I really had fun working on my latest project…my French sheet music Christmas candles! I love the vintage look and the warm little glow that they are adding to my Christmas decorations this year! And…they were easy and inexpensive to create. In fact, I didn’t spend a penny to make them!
This one has a star cut out for the tealight to peep through…
…and this one was simply wrapped in the sheet music with the leftover cutouts from the star candle being used as a fun tag!
And this one sports a Christmas tree design! And I bet you already have on hand most of what you need to make them!
Here is what you will need:- Glass jars in assorted sizes
- Printouts of French sheet music found at The Graphics Fairy here
- Rubber cement
- Jute twine
- Tealights
- Matte finish tape
- Scissors
- Evergreens and berries to trim (optional)
And here is what you will do for the candles with cutouts:- Cut the sheet music to fit the jars. I used two lengths, back-to-back, for the jars with the cutouts.
- To create the cutouts, simply fold the sheets in half across the short side and cut out your pattern. Note: I practiced first on plain paper until I got the cutout the size that I wanted it to be. Unfold your sheet and you will see a whole star or tree. If you are uncomfortable cutting your own, you will find quite a few shapes online.
- Next, glue the two sheets together with rubber cement. It’s a great adhesive to use with paper since it doesn’t wrinkle and you can simply roll it with your finger to remove the excess.
- Wrap the sheets around the jar and secure with matte tape.
- Wrap jute twine around the mouth of the jar several times and tie. You can add evergreens or berries if you wish.
- Insert your tealight and light with a long match…or use a battery-operated tealight if you prefer.
- Cut one layer of the paper, wrap it around the jar and secure with matte tape. Note: You only want one layer of the sheet music for this one so that the candlelight will glow through the paper.
- Wrap jute twine around the mouth of the jar several times and tie. You can add evergreens or berries if you wish.
- The cutouts from the other candles can be glued back-to-back to reinforce them, then punch a small hole and thread them on the twine.
- Insert your tealight and light with a long match…or use a battery-operated tealight if you prefer.
And here they are…so fun and easy…and you can’t beat free! I've already planned where they will go. I am still working on my Christmas decorations and I can’t wait for you to see them! Can you tell I am going for a vintage-y, French look this year?
And here are a few more fun things that you can create with sheet music…wreaths, candles and ornaments! Be sure to get a closer look at my sheet music decorations and check out the tutorials by clicking here!
And for more Christmas-y fun with jars, here are my Mason jar Christmas candles! You can see how I made them here!
But Baby Kitty says forget the decorations! It’s waaaay too cold here for November and he’s just going to sit by the fire! Actually, that sounds like a good idea...so if you will excuse me...:-)Remember to pin it!
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