of denser foam for my Dad's favorite chair, then recovered the cushion. No card, no wrapping, no sappy sentiment. Just a "oh, by the way..." moment.
I have some Christmas gifty items stockpiled, mostly stuff I need to embellish. For instance these seasonal candle kits that need a little more oomph: I'll probably change up the platter, add a decorated matchbox, make a few picks with silk flowers or with real pinecones and stuff, then rebox and give to whomever.
I had made some of Crafty Chica's painted flowerpot candle holders and my sister came down for a memorial service. I told her to take what she wanted and she cleaned me out. They were really cute, but like two matching pairs and five random with totally different styles. Knowing her, she will probably give them to her teacher friends at the school where she works. Whatever.
Every kick I get on about making certain kinds of things for Christmas doesn't last long. I'll do it partway, then get bored. Often I have a dozen or so cookie varieties made that I can wrap at the last minute for parties. But the year I wanted to make truffles and put them in Christmas themed mugs wrapped in colored cellophane with a sprig of holly and a cinnamon stick? I sold the mugs at a garage sale and ate most of the truffles myself.
Oh, I'm an atheist who will say that I am saving the rainforest by not sending cards, but it's really because I can't be bothered with the shallow sentiment at only one time a year. If you can't respond to my occasional emails, cousin, why should I care about sending or receiving a christmas card from you?
Posted by cackalackie on 2005-03-07 12:12:35
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I've used them for baby-sized leftover portions (in the fridge), for candle holders (including wire-wrapped ones for hanging), as decoration for a baby shower, and for storing spices that I buy from a bulk section of the store.
After I'd recycled all of mine and then needed some as decorations for the baby shower, I simply asked at the day care. They had some saved for projects and were happy to give me as many as I needed. You could always ask at your nearest one.
Posted by sarabell on 2005-03-08 13:45:58
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I think Slinkster mentioned hanging candle holders already, but here's a link I stumbled across. Really cute.
http://www.hgtv.ca/garden/project/project26.asp
thanks for the link; it has inspired a similar idea. instead of the aluminum sheeting, think i will mod podge colored tissue onto them, tho. 1: i have no aluminum sheeting and 2: don't want little shards of metal. oh, but duh, i have pop cans..... hmmm. perhaps the combination. want to do something to coger the tops of the jars, tho... will figure something out.thanks! i had been trying to use that horrible bake-in-your-home-oven glass and porcelain paint with abysmal results. though the sheeting would cover the nasty drips.... hmm. think i will be busy today!
Posted by CC's Creations on 2006-10-05 00:58:26
Post Subject: Hello everyone!!
I have been a member since July 2006, but this is the first time I have posted and not just read.
Here is my plug:
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From the simple elegance of a single rose, to the excitement of a funky pattern, you will find it all here
Please join me as I share my creations made from paper, glue, paint, glitter, glass, wood, and found objects.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my work!!
P.S.- Any candle makers out there? I am looking to cross promote my candle holders with crafty divas like you!!
