Jar
Candles
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candles and their lids can be decorated in many different ways,
depending on your taste, and it's a project that anyone can be
successful at. But first of all what is are candle jars,
and lids? They are glass jars that have their own lid, but the
lid itself has some depth to it, and it has a plastic
bottom to it. This means that you can insert anything you want
in between the kid and the plastic. For example you could put
some pot pourri, or interesting rocks or...
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Candles.
Jar Lid and Jar Candle Decoration
by: Michelle Gauthier
Supplies
Needed:
Most
items can be found around the house or in a craft
store.
- Jar Candle with lid
with removable plastic bottom
- Craft Glue
- Paint Scissors
Decorating Candle Jars and Lids is a fun and
easy project for all ages. You can use many different craft
items to embellish your jar and lid. If you are really
creative, you could even make a snow globe out of the lid. But
we are going to go over a few inexpensive ideas to turn your
Jar into an attractive looking and still functional
decoration.
Most jar
lids come with a plastic under cap, which can be taken off by a
screw driver. In this space you can add many different things,
from dried flowers to an elaborate scene.
One of my
favorite things to do is to add fake flowers and greens to my
lid, typically using the same color flower as my jar wax.
Everything can be placed at the top of the lid and adding green
leaves to keep it secure.
Sand,
Rocks or Marble pieces can add a different look to the lid. One
great idea is to use different layers of colored sand. Just
make sure you fill it to the top, because the under cap will
have a little bit of space. You'll get the same look as those
colored bottles that you can buy at fairs. For rocks, try using
some Aquarium rocks, as they come in multiple
colors.
You can
add a more personal touch by adding a picture or personal
message in the lid. Just cut the picture to fit the lid and put
some kind of background behind it. One idea is to use a nice
piece of colored felt or velvet fabric. By adding enough
fabric, you can be assured the picture will stay where it is. I
do not recommend using glue on the top of the lid, as it will
be visible.
You can
also just use a pattern fabric to place inside the lid. A great
idea would to use a pattern that is in your room, maybe a
leftover piece of wallpaper. Then you have a matching Jar to
your room. Don't laugh, but I cut off a small piece of fabric
from the underside of my chair to use in a lid, so that it
matched my furniture.
The jar
itself can be decorated in so many ways, its impossible to list
them all here. So I'll show a design and some ideas that I
thought would be great to give as a gift to
someone.
One of my
favorite designs is to use my old Christmas cards or a specific
holiday card as a design on my jar. Cut the card it to fit the
jar, and then glue it to the jar using crafters glue or glue
dots. This is a great idea for a gift around Valentines or
Christmas time. You could even use the inside of the card with
the message. And to top it off, adding a picture of yourself on
the other side of the jar, will add a nice personal
touch.
There are
many things you can do to decorate your jar. Using some of the
ideas above, like the pattern in the lid, you can also use it
on the jar. Some other ideas are, painting a scene or message
on the jar, gluing ribbon strips vertically to add stripes,
gluing flowers to the base, adding your own custom label and
something as simple as red lipstick kisses all over the
jar.
Your
creativity holds no bounds. So have fun and try anything, I bet
it will come out fabulous.
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