How to Make a Thanksgiving Candle Holder

By Kate Pullen, About.com Guide

Use simple rubber stamping techniques to decorate a glass jar to create a Thanksgiving candle holder. This is a perfect candle holder for a tea-light. An image is rubber stamped onto a piece of vellum and this is attached to the jar. The translucent vellum allows candle light to shine through and gives a lovely glow. Add further decorations to the candle holder such as ribbon and beads.

Vellum has a smooth surface and needs a little care when used in rubber stamping projects. A pigment ink should be used and this is best heat set using a heat tool. This will stop the ink from smudging or smearing.

Materials Required

• Glass jar
• Piece of vellum to fit around the glass jar
• Ribbon to decorate the candle holder
• A thick piece of ribbon or remnant of fabric for the top of the jar
• Rubber stamp as required
• Pigment ink
• Heat tool
• Pencils, pens or paint to add color
• Glue (a pva or tacky glue will work well)
• Scissors, ruler and a pencil

Instructions

1. Cut a piece of vellum to fit around the jar. Lightly mark with pencil where the stamp is to be positioned.
2. Stamp an image onto the vellum and use a heat tool to set the ink.
3. Color the image and add any embellishments as required
4. Attach the vellum to the glass jar using a fine line of glue. Although this glue will show through the vellum, this will be hidden by the ribbon.
5. Cut a piece of thick ribbon or lace to go around the top of the jar and fix this in place with glue.
6. Add ribbon at the top and the bottom of the vellum to disguise the joins and add a ribbon at the top.
7. Add any further embellishments or decorations and enjoy!