A candlestick is not only a decorative item, but also necessary thing, if you love the flicker of fire and want to keep your furniture from dripping wax. The stores have many options to suit every taste and budget.
A thing made with your own hands is sweeter to the heart. The simplest but most adaptable item is a jar. Even a child can make a candlestick from a jar with his own hands.
Such lantern candlesticks can be made not only for home, but also for outdoor decor.
This great option, if you need a massive and non-intrusive design. Place the candle in any jar you like, and weave a three-dimensional structure around it. Wire or elastic branches are suitable for this if you want to create a more natural, natural style. This candlestick will fit into any interior.
It is very easy to make a candle holder from a tin can with your own hands. To do this you will need a jar and waxed thread.
For the mosaic you need a glass jar, then the candle light will beautifully pass through the colored pieces of glass. How simpler form, the easier it is to make the decor. There are two options.
An alternative could be dot painting. This is a more painstaking task and requires skill, but the result is no less impressive. A DIY New Year's candlestick made from a jar, made using these techniques, can be a worthy gift.
You can make a hanging lantern with your own hands from two jars, glue and pliers.
Take a grocery bag, or weave a cover yourself. The jar should be tall and the candle inside should be small. Be sure to add a lid, and don't forget to make a hole in it. Then the flame will not damage the weaving.
Connoisseurs of minimalism can use old candles by melting them into a beautiful glass jar. Use plain or colored candles and alternate them in layers. A DIY glass jar candlestick will decorate the interior and help “tidy up” the cinders. Ready-made wicks are sold in craft stores.
Bright flickering candle lights create a magical atmosphere and help you to be transported to winter's tale. And candlesticks made by yourself exude warmth and comfort. Here we have collected a few interesting ideas their manufacture.
Candlesticks in the Provence style look unusual. They can be easily made from glass cups, and natural materials: cones, cinnamon and birch bark. When the candle burns, the cinnamon will emit delicate aroma, filling the house with warmth and comfort.
Find a few cones and decorate glass jars with them and place candles inside. After sprinkling with glue, sprinkle all this magic with artificial snow.
The photo below shows a master class on making a candlestick decorated with nuts. Nuts and small Christmas balls are glued onto the base ring using a glue gun. In this case, it is necessary to leave space for candles. The product is coated with silver paint.
The birch bark decor looks very unusual.
If you have paints for painting on glass, then by decorating a small glass jar with them, you will get a magical candlestick that will not hide the flickering of the candle.
Children will like New Year's candlesticks in the form. Let little artists decorate the cookies themselves. This decor will become real.
Another option is to knit a New Year's outfit for glass jars.
If you fill a small jar with water, partially fill it decorative elements, it will turn out unusual unusual.
Magical and very delicate candlesticks can be made from lace.
You will need:
Inflate the balloon, cover half of it with lace and leave to dry. When the fabric has hardened, pierce the ball with a needle or simply lower it, the lace will retain its shape. Be careful when placing the candle inside so that the flame does not light the candlestick. From a safety point of view, a more acceptable option is to cover a glass cup with lace.
The magical aroma of the holiday will spread throughout the apartment if you place a lit candle inside an orange peel.
If you can find small logs, they also make great stands for playful lights.
By pasting the jars with colored paper you will get candlesticks that give different shades glow.
Use any materials - pine needles, wood, fabric, paper! Experiment, create and let New Year will be joyful!
Sometimes it’s quite difficult to choose the right accessories for serving festive table. This is especially true for candlesticks, which do not always fit harmoniously into home interior. But why not try to make a candlestick from a jar with your own hands for the New Year 2019 exactly what you need to create the final image.
The decision to decorate New Year's table making homemade accessories is not always easy. Some people are not confident in their abilities, but for others the main problem is to search suitable materials. But for this particular candlestick you will need a simple glass jar, which has been collecting dust in the kitchen cabinet for a long time. At the same time, the container can be of absolutely any size - from the smallest to baby food, up to a liter from cucumbers.
Glass jar candle holder
To decorate a candlestick from a jar with your own hands you will need:
Work process:
Tin and tin cans are also great for this role. decorative candlesticks. They do not burn, so you can put a real candle in them without fear. Original colors, unusual and cute decorations, made from an ordinary tin - a real work of modern art.
Candlesticks made from tin cans
Some craftsmen use the decoupage technique in making candlesticks. The tin can must first be coated with glue, which will replace it in in this case primer. The choice of pattern can be anything.
Either a napkin with flowers or a sheet of music will do, the main thing is that the candlestick fits into the interior. Contour paints are also actively used in decoration, which can be used to paint various patterns and ornaments.
