Okay, that isn't quite true. This project will never replace the soothing sounds of ocean waves, or the peaceful, shoreline view of water meeting sky. But it will have to suffice for now. And it is cute if I do say so myself.
The original design can be found here.
Even though the project was titled "Mason Jar Candle Holder for a Beach Wedding", I have neither a wedding nor beach trip planned any time soon, so I'll call my project "Beach-themed Candle to Soothe the Soul and Guilty Conscience of a Stressed-out Grand/mother Who Needs to Use Some of Her Massive Craft Hoard".
On second thought, I'll just call it "Beach-themed Mason Jar Candle".
I started by using blue craft paint to color the outside of a clean, empty spaghetti jar. After the paint had dried, I made a candle inside the jar (as you can see, I clearly needed more wax to actually fill the jar). While I waited for the candle to harden, I colored some Diamond Dust with Adirondack Alcohol Ink to give it the appearance of sand. When the candle was ready, I brushed a coat of Mod Podge around the bottom couple of inches of the jar, then coated it with the Diamond Dust. After everything had dried, I sprayed a few coats of clear sealant over the entire jar. While waiting for the sealant to dry, I used my glue gun, clear glue sticks, and silicone molds to create the shells, sand dollar and starfish, which I painted with a variety of acrylic craft paints for a more natural appearance. The final steps were to tie jute rope around the top of the jar and attach the shells to the jar using my glue gun.
Have you been "Pin"spired lately? What did you make? And how did we survive before Pinterest???
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