DIY Seashell Encrusted Candlestick Tutorial

by Plum Creek Place

My Pinterest obsession has kept me very busy lately. Not only do I find myself compulsively pinning but actually trying to create copycats of the items that are really striking my fancy. The candlestick shown below is the product of one of my endeavors.

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I started with two large and and two medium candle holders from Walmart, all four

were purchased at thrift stores (one set over a year ago and one set this spring).

I had already painted one of each size last year. I took both sets outside and painted the wood finish with three coats of Rust-oleum's Paint Plus 2X ultra Cover in Heirloom White in the Satin finish. I freshened the candle holders that had already been repainted with another light coat of the same color.

I used a hot glue gun to attach each shell to the candle holders. Starting at the bottom, I added shells from left to right and building upward while matching the shells as best as I could on each of the holders as I went along.

As I progressed with the gluing I would compare the holders to each other to make

sure that the pattern was staying consistent on all of them.

When I was about two thirds of the way up with the shells on the candle holders

I switched to the top row and started filing the open space

between the top row and the bottom two thirds of the candle holders.

Once the shells were all in place I started placing tiny shells into any small

empty gaps between the shells.

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Beverly Roderick at Across the Blvd on Aug 11, 2015
These look great. What a fun way to make plain candle holders eye catching.

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- Plum Creek Place on Aug 11, 2015
  @Beverly Roderick Thank you Beverly, The ugly old candle holders now have a new life as coastal decor!
  
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Hannah V on Aug 11, 2015
These are so great!

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- Plum Creek Place on Aug 11, 2015
  @Hannah V Thank you Hannah, They were an easy project that wasn't very time consuming.
  
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