|
Candle Decoration
Placing votive or tea light
candles in paper bags weighed down by sand is the
traditional way of making decorative lighting for the holiday
season. These lighted candle paper bag decorations are placed along
driveways and rooftops. These lights are easy to make and you can
enlist the help of children to make these candle decorations. Here
are a few tips on how to make these candle decorations.
- Buy lunch-size paper bags in holiday colors
or use preprinted theme bags made for goodies.
- Pour in two inches of sand into the paper
bags.
- Place tea light or votive candles in these
paper bags and light them.
- You can stamp or stencil different designs
onto these paper bags according to the holiday season. For example
you can stencil stars for the Fourth of July or stamp shamrocks for
St. Patrick's Day or stencil stars for Christmas.
- Make a computer print out of clip art in
black ink on a plain paper. Cut the paper to fit the brown paper bag
and then glue it inside the bag. When you light the candle, the
black lines of the design will show up outside the bag. Use designs
that are completely black, as they will show up better once the
candle is lit.
- You can perforate the outline of a design on
the paper bag and the light will shine through these pinpricks.
Place the paper bag with its bottom flap unfolded on a few
newspapers and use a thumbtack and make equidistant pinpricks on the
design. Ensure that you prick both sides of the paper bag.
- You can use a craft knife and cut out
designs on the paper bags and the light will shine through these
designs. Cut out small designs on the paper bag and the wind will
get into the paper bag through these holes and may put out the
candle.
- You can use a cookie cutter for larger
patterns. Use two paper bags of different colors, one serving as the
liner. This will give a layered effect that will look beautiful.
- While burning candles follow the
manufacturer's instructions on safe and proper use.
|
|
