Candle holders are the candle accessories in your creative toolkit.
Candle Holders
Want to create a romantic, warm or relaxed atmosphere is easy with candles.
If the candle wax is scented with strong fragrant herbs like rosemary, sage, lemon grass, lemon verbena, lavender, etc…
Let’s explore the glass candle holder and candle holders for herbs, and we’ll use some vellum paper and a photocopier.
Later on you can adapt your candles to suit your home decor and setting.
(Originally vellum paper was used for scrolls and handwritten manuscripts bound into books)
We’ll use vellum made from cotton which comes in a wide range of colors and is suitable for many paper crafts, available from specialist stationery suppliers.
What you need is a list of items that can be made to fit a glass of any size.
This will show you how to use vellum to make decorative candle holders:
* Fresh herb leaves or sprigs (i.e. lavender, sage, bay, fennel, rosemary)
* Color photocopier
* Pale green translucent vellum paper
* Straight-sided high-ball glass
* Double-sided tape
* Tea light or small herb-scented candle
How to make your candle holders:
Step 1. Work out the size of vellum.
You’ll need to wrap the vellum around the glass, allowing for a small overlap.
Cut out as many pieces as you need.
Step 2. Lay suitably sized herb sprigs or leaves on paper.
This gives you an idea of the arrangement you like best.
Try a combination of spiky leaves (rosemary), simple bold leaves (bay) or feathery foliage (fennel).
Arrange the herbs on the copy plate of a photocopier and print an image onto ordinary paper until you’re happy with the arrangement.
Now insert the vellum into the paper tray and print your design onto it.
Step 3. Simply wrap the printed vellum around the glass and fix the edges together with double-sided tape.
Place a candle in each glass.
Simple…you’ve just created your own unique candle holders.
Enjoy and have fun!
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