Fantasies on the theme 'Candlestick with own hands'

Candles, like many centuries ago, attract us and are a favorite decorative element of the decoration of the table and room. A living fire, shining in a candlestick, is so attractive and beautiful that from it, at times, it is difficult to tear off eyes. The flame calms, comforts, raises the mood, creates a cozy intimate atmosphere. In the shimmering candlelight, the darkness does not frighten, but, on the contrary, becomes "sweet" and "good", it envelops and envelops in peace and tranquility.

Candlestick, as well as candles, plays an important role in creating a certain mood, and it often not easily complements the candle, but emphasizes the beauty of the flame, its decorative function. Expensive forged candlesticks made of silver and bronze have always been the pride of their owners. However, modern dynamic life makes its own adjustments to the environment around us. The roles of familiar things and attitude towards them change, here and massive classical candlesticks gave way to a small and mobile, created for a specific occasion, a specific decor of the table and room. It is easy to make such a candlestick with your own hands from the most ordinary materials, it will be a worthy decoration, and after a holiday or a party it can be recycled without regret, or left until next time.

Candlesticks decorated with beads or large salt

New-year candlesticks can be made from any glass jars or wide glasses, decorated with beads, glass beads or large sea salt. To do this, any low, pleasantly shaped glass container, PVA glue, multi-colored, silver, gold beads and bugles, salt, clear acrylic lacquer (better in a can), low candles in metal cases (tea).

Glass jars should be thoroughly rinsed, wiped, degreased. Lubricate the entire outer surface of the glass with a thin layer of glue, except the bottom. Give the glue a little to grasp, and "roll" the jar sideways on a plate with a colored beads poured into it or well washed and dried with sea salt so that the side surface is covered with an even and dense layer of decor. Then also zadekorirovat bottom. Dry the finished candlesticks, putting up the bottom. After coating with a layer of varnish from the spray gun. The edge can be additionally sealed with larger beads, ribbon with pendants, etc. The candlestick is ready with its own hands.

There is another way of decorating. The glass beads thread on a thin, strong thread, and then lay it evenly around the jar covered with glue, gently pressing. In this way, you can also decorate a regular transparent vase.

Candlestick made of ice

A very beautiful and original candlestick with its own hands is obtained from frozen flowers of ice, orange slices and fragrant plants. This candlestick looks very impressive, though, "the duration of his life" is small, but he will have time to please your guests with an unusual kind and delicate pleasant aroma. To produce it, you need two sufficiently deep containers, the diameter of one of which is smaller than the other by 3-4 centimeters, heads of roses or other flowers and inflorescences, spruce twigs, orange slices with skin, etc.

Capacities are put one into another, the space between them is filled with live leaves and flowers not very tightly, but so that they are distributed up to the top. Fill this space with water and put it in the freezer. That the internal capacity did not float, it is possible to put in it a weights. Then carefully remove the bowls and get an ice container, in which we lower the candle and decorate the table before the very beginning of the holiday, placing the candlesticks on a platter or a tray (for melt water).

Colorful stained-glass candlestick by one's own hands

Beautiful candlesticks are obtained from the remains of sets of glass transparent glasses and glasses, which are "littered" in the closet. They need to be degreased, wiped with acetone or alcohol, and painted with stained-glass paints and contours that are sold in art stores. First, the surface of the glass with the help of the contour is divided into small sectors or a grid is drawn, and then a paint is applied using a thin brush inside the pattern formed by the contour. After drying the pattern is covered with a clear varnish.

How to make a candlestick with your own hands? From these examples it is clear that this is quite simple, most importantly, desire and imagination.