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Rustic Candle Holders

Turn an ordinary jar into an awesome candle holder

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/rustic-candle-holders • Posted by Muhaiminah Faiz

I love to decorate my house with rustic home decors. One of the rustic materials available is 'twig' and the possibilities of craft works using twigs are endless. For now, I made this rustic candle holder by gluing twigs around a jar, so simple isn't it? Anyways, check out the tutorial to find out how I made the candle holder :)

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

I love to decorate my house with rustic home decors. One of the rustic materials available is 'twig' and the possibilities of craft works using twigs are endless. For now, I made this rustic candle holder by gluing twigs around a jar, so simple isn't it? Anyways, check out the tutorial to find out how I made the candle holder :)

Instructions

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    Hold a twig vertically with the jar, Mark the required length of the twig for the candle holder, you can keep them shorter, longer or equal to the jar.

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    Use the X-acto knife to cut the twig, Now use this twig to measure the rest of the twigs and cut them all accordingly. Cut enough twigs to cover the whole jar

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    You can apply 1-2 coats of golden or silver paint to give them a different look. Allow the color to dry before you start gluing them on the jar.

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    Now that the twigs are prepared simply glue them around the clear glass jar. Apply glue on the twig and stick it vertically to the jar, Keep gluing the twigs until the whole jar is covered. Allow the glue to dry.