Nautical Candle Holder
I like to decorate with a touch of lake vibes in the summer. Especially seeing as we live about 150 yards off of Lake Ontario. And this nautical candle holder is just the added touch my cabinet needed.
Just a little nautical decor goes a long way.
if you have jute or string on hand you could do this project at zero cost. I had to buy more string because I go through a lot of it.
I started with an old pickle jar. I like that it doesn’t look brand new and shiny. You could also spray it with a sea glass spray paint if you wanted to take it a step further.
Make sure your jar has a wide mouth. Cut 7 to 8 pieces of of string. I measured 7 times the length of the jar and that was plenty.
Cut a piece of string and wrap it around the mouth of the jar twice and tie. Make sure it’s not too tight because you’ll need to slip your long strand through next.
Next fold one of your 8 long pieces of string in half and slip the loop under your main piece that’s tied around the neck of the jar. Pull your ends through and pull to form a simple knot.
Continue all the way around spacing all the pieces out evenly.
Next grab one string from one set and a second string from the set next to it and tie in a knot.
Once you’ve tied one set all the way around you move down to the next set of knots continuing to take one string from one set and the second string from the set next to it. It’s kind of hard to explain, but once you get going it makes sense.
Continue this method until you reach the bottom of the jar.
Turn the jar upside down and gather your strings.
I cut my strings, tied them in a few spots and glued them down with a glue gun.
That’s it!! Just place your candle in it (I used a votive cup inside) and you’re done.
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Great idea! Definitely going to try this. Maybe try 3 different size jars as a collection. Also great to put collections in: shells, buttons, rocks.
Thanks for the idea.
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Love it! I'm constantly looking for recycle ideas that are easy. I sell them to make money for my churches trip to Mexico to build a house each year. It also satisfies my need to waste perfectly good things like glass jars! Thank you!
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And we have no gluegun so what can I do
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Could you also make a hanging holder with a variation of this swell idea? I think it could be done? Thank you for sharing! So sweet! 🌈🌻💜😊🕊️