DIY Candle Holders

This is one of those projects that came together with things I already had in the house.

Those are the best kind of projects.  Especially right after Christmas, I am trying to use what I have on hand first before going and buying anything new.  

As I mentioned yesterday, my husband bought me three flameless candles for Christmas.  I am in love with these candles...they look so real, even in person.

When I opened them Christmas morning and saw the container they came in, I knew I wanted to make something out of it.  I wasn't sure exactly what in the moment, but it came to me yesterday.

They would make awesome candle holders.  

I had bought this music note wrapping paper from Home Goods before Christmas, but never used it.  It's a nice weight and would be perfect to cover the tubes the flameless candles came in.

I was going to use mod podge, but decided to just use a glue stick.  

I cut the wrapping paper to size (I was able to get all three covered with just one width of the paper) and then glued the wrapping paper all around. 

Then I used leftover ties that were used to ship the area rug in my daughter's room (yep, I kept those thinking they might look cool on a project someday).  I used my hot glue gun to adhere the ties.  

I wanted something to cover the seam where the ties met.  I decided to make clay tags .  You can check out a full tutorial on how to make these clay tags here.  I used a heart shape cookie cutter and stamped the words on the clay before I baked it.  After I baked it I painted the stamped letters using craft paint.  

Then I used my hot glue gun again to adhere the clay tags.  

I added them to my vignette on my coffee table in my "new" family room.  

One more finishing touch - I tied some left over wire ribbon (one with music notes on it too) to the glass vase with flowers on the table.  

When my husband saw what I had made with the containers the candles came in, he said, "I saw them as boxes to be thrown away, somehow you see home decor."  I think that sums me up perfectly.  

What do you think?  Do you love them as much as I do?  I best part is that they were free!  

Have a great weekend!

-Judy