Christmas candles decorated with ribbons

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nother very simple idea to decorate candles for Christmas:

I kept many scraps of ribbons from gift packs and baskets and I wanted to recycle them and  I thought I'd use them to decorate the candles!

Of course you can use any kind of ribbons of any color...

 Just cut a strip of ribbon and sew it.

DIY: Christmas candles to decorate your home with...kitchen scourer

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 want to show you some simple, but effective, proposals to decorate Christmas candles, also with a bit of recycling!
I use them as centerpieces or on shelves, and they always do a beautiful effect.

The project concerns:

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GOLDEN CANDLES DECORATED WITH ...KITCHEN SCOURER!


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- Glue water mission for gilding
- Gold Leaf Gilding
- Brush
- Candles
- Kitchen scourer

I had these red candles in my home, a little spoiled, that I wanted to recycle, but you can use the color you want.

I have applied the glue water mission all over the candle using the brush.

I let it dry for about half an hour, the glue becomes completely transparent.

Now begins the fun part, apply the gold leaf, we must be careful because it is very thin and fly from all sides!

I covered the entire candle with bits of gold leaf.

  
 With the dry brush I attacked the gold leaf and removed the pieces in excessive.

There are small cracks through which one sees the color of the candle, but I leave them, are part of the decoration, I like the effect that they make.

I inserted the candle in the kitchen scourer.

 

I added another decoration to the red candles, I used some red beads, all different, that I collected, and a piece of thin red wire.

I put the beads in the wire tying it to stop them.

I tied the wire to the kitchen scourer.

I hope you will enjoy this project!

Christmas wooden house lamp...Completed!

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ere is the final result!... My wooden house all decorated in pink and silver with a glitter touch!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

This Christmas house that I have painted and decorated in soft pinks, white and silver is actually a lamp, which alone can give a touch of sweet Christmas atmosphere to any room, recreating a place full of romantic and fantasy!

I love pink and silver for Christmas!

It has an interior light that can be changed, a wire, a switch, a plug connected to the current.

It is 13,7” high, the base is 9,4”x 5,9”.

I made a lot of clay miniatures, I added beads, rhinestones and glitter to decor it:

The roof is completely covered with silver glitter, this makes a beautiful effect of light and brilliance:

The first time I turned it on  I was too happy with the result!

 

My Christmas house is in my Etsy shop:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86550086/christmas-house-lamp-in-pink-and-silver

An original Christmas box...with a little village on the lid!!

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ntil a few days ago here in Italy seemed almost spring, now is really cold, Christmas is in the air... 
These are really funny and original Christmas gifts, sure to be treasured! Hand painted wooden boxes with an entire village in miniature hand made on the lid!

I made it by hand with modelling clay, I painted and decorated the village with snow and glitter, is full of details.

It has been so funny creating these little houses, trees and decorate them for Christmas! 

I made three different boxes:

I present them to you one by one:

They can be given away with a note inside, some candy or chocolates, they can be can used to decorate your home or as a centerpiece.

The Christmas village boxes measures 3,3”deep 4,7”across and 2,95”high.

You can find them in my shop: 

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86372880/christmas-box-decorated-with-a-miniature?ref=pr_shop

http://www.etsy.com/listing/86292593/christmas-box-with-a-miniature-hand-made?ref=v1_other_2

Snomen Christmas ornaments

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s some time since I write on this blog, but in this pre-Christmas period I’m busy with portraits, I am painting two beautiful little twins from Indianapolis, they are so adorable, it is a joy to paint them! And I’m painting also a pets portrait, two very cute white poodles in a funny pose!

The time I spend painting is the most precious to me.

Christmas is coming so my cute hand made snowmen want to know you and send you “Snow Wishes”!!

You can find them in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/PerlillaPets

They are all different, one of a kind, are made to bring a smile on your face! :)

They are all dressed differently, I used not only the traditional Christmas colors red and gold, but also more modern colors like purple or teal, I love how purple and silver look good together!

 

Snowman is an adorable tree ornament, centrepiece for Christmas table, cake topper for Christmas cake,  decoration for a wreath, a great gift for just anyone that can be personalized with the name of the person who will receive it…

My lilac snowman girl has been included in these two adorable collections:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/Nzg2NjU1NHwxMDkyODM0OTQ0/a-47-12-november-for-you-renato-0?index=1

By albado, thank you!! :)
Have a look to her shop clicking on the image below:

 What I want for Christmas:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTUzNTM2NDF8MTEyMjE2NjE5OA/what-i-want-for-christmas?index=0

  

By Daniela HandMadeInItaly
Thank you!! :)
Visit her shop clicking on the image below:

I love also pink, silver and white for Christmas, I’m decorating a wooden house using these colors, I want to turn it into an original Christmas lamp! I want to paint it and decor it with clay miniatures.

 Here are some pictures of the work in progress before decoration, a friend of mine will make the electrical system for the lamp. I will make you see the final result in my next post!