Do you want to decorate your home for the holidays or just create a cozy atmosphere in it? Then just decorate dinner table, shelves and consoles with candles. And to save on buying a lot of candlesticks, we recommend making them yourself. In this material you will learn 7 ideas for making candlesticks from easily accessible, improvised and even waste materials in just one evening.
Idea 1. Candlestick made from wooden saw cuts
Cutting a tree is an almost ready-made candlestick, beautiful, environmentally friendly and versatile. It will be appropriate in or interior design all year round, including on New Year's holidays.
How to do it: You can make saw cuts yourself, but it’s faster and easier to buy ready-made ones, which are sold in many online stores and craft stores. “Ready” cuts are good because they do not have splits or cracks, they are properly dried and can already be sanded. You can pick up the cuts different diameters, heights, different varieties wood and make a whole set of candlesticks. You can make a cell for a candle in a cut using a drill with a Forstner drill (about 150 rubles) or another drill that can make a blind round hole of the diameter you need (for example, it can be a “ballerina”, a wood crown, a spiral or feather drill etc.).
Idea 2. Candlestick made from a wooden block
And here is another idea for making a candlestick out of wood with your own hands, although this time from a block. However, you can replace the block with a dried log or board of a suitable size.
How to do it: To make a large wooden candlestick with your own hands you will need:
- Dry planed or unplaned wooden block(it’s better to be wider so that the candlestick is stable). In this master class, a 100x100 mm block was used.
- A drill and Forstner drill of a suitable diameter (for your candles) or any other drill that can be used to cut a blind round hole of a small depth of 0.5-1 cm or more. A drill with a diameter of 50mm was used here.
- Square.
- Roulette.
- Pencil.
- Hammer.
- Stain of the desired color, rags or brush.
- Latex gloves.
Step 1. First of all, you need to cut a section from the block required length using a saw or jigsaw. IN this project the candlestick was made for decoration large table, so it is 90 cm long. Consider how many candles your candle holder will hold, and what spacing there will be between them. Then mark the cut line, cut the block and lightly sand its end with sandpaper.
Step 2. Next, you need to draw markings on the block to place the candles. To do this, first decide on the length of the indents from the edges of the candlestick (this MK has 7 cm indents), then simply place the candles on the block at equal intervals, circle them and mark the center of each circle with a dot.
Step 3: Using a drill and Forstner bit, cut out the blinds round holes small depth. Don’t worry if the edges of the cells turn out rough, this is only a plus for our rustic style candlestick.
Step 4. Give the wood an aged and rustic look by tapping the ends of the candlestick with a hammer. You can make dents in just a few places or all of them. visible sides bar.
Step 5. Now you need to add color to the wood, while maintaining the appearance of its design and beautiful texture. To do this, simply rub the stain with a soft rag into the surface of the product in one layer, and then let it dry.
This is what you should get.
Idea 3. Candlestick from a bottle
Glass bottles make not only elegant or vintage candlesticks, but also caps. Here are some ideas that you might like and are very easy to implement.
These candlesticks, made with your own hands from cut bottles, can be beautifully packaged and gifted to loved ones.
How to do it: There is nothing easier than making a candle holder from a bottle with your own hands as in the photo above, because to do this you just need to cut it and fill it with wax and a wick, or just put a small candle. Trim glass bottle possible in two ways.
- Method 1: Soak a thick cotton thread in alcohol (eg nail polish remover), then wrap it around the bottle. Light the thread with caution and immediately begin to rotate the bottle around its axis so that the fire spreads along the entire length of the thread. Now immerse the bottle in boiling water for 3 minutes, and then immediately transfer it to a container with cold water. Due to a sharp change in temperature, the glass will crack where the burning thread was tied. However, if the glass is too thick, for example, like a bottle of champagne, then the procedure will have to be repeated 2-3 times.
- Method 2: If you have a glass cutter or glass drill, you can use them. Wrap a hair tie around the bottle and then use a glass cutter to draw a line along its outline. Burn the cut line, immerse the bottle in boiling water for 3 minutes, and then quickly transfer it to cold water.
When the bottle splits, sand the sharp edge with first coarse and then fine grit sandpaper.
Now that the candlestick is almost ready, you can insert the wick into it, fixing it in a vertical position (eg Chinese chopsticks as shown in the photo) and finally fill it with pre-melted paraffin.
Idea 4. Candlestick made from a glass or tin can
Jars are another available material from which you can quickly and easily make a candlestick. In this selection of photos you can get ideas for decorating Christmas candlesticks.
In this video you can see a master class on how to make New Year's candlestick with your own hands from glass jar.
