Goodness, Halloween is this week! Are you guys ready yet? I've still got tons to do. I can't wait to see the neighborhood kids all dressed up to trick-or-treat. I sure hope Frankenstorm doesn't put a damper on the mood.
Over the weekend, I decided to try a Halloween project inspired by this tablescape over at Country Living. These lace candles are the perfect blend of eerie elegance.
Ready to create some spooky candles of your own?
HERE'S THE HOW TO:
Stuff You'll Need:
Candle
Lace
Non-flammable paint
Paint brush
Method:
1. Paint the lace.
2. Roll the candle over the painted lace to stamp it with the lace pattern.
3. Light the candles for an eerie glow...
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I made both gold and black lace candles so that I could transition them for Thanksgiving.
(P.S. My friend Kristin from Vignettes recently did a fun hand stamped candle post. Check it out here.)
Really cute! Did the same thing to mason jars 2 summers ago and loved those, too! :)
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely!! I should try this one day.. :)
ReplyDeletesuch a quick and clever idea!!!
ReplyDeletexxxx Alessandra
Such a cute (and easy) idea! I might try this out next year
ReplyDeleteLife Unsweetened
Erica they came out so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Zhanna
www.lifeandbows.com
Yours turned out great, Erica. You always make it look so easy!
ReplyDelete*Erin
Love this idea! So pretty! Is that pumpkin real?!? It looks so perfect!
ReplyDeleteHey Stephanie! The pumpkin is real. Found it at this amazing country store that had the cutest most perfect pumpkins I'd ever seen. Plus the prices were amazing. I love stumbling across little places like that :)
Deletesuch a great idea, they turned out great!
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Great idea! They look really lovely.
ReplyDeleteI don't really celebrate Halloween as I was not brought up with it over here, but I am loving the Halloween chocolate that is slowly creeping in every year! We tend to celebrate November 5th instead with a mish-mash of fireworks, some pumpkin carving and wine!
What a good idea! I'm kind of glad that I don't "do" halloween....just another event I'd have to be organised for LOL!
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These would be great for Christmas as well with the gold. Thank you for this! You and your blog are so inspiring. xx Lizz
ReplyDeleteoh I really like this Erica, looks a bit faded so you don't have to worry about getting it super perfect
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I love working with lace but I have yet to try them out as stencils. Thank you for this one. It is almost Halloween indeed. How I wish we could also grow those beautiful pumpkins here in the tropics!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!!
ReplyDeleteReally love your style and posts!!
A blog like this deserves following!
Hope to see you back on mine for a peek :)
Love,
Janice
the-fashion-milkshake.blogspot.nl
What an amazing idea!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome and simple DIY! Love it :-)
ReplyDeleteMy sister does stencils onto candles but I'll definitely share this tip with her.
this is so simple! definitely going to have to try this out soon! i love how yours turned out!
ReplyDeleteWhat an easy way to dress up boring old candles!
ReplyDeleteThese are so beautiful! Also clever to transition them into Thanksgiving. Perfect centrepieces.
ReplyDeleteThe perfect imperfection of the transfer!
ReplyDeleteSo clever!! I love how you made them to transition to Thanksgiving!! Just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKate :}
What a fantastic idea. And sure could be used to make cute stationary, too...
ReplyDelete-Kati
such a wonderful idea!!! thanks so much for the inspiration :) love how they can be used for thanksgiving too :)
ReplyDeleteThat is one perfect pumpkin! I've been crazy about stamps lately, so I'll have to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS! What an awesome idea! Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea and can easily be replicated to work with a ton of holidays, I'll be copying this with gold and cranberry for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat looks so great.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!! And they're so pretty -- I love a Halloween decoration that manages to be pretty too. Hope you're doing okay in the storm! We're hunkered down here. :)
ReplyDeleteyou have such great ideas dear.... I love the candles!!!!!
ReplyDeletekisses from Guatemala!
www.petitgraphie.blogspot.com
How GORGEOUS! I never thought about decorating candles until you and Kristin shared your ideas! This is such a pretty little project!
ReplyDeleteYou mean there are people that DON'T decorate for Halloween?? Gasp! :) :) I currently have orange halloween lights hung in our bedroom... we've already painted our pumpkins, and we have delightful fall decoration everywhere... ahhh as it should be! By the way, those are gorgeous candles... candles are 50 off at Hobby Lobby this week, do you have those in your area? I think it might be a Southern Chain, it's a brilliant craft store... Stay safe in the storm and happy trick or treating!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun idea :)
ReplyDeletewhat?! no! it's that simple?! You are a genius!! I am never going to buy fancy candles anymore! Thank you Erica :) :)
ReplyDeletexo
osmiuminlove.blogspot.com
this is great! I love it :) I feel like I should make some for my sister. she's somewhat of a candle lover. so fun! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing idea !:)
ReplyDeleteWow, these candles are SO beautiful - what a neat idea! I celebrated halloween this weekend, so I keep forgetting it's actually Halloween tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh...I totally love this! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteOooh I love how these turned out!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, those candles are gorgeous! I need to get some fall decor together!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHave a splendid day.
I like these! Since Halloween is tomorrow, maybe I'll try to do some with Christmas colors in December.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea for all year round, not just Halloween! I'll be trying it!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful idea...I love the lace details!
ReplyDeleteThose candles are gorgeous! Such an inventive idea.
ReplyDelete<3 Melissa
wildflwrchild.blogspot.com
oh those candles are so neat!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable idea for Halloween! Love all of your cute DIYs - just followed you on Blog Lovin!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. :)
Morgan
seemomogo.blogspot.com
This is so smart! I love the way they look!!
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nancy
http://adoretoadorn.blogspot.com
that is a beautiful idea!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh what a fantastic idea!!! I love that all of your ideas are things I would actually make. :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool.
Trish
www.jellybonesblog.blogspot.com
So pretty! I want to try this out.
ReplyDeleteI'm definitely trying that out...it's stunning and I love that it can also be used for thanksgiving :) I'm your newest follower and hope you'll follow back at ashareyes.blogspot.com
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Wow, what a fun and easy tutorial! Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea! And the effect is so spooky, in a Great Expectations kind of way. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteTHis is one of my favorite..I never though I can paint the lace!! very cool!!!
ReplyDeletethis is a great idea! the patchiness of the lace pattern on the candle because of the transfer really gives them more of a halloween-y edge. :)
ReplyDeletelittlehenrylee
You seriously have the BEST DIY projects ever! This is so simple and I'm always looking for little cheap decorating projects I can do on the weekend. Can't wait to try this, pinning it now!
ReplyDeleteStephanie
How cool and easy is this?! Great DIY!
ReplyDelete-Alyssa
The Glossy Life
That is just gorgeous! Very clever my dear, I would use these for non-Halloween type decor too.
ReplyDeleteHow cool is this! Love it!!
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that is a very cool idea!
ReplyDeletethese candles are so beautiful. i'm so going to make this. :)
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