DIY and Crafts — candle holders

By now you know that I love color and will paint anything to give it a colorful splash. Don’t get me wrong, its not that I don’t like natural elements like wood and cream colored canvas, I do. But I just can’t help but add color to everything! I went to Target the other day hoping that they would have their new fall decor out. Instead there was just the clearance decor from last season with these dark wood candle holders 50% off. The shape of them was gorgeous and you can’t beat $12.50 for three taper candle holders, so...

What is it about fall that makes me want to bring in all the candles? I guess they just invoke that warm and cozy feeling that I long for during fall. While these DIY ombre taper candle holders are perfect for a cozy fall vignette or table setting, they are colorful and pretty enough to use all year long! What I love about them most however is that you can use the same technique to completely change up the color scheme to match your decor. So if you love dark moody colors or earth tones, you can make these candle...

When at the craft store this past weekend, I happened upon the prettiest speckled eggs in the perfect colors and just had to get them. I wasn’t sure what I was going to craft with them, but I knew I could think of something. After bringing them into the studio I realized with a little support in the middle they could be turned into DIY speckled egg candle holders for Easter. After a little trial and error, I figured out the perfect technique to making my idea come to life. Aren’t they adorable?! Materials to make DIY Speckled Egg Candle...

Yet again I am impressed by the power of spray paint. I went to my local Goodwill the other day looking for unique bottles for an upcoming project. While there I stumbled upon these cheapy glass candle holders. They were nothing special, but I liked the twisted pattern of the glass. I figured a little spray paint could definitely improve their look. What resulted were these DIY thrifted ombre candle holders that fit in perfectly with my decor! Just look at those new ombre of colors! Materials to make your own DIY Thrifted Ombre Candle Holders: Montana Gold Spray paint...

Last year I saw the prettiest skull candles from an Etsy seller in the UK. (That is a sentence I never thought I would say!) They were all the pastel colors and made the perfect addition to a pastel Halloween decor set up. While I can’t cast my own candles, I was able to find a way to recreate the look using craft store skeleton heads and and candle wax. These DIY skull candles for Halloween are the perfect combo of spooky and cute and make some fun smoke billows when extinguished. What’s great about these skull candles is that...