DIY Decorating Candles with Buttons
DIY Decorating Candles with Buttons is a fast & easy way to create a one-of-a-kind gift or to dress up a pillar candle for home or holiday.
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Hot glue gun and glue
- Scissors
Ingredients
- Pillar Candle- short or tall
- Buttons- ivory or colored
- Thin twine or heavy thread
Instructions
- 1 First version: Gluing buttons on a pillar candle
- Ponder the pattern and colors of buttons (and bling) you would like on your candle.
- Place the candle on its’ side and place a small dab of glue on the surface of the candle where you want to place a button. Let the glue sit and balance for a second so it is stickier and stays in place on the candle. Then drop the button onto the glue. It will set up quickly. Continue doing this until you have the candle covered as much as you would like.
- Continue doing this until you have the candle covered as much as you would like.
- 2 Second version: Wrapping a candle in a button strung garland
- Wrap the thread or twine around your pillar candle about 10-12 times for length and then cut the thread.
- Begin stringing the buttons onto the thread pulling the thread up and through at least two holes to keep it in place on the string. Tie a knot on some buttons to keep them in place and just for fun. The buttons should have about a ½-inch space between them. Leave about 5 inches on each end of the string.
- Start winding the button garland around the candle over and over until the side of the candle is filled.
- Bring the two ends together and tie them in a bow.