Monday, March 29, 2010

Candle trickery

I bought some new candle sconces at Kirkland's going out of business sale and have been looking for some tall, fat pillar candles.  I was having a hard time finding some that looked bulky enough for the sconces - but were cheap!  I found these at the Dollar Tree, but they were just way too short.

I almost passed them by, then I had an idea - glue them together!  I bought 4 short candles and brought them home.  I got out my hot glue gun and was pretty disappointed when I realized that hot glue does not stick to candles. So, I got out my candle lighter and melted the suckers together!  Then in order to hide the seam I wrapped them with burlap, scrapbook paper and a couple of little brads with "K"s on them.



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5 comments:

  1. One Cheap B*tchMarch 29, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    Coming over from Keeping it Simple. This is genius! What a great little secret! Nicely done and happy new follower!

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  2. Low Tide High StyleMarch 29, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    What a great idea! I would have never thought to "glue" two candles together and I love how you used the burlap to cover up the seam, very clever and pretty too!

    Kat :)

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  3. gail@My Repurposed LifeMarch 29, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    wow! very clever! I love this idea!
    gail

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  4. MelissaMarch 30, 2010 at 7:47 AM

    You are so creative, Staci! Glad to see you figured out glue didn't stick to candles. lol! :)

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  5. KaysiMarch 30, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    So pretty!! I love how simple it is!

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