While searching Pinterest for holiday decorating ideas I came across an adorable candle craft that I had to make. I don't burn candles often but I knew these would look great with my holiday greenery.
I assembled my supplies:
- Five natural beeswax candles from an adorable shop on Etsy (the other two are in my red Ikea lanterns);
- A whole lot of cinnamon sticks
(if you buy a big bag, you can make mulled cider all winter);
- My trusty thin jute string
; and
- Some maple log candle holders (I liked the rustic look).
The assembly was really simple once I realized that I needed an adhesive to hold the cinnamon sticks to the candle while I was putting them together. If I were a craftier person and owned a glue gun, I would have run a thread of hot glue around the candle near the bottom. I am not that person (yet?), so I used double-sided tape around the bottom of the candle. If I do burn the candles, I'll make sure to stop above the tape line.
When the sticks were in place, I first tied them up with a thicker jute twine, but decided I liked the jute string look better.
They fit perfectly on the half wall between the living room and kitchen!
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