You can make a candlestick from a tin can with your own hands for the New Year 2019 in this way. The container must first be painted in a color suitable for the design. This can be done either with regular acrylic paint or with aerosol paint. After the surface has completely dried, attach a lace ribbon to the jar and glue it to it beautiful flower or other decoration. The result is a very delicate candlestick that will decorate the room.
In order not to accumulate mountains of tin cans, just because it’s a shame to throw them away, you can use them to make accessories for the New Year’s table. Such an openwork candlestick from an old can of stew can be made quite quickly.
Patterned tin can candle holder
For it you will need:
Operating procedure:
Stencil for making a candlestick
Surely many people liked candlesticks made from glass bottles with a window cut out for a candle. But how to do this at home is not entirely clear. It turns out that this does not require special and expensive devices, but to make straight cut You can use a simple thread.
How to cut glass bottle thread
To work you will need:
Work process:
After the bottle has broken off from the second part, the edge remains dangerous, so you need to go over it with sandpaper.
It is better to do this in water. For more information on how to carefully trim a bottle at home, watch the video.
In order to make a candlestick from an ordinary jar, you need to make a template in advance. The template is cut out of paper and the design should be drawn on the outside of the jar. To ensure that the template fits the size of your jar perfectly, you need to measure the circumference.
The template you see below needs to be downloaded to your computer. But before you print it, you need to guess its size. The picture needs to be enlarged or reduced. The cut out template should be joined together. It is worth saying that you should place the template only on the outside of the can. You should not install it inside the jar.
To make a candlestick you need to prepare:
Step-by-step instructions for creating a candlestick from a jar
It’s very easy to make New Year’s candlesticks from jars with your own hands. Here we will offer you step by step instructions and photos of such crafts. But first, it’s worth telling everything about the creation of such a craft.
So, first of all, you should wash the jar with plain water and soap. Be sure to remove all labels from it. External side jars need to be wiped isopropyl alcohol. Remember that paint adheres better to a degreased surface. Now you should prepare a template. It should be inserted inside the jar. You need to capture the template in a jar. He shouldn't ride inside the can. For example, you should use a guitar string for this purpose.
This will allow you to press the template tightly against the walls of the jar. You can also glue the template with small pieces of tape to the side of the jar. When working, you need to hold the jar with your hand. And the place where you will hold it with your hand needs to be wrapped with a napkin. The drawing should be outlined with black paint.
Use a thin brush. If the entire design is transferred to the surface of the jar, the template can be removed from the jar. Now paint over all the planes that are inside the drawing. It is worth saying that the first layer of paint will be uneven. And some places will be translucent. But remember that this will be normal.
So autumn has come. As always, unexpected and unexpected. It's time for a cup of hot coffee, in terry socks, under a wool blanket by the fireplace. Or by candlelight in beautiful candlesticks. The flickering of a candle that shines with real fire will create an atmosphere of comfort and a romantic atmosphere in your home.
Today, a candlestick is not so much a functional as an aesthetic item in the design of space. Candle fire can make the atmosphere of any room more mysterious and exciting, but at the same time more calm and cozy. Even if the candle is not lit, an elegant candle holder will act as an excellent decor in your home.
Homemade candles and candlesticks not only please the eye, but also add coziness and warmth to the interior of the room. Making them is not at all difficult, and the result of the work can either be kept at home or given to someone close. We offer you several simple master classes on how to make candlesticks from jars with your own hands.
Such candlesticks would be appropriate:
The warm flickering of many candles in the garden will turn any ordinary evening at the dacha into a fabulous, cozy and romantic one. A minimum of materials, a little time and effort - and you can easily make garden lanterns - candlesticks with your own hands!
Beautiful, very cozy candlesticks for your home and garden can be made from small glass jars. You can put a finished candle in a jar candle holder, or you can pour wax into it. Everyone decides for themselves what type they need. How to do it?
You'll need:
Step 1
To pour wax into a glass container, you must first prepare it. To do this, take a piece of material and cut it into small cubes. Place the crushed wax in a saucepan.
Melt the wax in a water bath
Step 2
Turn on the stove and place a saucepan of water on the burner, and place a container of wax on top. Make a water bath. Stir the wax wooden stick. Until it completely melts.
Remember that it can harden very quickly. Therefore, immediately make a candle out of it.
Pour the wax into the jar, carefully holding the wick
Step 3
Slowly, so that the wick does not move or fall, pour in liquid wax into a glass container.
