Printed Paper Votive Luminary

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I hope everyone had a fabulous holiday! Here is a basic project to get back into the swing of things and dress up those plain glass votives! Let your creative juices flow on this one ~ There are so many possibilities…

I started by creating a template. I made two…One with a birdie design here and a blank template here so you can create your own designs!

Print on cardstock and cut out. I used scalloped scissors on the top of the birdie cover to give it a little design.
Fold each cut out on the dotted lines to create the sides of the luminary.
To add some sparkle, I used white glue to outline my image then sprinkle with glitter.
One dried, I lightly rubbed a glue stick on each tab and secured together forming a box. Simply place over a glass votive and light.
A quick and easy way to dress up your candlelight…with practically a $0 price tag. You can easily change designs too or how about just using the template on decorative scrapbook paper. Endless possibilities! Enjoy!
                  
Filed Under: Crafts, Glitter, Paper Crafts, Printables, Recycled Materials

Comments

  1. Linda :
    December 29, 2009 at 12:36 pm

    Sooooo PRETTY…I love candles, so any new and neat ideas for them are always welcome! HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  2. JHill :
    December 29, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    I love the top edge on the first example. I did something similar to this to replace the sleeves that came with my Febreeze Luminary kit: http://madincrafts.blogspot.com/2009/11/febreeze-luminary-replacement-sleeves.html

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  3. Jane :
    December 29, 2009 at 1:43 pm

    Stephanie Lynn,
    These are great! Thanks so much for the templates.
    Jane

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  4. The Quintessential Magpie :
    December 29, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Very clever! Thanks for the idea!

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  5. Cindy :
    December 29, 2009 at 5:30 pm

    This rocks! Thanks for the templates too…:)

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  6. Miss Mustard Seed :
    December 29, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    So pretty! What a great craft.

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  7. Joye @ The Joyeful Journey :
    December 30, 2009 at 12:51 am

    These are beautiful and would look great for parties! Thanks for sharing the templates!

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  8. Blue Creek Home :
    December 30, 2009 at 2:02 am

    These are just too cute!

    I love your header the colors of your blog!
    Rhonda

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  9. Jen :
    December 30, 2009 at 3:48 am

    Oooh, that’s pretty. What a great idea for mixing up your candle decor (or a new idea for me anyway). :) And easy to boot. Thanks for sharing!

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  10. The Girl Creative :
    December 30, 2009 at 5:18 am

    Thanks for linking up. :) It’s really pretty. Hope you have a Happy New Year. :)

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  11. [email protected] :
    December 30, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    wow! they are so cute. They look so classy! thanks for sharing!
    Happy New Year!
    gail

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  12. Kindred Scents :
    December 31, 2009 at 1:23 am

    That is such a great idea! I am always looking for new ways to dress up candles.

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  13. Kimberly :
    December 31, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    Such a great idea! And something you can do over and over again in so many ways. Thanks!

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  14. Buy Viagra :
    August 5, 2010 at 6:45 pm

    What a huge inspiration you are!
    I will try to do such a wonderful craft in order to decorate my undecorated home.
    This craft is so beautiful and useful too!

    Reply
        

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