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December 13, 2010

Pottery Barn-inspired Christmas Candles Plus Bling




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Aren't they gorgeous?  Swoon-worthy in my book.  I feel cheap using the word "knock-off" so I always use "xyz-inspired" instead.  And I must give credit not only to Pottery Barn but to my fellow blogger friend Carol over at The Answer is Chocolate.  I had seen these in blog-land and really wanted to make my own, but it wasn't until I saw her post about making one that I actually DID something about it!  So thanks, Carol.  You can check out her tutorial here.

My first attempts called for simple dollar store candles, one "with saint" {Jude, by the way} and one "without."  It didn't matter either way because my Christmas music "wrapping" paper as I like to call it beautifully covered up anything that was on the outside of the original candle.


This one I embellished with a flower, diamond bling already attached.  I then added a plastic gold decorative chain and an angel.  


The flowers are actually dollar store hair pins, which I took apart and used for this project.  I loved the finished candle so much that I actually dragged my daughters back to the dollar store with me to buy them out!


I'm thinkin' it was worth it!

But of course I didn't stop there.

I embellished this one with a repurposed pearl earring on the top, a gossamer fabric bow in the middle and a sterling silver cross for good measure.










I'm pretty happy with them ~ I think I feel some Christmas gift mojo coming on!

The vintage Christmas music images are compliments of  Vintage Feedsacks.  I saved the images onto my computer, copied them in color and trimmed them down to fit the candle.  (Having a scrapbooking paper cutter comes in handy sometimes...)  I used double-sided tape to attach the paper to the glass and the glue gun to attach the embellishments.  Pretty simple and not too shabby!

I hope you like my Pottery Barn knock-offs inspired Christmas candles!  Now if I could just get some elves to wrap all my gifts......

Have a great week!
I'll be linking up here:
 
DIY 180

 
Tatertots and Jello




17 comments:

  1. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateDecember 13, 2010 at 8:28 PM

    Oh Kathleen! I had no idea when I saw this in my reader that it would have anything to do w/ my candles. They're absolutely GORGEOUS!! Take that PB! And I must, must, MUST have those hair pins!

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  2. Bella @ Bella before and afterDecember 13, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    Kathleen, these turned out really nice. I've seen these all over too, gosh I am loving all the sheet music projects. Your bling is really cute too, GREAT job.

    Come link these up to my party **Amaze me AUgust** I'd really love to share these.

    Bella :)

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  3. Glenda/MidSouthDecember 13, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    I am looking for elves to do my chores also! :-D
    Love the candles. I bought supplies to decorate candles last year, but never did anything with it all.
    Have a great week.

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  4. Parents of a DozenDecember 15, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    These caandles are beautiful!

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  5. .December 15, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    I love how these turned out!! And I don't blame you for wiping them out of those hair clips! Those are great. :)

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  6. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateDecember 17, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Oh joy! I'm so glad you linked these up and I'm even more glad than I already was, that you cleaned out your $1 store of those hair clips. Mine had NOTHING like them.

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  7. Betsy@My Salvaged TreasuresDecember 17, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    I just love these and the way you embellished them. The possibilities are endless. The last time I was at the dollar store all the candles were gone. I think I'll have to check again after Christmas. Beautiful!!

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  8. BrandiDecember 17, 2010 at 8:04 PM

    Beautiful Idea! Ps I love Sixpence None the Richer too!

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  9. JanaDecember 18, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    Turned out great!

    Come enter for a free paper bead necklace from Heart Strings for Orphans!

    http://gigglesglitzandglam.blogspot.com/2010/12/gifts-that-give-back-heart-strings.html

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  10. Kyla ArmstrongDecember 18, 2010 at 7:14 PM

    So cute! Thanks for linking up to TOO Cute Tuesday!

    http://funkypolkadotgiraffe.blogspot.com

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  11. Lori@Paisley PassionsDecember 19, 2010 at 6:52 PM

    BRILLIANT and gorgeous!!! Thanks for linking up to Thrilling Thursday @ Paisley Passions :) Hope you stop by again soon.

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  12. Steph @ BirdhouseDecember 19, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    These are great! Even better than the originals!

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  13. Ricki TreleavenDecember 31, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Kathleen, I love your candles. They are simply gorgeous, and I wish I had a few for tonight!
    Happy New Year!
    Ricki Jill

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  14. bahar006July 16, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    These are very very beautiful, loves from Turkey:)

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  15. UnknownNovember 14, 2014 at 5:37 PM

    Beautiful and fun! Jeanette

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  16. UnknownNovember 16, 2014 at 12:09 PM

    These are beautiful I would love to have some of these for my coffee table, you did a fantastic job!

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  17. Christy @ Our Southern HomeNovember 17, 2014 at 7:37 AM

    So pretty! These would be beautiful on my mantel!

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