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!
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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
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
Stephanie Lynn,
These are great! Thanks so much for the templates.
Jane
Very clever! Thanks for the idea!
This rocks! Thanks for the templates too…:)
So pretty! What a great craft.
These are beautiful and would look great for parties! Thanks for sharing the templates!
These are just too cute!
I love your header the colors of your blog!
Rhonda
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!
Thanks for linking up.
It’s really pretty. Hope you have a Happy New Year. 
wow! they are so cute. They look so classy! thanks for sharing!
Happy New Year!
gail
That is such a great idea! I am always looking for new ways to dress up candles.
Such a great idea! And something you can do over and over again in so many ways. Thanks!
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!