Beautiful Gold Candles Made Using Spray Paint and Sea Shells
We live next to the sea so every time we go for a walk I come back with some sea shells... I just think they are so lovely. I have a bag full at home and as I love to upcycle and re-use materials and things I already have I decided to make a little craft project using these.
Clean and dry the shells
I spray painted the seashells in gold colour (my favourite!)
I took some old tealight candles and removed the wicks and the aluminium cover. I put the wicks in the bottom of the shell, there is a little glue dot on the bottom which stuck nicely, poured the melted wax and let it cool down.
Once the candle had cooled down it was ready to be used.
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Sandi Reynoldson Dec 4, 2015You are to smart;-) how cute
Julie Thorneon Dec 4, 2015Very Pretty!!!
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Everyone has their own favorite color or look, as beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I like the idea, think it is adorable. I probably would not make a "copy" of this as I don't decorate with sea shells. But gives me wonderful ideas for other items that this could be given a different look. Thanks for sharing your idea! I would like to know, (maybe I missed reading this part), how did you adhere the wicks in the shells?
@Jane Chappell yes, the old wick that I removed from the candle was reused and it still had the sticky bit attached to it, so it adhered nicely to the shell.
Isn't paint flammable?
@Carol Leader The flammable volatile parts will have evaporated when exposed to the air.
what spray paint did you use?