You will need:
- Old baby food jars, cleaned
- Copper electrical wiring
- Craft knife
- Spray paint or paint for glass (Perm-Enamels by Delta, or Glossies
by Liquitex)
- Needlenose pliers
- Tea candle
Leftover copper electrical wiring was used for the candleholder at the
by removing the plastic sheath and taking just the wires out. You can
do this by cutting down the length of the wire with a craft knife and
peeling back the plastic. This isn't easy and should be done carefully
by an adult.
1. Paint your jar. A thin coat of spray paint on the outside works well,
less streaking shows when the candle is lit. Or you can use paint made
for glass and paint small designs on the outside of your jar. You could
even decoupage tissue paper squares to the outside. If you can get all
the glue from the label off, they look nice left plain too.
2.
If you are using thin wire, cut about 4 - 6 wires the same length (about
1 - 2 ft., depending on the size of your jar and how elaborate a design
you want). Divide your cut lengths in half and center wires on each side
of jar just under the lip, then bend around jar and twist them together
tightly to hold the jar.
3. Using needlenose pliers bend two groups of wires up and two groups
down. At the top twist them together and make a loop to hang it. At the
bottom, twist them together tightly under the jar to help hold the jar
in place. With the leftover length at the bottom, you can use needlenose
pliers to twist the wire into curly-cue designs, if the wire is thin enough
you can string beads on it.
4. Place a tea light inside and light.
This was made using much thicker copper wire purchased at the hardware
store for about 14 cents a foot. This wire was quite hard to bend when
trying to make small loops.
Contributed by Marci |
