Instructions to make candle holders out of jelly jars, submitted by Tonya Tweed.
Materials Needed:
- Glass jelly jar (or baby food jar etc...)
- Construction paper
- Clear contact paper
- Scissors
- Small votive or tealight candle
Instructions:
- Wash and dry glass jar.
- Cut out shapes from colored construction paper (red Valentine hearts...green Shamrocks..etc.).
- Use fine tip markers to write phrases on the shapes (heart...Love) (Shamrock...kiss me I'm Irish) etc....
- Cut a piece of clear contact paper at least 1in. larger around than the construction paper shapes..
- Peel the backing off of contact paper..
- Place decorated construction paper shape on sticky side of contact paper with decorated side of the "shape" showing through the non-sticky side of contact paper..
- Use scissors to trim the contact paper according to the shape ...MAKING SURE to leave at least 1/2-inch of the contact paper exposed around the outside of the "shape".
- Stick the shapes onto the glass jar.
- Insert small votive or tealight candle.
The possibilities are endless... personalized... holidays... birthdays... teacher gifts... etc...
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