another repurposed item. i love buying and receiving candles for gifts because i burn them all the time to make my house smell nice. usually they come in pretty glass containers and i just hate to throw them away. so, i clean them out and use them to put other candles in or flowers, but this time, i thought i would add a little burlap (burlap makes everything a little cuter).
step 1: clean out the jar-i find that gently pushing a knife around the edges of the remaining wax will loosen it up and make it easy to remove. sometimes i will even freeze the jar, not sure if this is an old wives' tale or not, but it helps out sometimes.
step 2: cut your pieces of burlap-they can be two or three varying sizes in the shape of squares.
step 3: (a) fold the first burlap square in half and (b) then in half again. (c) holding the corner, cut a 1/2 circle shape, leaving it looking like an ice cream cone. (side note: if you want it to look like a scalloped flower, then really accentuate the angle of the cut).
step 4: hot glue the smaller circle onto the larger one and add a button or gem or old piece of jewelry for decoration.
step 5: cut a strip of burlap, whatever width you would like, and glue the end on to the glass jar.
step 6: glue the flower onto the seam where the two ends meet. that way the seam will be hidden. fill it with flowers or a votive candle and enjoy! i put it on my kitchen table to add to the spring centerpiece.
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