I thought as I finished projects for my mantle I would show them to you. Then at the I will show you all of it together. My other finished piece is my
Family Mirror seen here. I am on a pretty tight crafting budget. Aren't we all?! So, I didn't want to spend much money on redoing the mantle. You guessed it, I am up-cycling instead of buying.
These candle sticks were given to me as a housewarming gift several years ago. They are cute but plain and didn't really go with what I visioned for the mantle. So I took out my sample bottle of Behr paint, color Sandstone Cove, and painted the holders.
After letting them dry for a few minutes, using a rag, wiped off some of the paint. Then I let them dry a little more and wiped them again. So there are spot with a lot wiped off and spots with only a little.
Then I added some burlap to the candles themselves. My burlap was sent to me by Mimi,
from Messy Mimi. Thank you Mimi. Yes, you will be seeing burlap a lot over the next while I am loving it! The flower I made the same way you would with regular fabric and hot glue. I just trimmed off all the pieces that had frayed when I got done. The strips of burlap I just glued on to the candle.
They turned out better than they had in my mind. I LOVE it when that happens! They fit in great with the other pieces that I have on the mantle so far.
Thanks for hangin' out.
36 comments:
I love candles. They look great.
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Hi Kadie! Thanks for linking to Thrifty Thursday yesterday. I am happily following your cute crafty blog now. Blessings...
Very clever and pretty,hopping over to leave some ♥ on your wonderful blog. I'm happily following along . Hugs
The candle stick holders turned out really pretty! And the burlap on the candles totally fits in the picture. Thanks for stopping by last week and we are naturally following you back now. And don't forget to jump in the fun again with us today at Boost My Blog Friday! See you there.
Happy Friday!
Kadie - great job here! You really have a knack for creating beautiful things!
I'm so glad you like the burlap and I can't wait to see more of your amazing creations!
Keep it up!
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These turned out great. I love the burlap flower!
these are great! :)
love the new banner too x
Hi, I just landed here from Boost My Blog Friday. I'm a brand new follower.
Very nice candles. I really like the look of the burlap. I would've never thought of it. I love creatives. ;)
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Have a great day.
they look great!!!
I so glad you came by my blog. I Love what you did with the candles. I am following you now. www.realarmyofmoms.com
Thanks for stopping bye following you back look forward to reading your posts.
Love all your crafts and sewing, you are so inspiring.
Hope you can stop by and visit, following from the blog hop.
God Bless,
Shelley
Great project
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Wow - how cool is that! I'm not a very crafty person but after looking at projects like these I sometimes wish I had the time :D The mirror idea was great, too! Following you - can't wait to read more :)
I really like your blog - I'm trying to get mine off the ground and was wondering if you could come check it out and consider following.
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Hope you have an *amazing* day! :)
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The candles are very pretty. Following Relax and Surf Sunday blog hop. GFC new follower. Stop by and follow if you like.
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Those are REALLY cute!! Great idea!
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Hi Kadie,
I like your burlap around the candles idea and will use that for the homemade beeswax candles I make (a by-product of my hives).
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Stopping by through today's blog hop - this is an awesome idea! I never would have thought burlap would add such an awesome touch!
That is cool!
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i was browsing through your posts, how cute and i like all the clothing you posted here.
im your new follower, thanks for dropping by my blog.
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I just got some new shelves and these candles would be perfect on them! So cute.
I am loving these! I found you on under the table and dreaming! I am your newest follower and would love it if you became mine!
There you go...how cute. Thanks for sharing with the newbie party.
Thank you for joining my Planet Weidknecht Sunday Hop. Have a wonderful week! Lisa
My goodness you have a lot of comments. Love the traffic your site gets. Thank you for your encouraging words, following you back from Saved by Love (www.heather-riggleman.com). Love to know there's a few out there in my shoes. :-)
I was just at Goodwill yesterday and saw some things like this. I didn't even think to redo them. Thanks for posting! It gives me an idea. I'm a new follower from Homemaker on a Dime's blog hop. You should drop by. I have a great FB/Twitter hop tomorrow.
These are great! I would love it if you would link up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/tuesday-confessional-link-party.html. I hope to see you soon!
~Macy
I love what you did with the candles! They are so adorable. The burlap rose was a nice touch.
Stopping by from the blog hop. I would return the follow, but GFC doesn't seem to be working. Bummer. I will have to come back later ;)
i love, love, love it all!!!! Following you now.
Did I say i love this? I do!!!!
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wow this looks fab! i love it:)
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~Macy
great idea and so simple!
These turned out great!!
Thank you so much for linking it up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!
Hope to see more of your creativity tonight! :)
xoxo,
Vanessa
Oh my gosh, Kadie, I love them!! Thank you so much for linking up!
These turned out great!
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