Lesson 60-PB Inspired Candles

I fell in love with these candles the first time I saw them in the PB store. However I didn't love the price. It was a relationship that was never meant to be. But I just couldn't get them out of my mind. I quickly realized these would be easy enough to re-create with a much friendlier price tag.

I already had the burlap and spray adhesive from other projects and bought two white-ish candle for $2.00 at Goodwill. They weren't in the best of condition, but I didn't care, knowing they would soon have their imperfections covered with burlap.

Using straight pins I held one edge of burlap to the candle leaving about a quarter of an inch of fabric at the bottom to fold over. I sprayed the adhesive directly on the candle and pressed the fabric on to it. Doing this just a small section at I time I continued all the way around. I sprayed the bottom of the candle and folded the excess fabric over and stuck it to the bottom. At the top I simply cut the excess flush to the top of the candle and sprayed some extra adhesive along the raw edge to prevent further fraying.

They now reside on a corner of our bathtub in our master bathroom. I think they look just as good as the ones from Pottery Barn and only cost me a total of $4.00. Can't get much better than that!!!

This post could also be called: Lesson 60-Why I Shouldn't Be Allowed to Use Spray Adhesive. My two adhesive loves are my trusty glue gun or Mod Podge. I have been in a committed relationship with both products for a sizeable portion of my life. They have never let me down (glue gun burns are quickly forgiven). But spray adhesive was a necessary requirement for another project and so I bought my first bottle. The original product was quick and simple and didn't require much contact between my hands and the adhesive. This project was a totally different situation. While rolling the fabric around the candle getting it to stick to the candle after spraying, I got a lot of the adhesive of my hands. They were so STICKY! I tried everything I could think of: warm soapy water, dish detergent. I even had Husband scrub them with a sponge. The stickiness wouldn't budge!!! Which I suppose is a good thing, since that's what it's purpose is, but not on my hands. Luckily we were already planning on heading to the in-laws and my MIL poured some Goo Gone on my hands upon my arrival. After rubbing it in my hands for several minutes I was no longer plagued with sticky fingers!!! So please be careful my friends when using the spray adhesive. As for me, I think I'll be returning to my first two favorite adhesives for a while.

Warning: Due to the highly flammable nature of Elmer's spray adhesive, using it on candles change the nature of these to 'for decoration'. Lighting them could be very dangerous!!!

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