Gorgeous Sparkling Epsom Salt Candle Holder.💎

Beth and Spencer Teller
by Beth and Spencer Teller
5 Materials
$8
30 Minutes
Easy

Hi Hometalkers! This simple yet elegant idea is perfect for weddings holidays birthdays or any special occasion! Best part is you might have some of the supplies laying around your house like I did!

First gather all your supplies! Epsom salt, food coloring, candle holder, decoupage, clear gloss sealer add a bowl to mix your Epsom salt in.

Then you dip your brush into your decoupage.

While you're waiting for the glue to get tacky you can quickly mix up your food coloring dye with your epson salt. Use as much or as little as you want. For the particular color I used I used a little bit of green and a little bit of blue.

After mixing it for 30 seconds I got this gorgeous aquamarine color.

You can either tap or pour the Epsom salt over the candle holder.

The last and final step is to put a coat of clear sealant on it. I did three coats just to be sure and let them dry in between. Make sure you do this step in a well-ventilated area or outside.

I then placed a votive candle in the holder and it was absolutely gorgeous! I'm definitely going to be making more in different colors for the holidays coming up!

I had quite a bit left over so I'm going to use it in one of my decorative jars. The color is just stunning.

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  • Angie Roy Angie Roy on Aug 09, 2018

    Can you use spray adhesive?

  • Irene Kogan Irene Kogan on Nov 19, 2019

    how long does it last? does the salt begin to decompose or melt at some point?

  • Char Char on May 15, 2021

    Could you use regular table salt instead of Epson?

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  • Gabrielle Falk Gabrielle Falk on Dec 13, 2019

    Be VERY CAREFUL about Epsom salts. Which is a very strong purgative. If you ingest (Epsom Salts - either accidentally or - if you are prescribed such, for a rectal examination). Be aware, that Ep. Salts will give you such bad diarrhorea. So to use Epsom Salts -for any sort of decoration - you would have to be - so careful - in that you didn't drop one tiny, weeny little crystal of ep. salts. Because I have had to swallow such for bowel x-rays. And believe u me, you would SO NOT want, any person or animal, to even have a speck, or injest a speck of epsom salts. been there, done that,. epson salts can be ussed for gardenias, if they look a bit wilted. and for other reasons. just check with your local nursery. far too serious for epsom salts to b used as a deoration item. Scurrilous information. Not safe at all.


  • Anonymous Anonymous on Jul 10, 2020

    Great candle DIY! I LOVE it, it's so cute


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