Hi everyone! I am
Amanda from She’s
Eclectic and this is my first guest post as part of the Philofaxy All
Stars Tour 2013. As a regular reader of
My Purpley Life I have enjoyed Jennifer’s Washi Wednesday posts and as a fellow
washi lover I wanted to have a go at making something myself. I went onto Pinterest for inspiration and
found an idea for making pretty candle jars.
All you need for this project is
- A glass jar – I used an empty jam jar
- Washi tape
- Scissors
- A tea light candle
This is actually a really easy thing to make, the only tricky part is the first and last rows
of tape as the jars are slightly curved at the bottom and have the grooves for
the lid at the top.
Starting at the bottom, wrap your first row of tape onto the
jar. It will probably crease up a little
but you can smooth it out with your finger after you have cut the strip from
the roll.
Then
add the next row of tape as close to the first as possible. If you keep the tension in the roll as you
wrap it around the jar the tape is less likely to wrinkle. Also make sure to start each row in the same
place so all the joins will be in a neatish row and can be kept at the back of the jar. The great thing about washi tape is if you
make a mistake or you don’t like how it looks you can remove it and try again.
Continue
wrapping strips of tape around the jar until all the glass is completely
covered right up to the top.
Add
your tea light candle inside the jar, wait until dark and then light it. Because washi tape is slightly
translucent the light from the candle shines through the jar and looks really
pretty.
VoilĂ !
I
hope you enjoyed my washi Wednesday post and thank you to Jennifer for letting
me guest star on her blog!
Thank you, Amanda for doing this Washi Wednesday Tutorial!
Oh, such a great idea! These are super pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I really like them!
DeleteLovely - I have put wash tape round all my tea lights, but have loads of empty glass jars without lids at home so may do this with my boys :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you :) My daughter is waiting patiently for us to finish another jar of something so she can make one too!
DeleteHi Amanda,
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing these- they're lovely-the way the light shines through is fab. Hope your DD enjoyed making hers! x
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