Step 4
When the wax on top has hardened, you can remove the wick mount. If there is a hole in the candle, pour the remaining wax into it.
If you want a striped candle, pour in the wax, alternating colors and letting each row dry.
Striped or gradient candle in a jar
This candle also looks original in small flat jars
Candle with lavender
There are also many options for other handmade candlesticks made from glass jars.
Flashlights - Candlesticks can be hung on hooks, nailed to a fence, hung on a veranda, terrace or directly on tree branches. If there wooden frame or a pallet, make an entire garden chandelier out of candlesticks!
It is advisable to pour sand, grains or fine gravel into jars for candles to stabilize the candle inside
Hanging candlesticks for the garden
Detailed master class on how to do it - follow the link.
Harness pendants
Wicker pendants
Very simple, but quite elegant and interesting candlestick can be made from a half-liter jar.
This winter option candlestick, and our tree seems to be covered with snow. We place a candle in the initiated snowdrift.
Winter candlestick
Glass decor cans painted using dot or stained glass techniques will turn the simplest bottle into an elegant vase or candlestick. In the photo below, homemade candlesticks are painted with contour paints. Also try painting jars with stained glass paints, it will be very beautiful!
Dot painting of a candlestick
Made using a gold outline on glass
Moroccan candlestick from a jar - glitter painted
It is very easy to make a stained glass candlestick from cans:
Such a special glass contour can be found in any “decor” store.
Contour painting technique
You can also use the tote technique to paint plates -
Candlestick decorated with semolina from a glass jar it looks very impressive.
There can never be too many candlesticks - every romantically inclined person knows this, as well as everyone who loves evening gatherings with friends by candlelight. Using a glass jar is an original and affordable way to decorate your home and give it a cozy atmosphere.
The jars are decorated with glitter
If you decorate a jar with glitter, then such candlesticks are an excellent decoration for a wedding or New Year's table.
How to do it? See the article ““ - the execution technique is the same!
A structural candlestick will turn out, if you wrap a rope around a jar. Its size does not matter; here you can focus on your own imagination and preferences.
How correctly and evenly? See article.
In fact, making a candle holder from a glass jar is not at all difficult. Your imagination is important here. An ordinary jar can be decorated in different ways, and you will get an original candlestick.
Canvas hearts are attached to the jar using silicone glue
Decor with linen and lace
floating candle
Decor with an old fishing net
For example, you can cover a jar with stars cut out of foil. You can crochet it using unusual pattern give it a unique and inimitable look. Or you can cover the jar with colored pebbles.
You can also paint the jar with paints and draw a picture on it. Some even decorate with lace and it also turns out very beautiful and looks unusual. In the photographs you can see some options for homemade candlesticks.
To do this you will need:
Pebbles are also attached with silicone or “Moment” type glue.
Instead of glass pebbles, you can use sea or decorative ones for flowers! It will turn out very impressive
To do this you will need:
Step 1
Take a glass jar and stick a piece of masking tape on its wall. If the stripes are thin, then make several rows overlapping each other.
Step 2
Glue adhesive tape or masking tape in the shape of a heart
Cut out a silhouette from the pasted tape. In our example, this is a heart. Remove excess tape from the jar, leaving only the silhouette of the figure on the wall.
Step 3
Paint with acrylic paint using an aerosol can
Cover the jar with paint. It is most convenient to use a spray can. To do this, roll several newspapers into a tube and put a jar on them. Cover the entire surface of the glass container evenly with paint. If necessary, make another layer. Instead of a spray can, you can use acrylic paint. But it takes longer to dry.
Step 4
When the paint is dry, use something to prop it up masking tape and remove it. Decorate the neck of the jar with twine or ribbon. Place a tablet candle inside. The original glass jar candlestick is ready.
Candlesticks made from small glass jars. Many people think that the best candlesticks are made from tall or wide jars. After all, you can place a lot of decor on them and, thanks to their size, there is large field for creativity. But in fact, you can do a lot beautiful candlestick from a baby food jar. Sometimes just a couple of touches are enough and a wonderful decor is ready.
Stencil for an openwork candlestick
Small tin cans can become excellent material for a beautiful New Year's candlestick.
This beauty is made from an ordinary tin can and paper lace, which can be made independently from regular wallpaper and a hole punch.
Country style candlestick
The resulting candlestick will decorate any table and will look impressive on a snow-white festive tablecloth.
Also, similar candlesticks made from a tin can can be hung on the wall as wall decor.
You can make tablets from tin cans, hangers and candles. original decor for an empty wall
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