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DIY: Colorful Advent Candles

November 26, 2013


Hey everyone! Christmas is near and I’m slightly getting excited about the holidays and festive decor. This year, I didn’t want to make a classical Advent wreath, I rather decided on making a minimal one with bright colors.
Do you remember my bike restyle project with the spray paint which edding sponsored me for this project? :) I still had some bottles of their colorful spray paint left and decided on making an easy holiday DIY and to upcycle old candle holders and a bottle.



You need:
– Permanent spray paint 
– Optional: primer and clear varnish
– Painter’s tarpaulin
– Old candle holders and / or bottles
– Candles

First of all, go outside to the fresh air and enfold your painter’s tarpaulin. You will need it to protect your environment from paint. :) Then you can either start pray painting with a primer or you can directly apply the first coat of permanent spray paint to your candle holders (and bottles). Wait for some time (according to the instructions on your spray paint’s bottle) and then add a second layer. While spraying, make sure to keep some distance between your objects so that you don’t accidentally paint the wrong one.

So easy! Then you only need to add some candles and maybe some other pretty decor elements and that’s it! :)






For decorating this table, I brought some branches from the woods and painted them white (not with spray paint, but just with a brush) and added some pretty ornaments. I thought that this is a perfect contrast to our turquoise kitchen table. :)



Have lots of fun making your own Advent candle holders! :)
Lu

P.S.: In case you are wondering, this blogpost isn’t sponsored, I’m just using up my leftover supplies from my recent cooperation with edding. :)

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Comments

  1. Lauren Hay says: November 26, 2013 at 9:15 am

    This is such a great idea- love it!
    Lauren
    ohhayblogs.blogspot.co.uk
    xxx

    Reply
  2. Sandra / Alltagsdesign says: November 26, 2013 at 9:21 am

    Hält das wirklich so bombastisch? Dann muss ich mir das auch unbedingt besorgen!

    Reply
    • luloveshandmade says: November 27, 2013 at 7:31 am

      Hält absolut super! Bei solchen Dekosachen, die nicht abgenutzt werden, reichen bei mir zwei Farbschichten, sie werden ja nicht beansprucht. Bei meinem Fahrrad, welches ja etwas mehr aushalten muss, habe ich noch zwei Schichten Grundierung drunter und drei Schichten Klarlack drüber gemacht, sicher ist sicher. :)

      Reply
  3. Crafted by Carly says: November 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    I love the modern twist to the advent candles! And the colours are gorgeous! :-)
    Carly
    x

    Reply
  4. joundanna says: November 26, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Die Idee mit den Ästen ist ja nicht neu, macht aber wirklich immer wieder richtig viel her! Voll tolL! Ich muss wolh auch mal wieder in den Wald!

    LG, Johanna

    Reply
  5. Linda says: November 26, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Sieht sehr hübsch aus :)

    LG Linda

    Reply
  6. mimizuku says: November 26, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Find ich tooooll! :) Solch Äste haben wir hier auch zu Hause, nur nicht in "Farbe", sondern Natur. :)

    Reply
  7. Pincofifì says: November 26, 2013 at 8:58 pm

    This idea is cute!
    I like it :)

    Reply
  8. magnolia says: November 26, 2013 at 9:44 pm

    ahww diese spraymethode finde ich so toll, muss mal schauen, obs das bei uns auch gibt! wäre toll für so manch neue projekte ;)

    Reply
  9. MiME says: November 27, 2013 at 11:46 am

    Wow! Das ist ja eine super Idee!!! Die Kerzenständer sehen jetzt soooo… klasse aus! Mir gefallen die verschiedenen Farben und die Formen echt gut! Da muss ich mal auf den Flohmarkt gehen und schauen, ob ich auch so Kerzenständer bekomme. Liebe Grüße …MiME

    Reply
  10. Fräulein Julia says: December 6, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    Super Idee, die ich sofort nachmachen möchte! Nur leider habe ich keine alten Kerzenständer zuhause…
    (also für nächstes Jahr vormerken!)

    Reply
  11. laura says: December 29, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Ein sehr gelungenes DIY, Lu! Die Formen der Kerzenhalter sehen klasse zusammen aus, vor allem in den leuchtenden Farben. Diese Edding-Sprühfarbe muss ich unbedingt ausprobieren!

    Reply
  12. Flauer says: February 11, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    Huii. Sieht super aus. Gute Idee!

    Reply

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