Hello, Crafty Friends!!
Thank you for joining us for the Decorations For the Holidays Blog Hop... featuring fabulous Xyron, Petaloo, & Graphic 45 products!! I super excited you are here today!!
It's all about decorating for the holidays this week!! And we couldn't be happier because it beginning to look a lot like Christmas here!!
For my project I have these DIY Footed Candy Jars... they are kind of like apothecary jars just without the lids. A neat little trick to add a touch of elegance to simple glass container. And they are ridiculously easy to make too! Keep reading to see how I made these...
Supplies Used
Glass Hurricanes Candle Holders (Libbey)
Glass Votive Candle Holders (Libbey)
St. Nicholas Paper Pad (Graphic 45)
Briar Rose Canvas (Petaloo)
Vintage Holiday Leaves (Petaloo)
Regal Velvet Poinsettia (Petaloo)
Vintage Holiday Leaf Pick (Petaloo)
Creative Station Lite (Xyron)
Burlap Ribbon
Hemp Twine
Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Chipboard
E6000
Blue Painter's Tape
I wanted to make a small grouping of these candy jars. In groupings, ODD numbers are the key.
I wanted to make it small enough to put on display for home decor and big enough to work as a little set up for parties and get togethers (if you have a need for a more prominent display just add more to you grouping, making sure that your end amount is an odd number... 3, 5, and 7 work very well).
Don't forget to add varying heights for interest.
I start by washing and drying my glass. I used flipped the hurricane over and found the center of the bottom using the glass votive.
Once my center was found I added E600 to the bottom of my votive and attached it to the bottom of my glass hurricane.
I tightly taped in in place with blue painter's tape... using a level to make sure it is leveled.
Once dried, I removed the tape. The candy holders are now ready to be decorated!
To measure the circumference, I wrapped a piece of burlap ribbon around the neck of my glass.
I used this piece of ribbon to gage how much paper I need to go around.
Then, cut my paper into strips. This was 1-1/2" wide ribbon, so I cut my plaid paper 1" wide, then cut the center strip to 3/4".
Next, I ran all my strips through my Xyron Creative Station Lite. Peeled. and layered my black patterned paper onto the plaid one.
Then, applied the layered strip onto my cut burlap ribbon.
I used hot glue to attach the ends of the burlap. There was a gap that was left where the paper ended... It's ok, I covered this area with leaves, berries, and GORGEOUS velvet and canvas flowers.
I hot glued each in place and added a multi-looped twine bow.
I found these awesome stamp prints in my paper pack... I ran those through my Xyron Creative Station Lite as well, and adhered them to chipboard and added them onto my arrangements.
The finished products are gorgeous and I am absolutely in love!!!
Here's a closer look and these amazing vintage inspired Santa stamps.
I love how Graphic 45 included several different ones in this pack... and they are all amazing!!
And...
They don't just look fabulous empty!
You can fill them with your favorite treats...
OR add your favorite candles!!
For safety reasons, always remember to make sure the all embellishments are clear from any open flames and that burning candles are never left unattended.
AND
For more fabulousness...
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I hope you enjoyed my project for today!!
And Best of luck to all!!
~Mitsy
