| Canning jar candles are very easy to make, | | | | After you fill the jar, you set the candle holder |
| make great gifts, and are only limited by your | | | | inside the mouth of the jar. The top of the candle |
| imagination! | | | | holder should be even with the top of the jar. |
| To start all you need are some narrow-mouth | | | | You might have a little trial and error before you |
| canning jars, wire ribbon, potpourri, votive candles, | | | | find just the right candle holder. Place the candle in |
| small glass votive candle holders, and craft glue or | | | | the holder and then use the ribbon to tie a big |
| a hot glue gun. | | | | bow around the neck of the jar. That's it! (You |
| If you don't have any old canning jars, you can | | | | might want to use a little craft glue or your glue |
| find some very inexpensively at thrift stores and | | | | gun to tack the ribbon in place). |
| yard sales. Wire ribbon can be a little expensive. | | | | You can glue some dried fruit, flowers, or other |
| Look for it at yard sales and at craft store | | | | decorations on the bow for a more decorative |
| clearance sales. The after-Christmas sales a great | | | | look. You can also put other things in the jar |
| time to stock up. One roll of ribbon will make | | | | besides potpourri. I've seen one half filled with |
| several canning jar candles. Potpourri you can | | | | white sugar with a short white taper candle set |
| make yourself or buy on sale. Votive candles are | | | | down in the sugar. Very pretty! And that one |
| inexpensive at stores like Target or Walmart, and | | | | doesn't require the candle holder. |
| you can also find glass votive candle holders very | | | | At Christmas you can purchase small ornaments |
| inexpensively at Walmart. You want one that will | | | | and place them in the jar instead of the potpourri. |
| set in the rim of the canning jar. | | | | Any small figurine would do--in the spring you |
| You can fill the canning jar with whatever you | | | | could use little bunnies. |
| wish. Potpourri is one of the easiest fillers. I | | | | Maybe fill a jar with marbles or layers of colored |
| bought a nice autumn-scented potpourri and | | | | sand. Even pennies! Use your imagination. These |
| added some orange slices I'd dried in my food | | | | candles make great gifts and are also fun to |
| dehydrator. You can also add dried cranberries, | | | | make for yourself. If you get tired of one just |
| apple slices, or cinnamon sticks. | | | | empty it out and start again! |