And here is an example of candlesticks that you can make with your own hands from a tin can.
Detailed master class on making a candlestick from tin can you can see in the next video.
Idea 5. Candlestick made of plaster or concrete
Concrete or plaster poured into a container dries and takes the shape of the container. Thus, to make a candlestick with your own hands, you only need to find a suitable disposable container, for example, a plastic bottle or yogurt container.
These cute concrete candle holders were poured into yogurt cups.
Concrete candlestick made using a plastic bottle
This candle holder was made from plaster in the shape of a balloon.
Plaster candlesticks are made using disposable cups
You can learn the principle of working with mounting mixtures from the following master classes.
Idea 6. Lantern candlestick made of polymer clay
Polymer clay (plastic) is excellent for making figured or openwork candlesticks, in which the light from a candle decorates the walls with fancy patterns or scenes. If you need to make a themed candle holder, say for Halloween or New Year or you just have original idea, then we advise you to experiment with this material. Next, we present a selection of photo ideas for lanterns and candlesticks made of polymer clay.
The flame from a candle can create a soft and magical atmosphere in a room. In this light it is very pleasant to talk and spend time in solitude. Not every person today has candles and beautiful candlesticks for them at home. But there is no need to be upset. After all beautiful candlestick You can always do it yourself for the New Year. In this case, you can use the most ordinary materials in your work. There are probably coffee cans collecting dust in your kitchen at home. Housewives keep such things for no one knows why. And it can be a shame to throw them away. Don't worry about what to do with the jars. Today you can use them to make beautiful New Year’s candlesticks that will become original decor at home on New Year's holidays. Therefore, in this article we will talk about how to make a New Year's candle holder from a jar.
How to turn a simple jar into an original candlestick
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 with outside banks. You should not install it inside the jar. To make a candlestick you need to prepare:
- Glass jar.
- Black paint. Ideal in this case would be acrylic, which is used for decorative works. You can also use a special acrylic paint on glass.
- Small synthetic brushes in sizes No. 2 and No. 4.
- Wide flat brush - flute. The flute hairs should not be soft, but should have elasticity.
- Acrylic paint white in a can.
- Isopropyl alcohol spray and dry cloth.
- A piece of wire. (It will be needed to make a handle for hanging the candlestick).
- Cardboard box.
- A small candle. In this case, the candle should not stick out from the jar. Perfect option That's what tea lights are for.
Step-by-step instructions for creating a candlestick from a jar
DIY New Year's candlesticks from jars very easy to do. 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.
- The outside of the jar should be wiped with 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. The first coat of paint must dry. After it dries, you need to apply the next layer. After applying the second coat, the jar should dry.
- Now it’s time to make a hook for a candlestick from a glass jar. The middle of a piece of wire should be wrapped around the neck of the jar. The wire ring should fit tightly on the neck of the jar. The ends of the wire should be bent upward. They should be twisted tightly together. Their height will be 15-20 cm from the top of the candlestick.
- The jar must be placed inside a cardboard box. You need the box in order to spray artificial snow onto the jar. And when working, it should be used so as not to stain everything around. Spray snow on the top third of the can.
- If another paint is used in the work, then a small amount of it should be placed on a piece of foil. You should take the paint from the foil with the end of the flute. In this case, there should not be a lot of paint on the brush. Now take the brush with one hand, and the bristles should be at the top. Using your other hand, bend the pile away from you and immediately release it. Make sure that the splashes of paint lie evenly on the surface of the can.
- When the snow dries, place a candle inside the jar. And if the jar has a decent volume, then 2-3 candles are inserted into it at once.
Finally
Now you know how to make candle holders from glass jars. Agree that making them is not difficult. But this requires skills and a certain amount of material. Look at all the photo ideas of such lanterns that were made by other craftswomen.
DIY New Year decoration “Candlestick”. Master class with step by step photos
Efimova Alla Ivanovna, teacher of GBDOU No. 43, Kolpino St. PetersburgDescription: Master class on making New Year's gift with step-by-step photos. It will be interesting for educators and teachers additional education, loving parents. Can be made with children aged 6 years and above.
Target: Making a gift for the New Year.
Tasks: Create a festive mood;
- develop creative thinking and fantasy;
- cultivate hard work and diligence in work.
Hello, dear colleagues! Today I bring to your attention a master class on making New Year's decoration"Candlestick". Of course, such a candlestick can be made not only for the New Year, but also for any holiday, or simply for table decoration.
The whole evening will immediately become more romantic,
If you light a candle in a candlestick.
And you'll feel great
Inhaling the aromas of these candles.
Candlestick - what kind beautiful word and how beautiful it sounds. There are candlesticks different shapes and textures.
