Did you know you can make beautiful candle holders for your self or others? This is a craft idea that works for everyone, even your kids, with adult supervision. When starting a new project it is always recommended to go to a craft store or craft website for instructions, idea of patterns, and pricing of materials.
Once you have the idea and cost of the craft project picked out the fun part begins. You can pick to do a simple design with crystal or glass beads that the flame light can bounce off of. You could also do a more detailed beaded candle holder.
For these projects you would need:
1. Glass or crystal beads
2. Wire thread so that it does not melt when the candle holder heats up
3. A pair of wire cutters
4. A pair of pliers.
5. A glass cup or cups that have a groove in the top that you can string the beads on the wire and the wrap it around and glass in the groove.
6. A plain candle stick or sticks that are flat on top and on bottom
7. A block of wood or pieces of wood about 2"x3"
8. Stretchy elastic stings
9. Stencils
10. Pencils
11. Craft glue that dries clearly
12. Small beads for the more detailed candle holder
13. Candles
For the first beaded candle holder you will need the wire cutters, pliers, glass beads, a glass cup or cups. Once you have all the materials, decide in what order or pattern you’ll want to place all the beads. Next you cut a piece of wire about 2 inches longer than you need. You fold the wire on one end to keep the beads from falling off as you string them. Once you have all the beads strung very carefully wrap the beaded wire around the groove in the glass cup. Wrap all the way around and meet the ends, twist the excess together. Then take the pliers and twist the wire tight so the beads do not slip down. Cut the excess off and place a candle inside and light it; then sit back and watch the colors bounce off the beads.
Another idea for a beaded candle is taking a preformed or plain candle holder and beads, stretchy elastic string, scissors and craft glue. You can make several bracelet rings that are the size of the straight space between the top flat candle stand and the wide base and sting. You can string the beads and then stretch them over the top or base and stack them up the middle or string them and tie them on one at a time. When you place the final top and bottom bracelet on the middle, you need to glue them in place to keep the others from slipping. If they are all a little loose, you can glue them to the middle as you go so that you do not have gaps. Once the glue dries you can place a candle on the flat top and enjoy.
Many like to make a beaded candle holder that takes a little more effort and requires tweezers and a stencil with a pattern. Use the extra small beads and craft glue, and a flat or smooth surface that you can draw a pattern on even a block of wood would work. Take the stencil and wrap it around the item you picked to draw on in this case a piece of wood and start to trace the stencil pattern onto the wood. Once you have the pattern you desire trace on the wood, the next step is to pick what color of beads to out line the traced pattern and what colors you’ll want to fill it in with. Note, in leaves and solid patterns you can use more than one color to give it more of a natural look. Then pick up the bead with the tweezers and dip it in the glue. Then place it on the pattern where you want it to go. Repeat this step till you have completed the pattern or picture the way you want it. Let the glue dry and then place a candle on top and look at your fine work.
You can see there are many ways to make a beaded candle holder. Just have to decide how you want it to look. You can find information on crafts like this in many places such as the local library, internet, craft stores, and even sometimes local classes