Candle Holder Heart Trio
Create a candlelit scene for Valentine's day with these pretty mason jar crafts. The Candle Holder Heart Trio is an easy Valentine's day craft for kids that you’ll want to use for your Valentine's day decorations every year. The Candle Holder Heart Trio is surprisingly simple and uses only a few materials, but it's an elegant addition to any home. You could also use this mason jar craft idea as a homemade gift for Mom or Grandma.
Materials:
- Mod Podge Gloss – CS112013
- Baby food jars
- Red floral wire
- Tissue papers – floral & 3 solid colors
- Hot glue
- Sand paper
- Paint brush
- Wire Cutters
- Needle nose pliers
Instructions:
1. Clean and dry baby food jars well; discard lids.
2. Rip tissue papers into approximately ½ inch strips (You will need more of the floral paper).
3. Use floral tissue paper strips alternately with the solid colors. Use a different solid color for each jar. Adhere papers with Mod Podge to outside of jars, carefully smoothing down the papers with your fingers. Apply the papers vertically, alternating the floral with a solid color, slightly overlapping each paper. Allow the paper to extend the top and bottom of the jars Allow to dry.
4. Sand away the excess paper from the top and bottom of jars. Sand inward in one direction until smooth.
5. Apply a coat of Mod Podge to each jar to seal. Allow to dry.
6. Gather jars to form a trio and glue together with hot glue.
7. Wrap wire around lip of each jar twice and bring ends up the middle, twist twice with pliers and create a heart (Refer to photo). Snip ends of wire.
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