Candlesticks conceal so much beauty and mystery, romantic and wonderful. In the evening, light a candle, watch the flame, and your soul will be at peace. Especially if they are made by yourself.
To work we will need: a glass of any shape, which one you like best; artificial snow, glue gun, you can take an ashtray, you can take any beautiful saucer, candles (I took Christmas trees), a small New Year's gift.
Progress:
We take our gun and drop a drop of glue onto our ashtray and glue our Christmas tree.
I also found Santa Claus, I decided to make a candlestick with Grandfather as well. I also glued it to our ashtray.
Then we take artificial snow and sprinkle it around our figures. You can sprinkle the snow just like that, or you can glue it with glue.
Now we take our glass and apply glue along the edge with a gun.
The glue has been applied, we turn our glass over onto our workpiece with artificial snow and press to glue. You don’t need to press hard so as not to crush the glass.
We take our Christmas tree - a smaller candle and apply glue to it.
We glue our Christmas tree onto our inverted glass.
They did the same with the second glass.
Let's take our gift, put a little glue on it and glue it onto the candlestick for Santa Claus.
You can light these candles on New Year's Eve. They will decorate your holiday table.
I have these candles on my bedside table.
You can decorate with other suitable figures and sculptures. Everyone has their own taste and their own holiday. You can paint the glasses at your own discretion; it looks very original.
I wish you all success and creative inspiration.
When evening descends on the apartment,
You take all the candles out of the box.
And you place them on shelves, tables,
So that there is no darkness left at all.
The candle flared up, in the candlestick there was the “sun”,
A ray of warmth, like a window in a heart.
You look at it and thoughts come,
They hover in crowds and wander around you.
Different, different, thoughts are simple,
Sad, sensitive and mischievous.
Thoughts of insight, thoughts of discovery,
Thoughts of melancholy, and various events.
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How long can you put off the creative desire to make a wonderful New Year's candlestick with your own hands every year? It's not difficult at all, there are plenty various options, among which there will definitely be “the one”! The editors of the online magazine website recommend celebrating the coming 2019 with candles in special and unique candlesticks, because everyone can do this.
The use of candles for the New Year is an ancient tradition, the meaning of which has not been lost to this day. A burning candle is a symbol of pure and strong soul, as well as rebirth and new life. Candles cleanse the energy of our home, so the subconscious desire to decorate the house at this time with different candles becomes understandable.
Glass candle holder
To make a candlestick with your own hands from a glass glass, you need very little time. But here there is a wide range of decorative possibilities:
- the glass is decorated with perforated paper;
- they paint on glass with stained glass paints;
- Beads, stones, glass beads are placed inside the glass;
- The glass is wrapped in openwork, guipure, and various laces.
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A glass jar also makes a chic candlestick
If there are a few extra cans in the house, then they will make beautiful festive New Year's candlesticks that are made with your own hands. This is an undeniable decoration of the home, especially since it does not require large investments.
You can grate white soap, prepare coarse salt, glitter and PVA glue. Coat the jar with glue and sprinkle it thickly with a mixture of salt, soap shavings and glitter. The neck of the glass container will need to be beautifully wrapped with satin ribbon or jute.
Candlestick made from waste material: we use tin cans
People have already gotten the hang of using tin and aluminum cans to make molds, which are so necessary when working with cold porcelain, salt dough or polymer clay. And for New Year's decor we also need tin cans.
Another use of quilling
They draw using the quilling technique, and make various figures, and therefore it is high time to use this colorful and filigree technique for New Year decorations. For those who haven’t tried their hand at paper rolling yet, let’s give you a couple of tips:
- to work, you need to wrap a paper strip around a toothpick and glue the remaining tip of the paper with the resulting bulb with PVA glue;
- from the bulb they form the desired shape in the form of a drop, an eye, a triangle, a rhombus.
Paper quilling strips are sold in craft stores and come in a variety of color combinations.
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Plastic bottles for long candles
It is often easier to come up with decor for small candles, but for tall ones it is more difficult: due to their size, they are less stable. How good it is that there is always plastic bottles- This is a simple material for making candle holders for long candles with your own hands.
How to make floating candles: combining New Year and romance
Small round flat candles in an aluminum plate are created as if specifically so that our imagination does not doze off, but works effectively. Such candles are the best option for decorating a New Year's celebration in a romantic style.
Forest gifts for decoration
When someone has never tried to make a New Year's candlestick with their own hands, they immediately start looking detailed master class, but in fact, often special explanations are not so necessary. You need to learn to feel any material. You can try your hand at working with pine cones: natural material It’s such that it definitely can’t turn out ugly!
