Glass Candle Jars

For our wedding we wanted to have candles everywhere. That magic, flickering, golden atmosphere out in the African Bush is just what we were wanting.  With the wind factor we needed a cheap way of putting candles out and about on the grass. Thanks to Pintrest, I saw some people painting jars and I came up with these...

Items I Used

™ Cleaned Glass Jars

™ Pen

™ Masking Tape

™ Craft Knife

™ Spray Paint

™ Stick on Rhinestones

™ Craft Twine

™ Steel wool

™ Tea Candles

Process

1.       Wash labels off Glass Jars by soaking them in dish wash and using steel wool to clean. Place 2 or 3 layers of thick masking tape where you want your design to be and draw your design onto the masking tape with the pen.

2.       Using your craft knife follow the outline of your design that you drew and peel off the excess tape.

3.       Placing the jar upside down, out in a very well ventilated area, hold the spray paint can about 20cm from the jar and spray all sides. Depending on the transparency you want, do a couple of layers of paint.

4.       Once dry, carefully peel off the masking tape and now you have a window through the paint into the centre of the jar. I stuck rhinestones on next and then tied the craft Twine around the top of the jar in a bow. Place a lit candle inside the jar and enjoy your unique candle holder.

 

Mistakes I made & Learned From

v  I did not read the spray paint directions and held it too close for the first spray creating a blob of excess paint. Not a big problem but read directions first.

v  Let the paint dry between layers... I really need to learn to be patient.

v  Cover the whole jar and try get it even.

These looked wonderful and created a golden evening for us and our guests. It’s really easy and fantastically cheap. Get creative, I started with easy designs like a heart and star and then when I was more confident I created an elephant... just perfect for a wedding in the wilderness.