Beautiful cone candlesticks made of natural cones and... newspapers
First, prepare a mold for the candle from newspaper, cream and PVA glue. Lubricate the candle with cream (lightly), and apply pieces of newspaper in layers, gluing them onto PVA. Let each layer dry. We will try to make the bottom thicker at the base of the future cone. As soon as the papier-mâché dries, remove the candle and glue the scales from real cones to the newspaper base with hot glue, starting from the bottom. No need to worry, they are not difficult to separate from the pine cone with ordinary scissors. At the end of the work, we will smear the tips of the tongues of the cone with PVA glue and sprinkle them with glitter.
New Year's candlestick made of fir branches
To make a New Year's candlestick with your own hands from spruce branches In addition to the needles, you will need a mold for the candle and the branches themselves. This could be an unused candy bowl or a beautiful vase, jar or glass.
Making your own New Year candlesticks from fruits: aroma throughout the house
Everyone, when inhaling the aroma of citrus fruits, has a strong feeling of an approaching holiday, so why not visualize it in a candlestick?
Can I use salt dough?
From salt dough They also make chic candlesticks: they take the shape of a house or are made on a plane.
First, the dough is rolled out to a thickness of 0.8-1 cm, then the shape of each wall is cut out on it according to the diagram or template. On each wall and roof, bricks, doors, and windows are cut by hand using available tools. They must leave space in the roof for smoke to escape, or make a separate chimney and then attach it to the roof. As soon as the components dry, they are assembled together and glued together with Titan glue or paste glue. You can first coat the joints with dough, thereby not disturbing the “laying” of the brick. The painting stage remains.
Making your own wooden candlestick
Working with wood first of all requires tools. Depending on what kind of product is to be made, they rely on a specific tool.
Who said that everything beautiful products for New Year's decor you definitely need to purchase from finished form? Let's take advantage of the numerous practical ideas, let's create a special and stylish New Year's candlestick with our own hands. Today the editors of the site decided to help their readers in this pleasant and not too troublesome task with useful tips.
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Candles for the New Year: decorative and useful role
What does light give us? New Year's candles? This is a combination of magical shimmer with the greenery of pine needles, with and the rest. This is a truly festive dim light, perceived by us as something unshakable and traditional. Our task is to provide this fabulous radiance with a worthy frame.
Key areas are decorated with candles, so it makes sense to awaken the creator within you and create with your own hands such a useful and thematic item as a New Year’s candlestick.
How and from what materials you can make a New Year’s candlestick with your own hands: choosing the best way
It may very well be that to create a creative product you will not even need to leave your home: depending on the chosen method, you probably already have everything you need at hand. But if a couple of some components are missing for a future miracle, this is not a reason to give up. Let's consider best options candlesticks and plunge headlong into work.
Making your own candlestick: using glass glasses
There are several glass glasses in any kitchen. For a while New Year's holidays they are destined for a solemn role, so we prepare candles and suitable material- this evening a lovely glowing craft will appear in the house!
Candlestick made from glass
You can easily make a candlestick with your own hands from a glass. The height of the dishes is not important; you can make a memorable craft from any glass cup.
How to cut a glass bottle - watch the video:
Magic and beauty with floating candles
To create your own New Year's candlesticks with floating candles, you don't need a master class, but impressive photos. A sight once is worth a thousand words. From a small number of ingredients a special charm is obtained.
Forest gift for the New Year
There are a lot of cones under everything coniferous tree, and those who had ample supplies of pine cones during the winter were completely lucky. Cones can be used to decorate a holiday in eco-style, rustic style and rustic. This natural material is also easy to paint and thus fits into any style.
Fir branches plus candles
A chic DIY New Year's candlestick is made from fir branches. At the beginning of December it is too early to do such a craft - the needles quickly fall off, but closer to the holiday it is worth going for a spruce sprig. As an option, you can use artificial spruce branches, then the product will remain decorative for many years.
Making your own citrus candlesticks for the New Year
Orange and lemon can be used not only for food: they are a fragrant base for candles. For production you will also need a template. decorative elements.
Salt dough candlestick
Take a glass of flour, a glass of fine salt, a tablespoon sunflower oil and 125 g of water. The result is a dense and pliable dough, from which you can make a lot of amazing and durable things. If you plan to dry the product in, then the craft will be more durable and beautiful. Air drying will take a long time.
Making your own wooden candlestick
Working with wood is pleasant, but not easy. If you definitely want to decorate your house with a wooden candlestick, then you may also need a drill with special nozzle, and sandpaper.
Let the light from the candles in the candlesticks made by your own hands be warm and magical!