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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Friday, 11 March 2016

Fairy Lanterns

It was a lovely day here yesterday, almost like spring, when I went out I did not even need a coat.  I hope it lasts for the weekend.

I am back today with day 3 of my easy gift ideas.  These lovely candle jars were inspired by Nichola Battilana.



Nicola used Kilner jars for her tutorial but, because I do a lot of pickling every autumn, I have a large box of these jars and it made sense to use these rather than buying the relatively expensive Kilner jars.  However, it looks quite nice to have a cluster of matching different sized jars.

Before starting this project I bought myself a Tonic Fairy Breena die, however the die cut was rather chunky and I did not like the way it looked in the jar, so I went on-line and ordered some Silhouettes fairies, this one was called Sitting Fairy.

I glued the Silhouette fairy to the inside of the jar and held it in place until it dried.  Next I coated the outside of the jar with Mod Podge and white tissue paper.  Once this was dry, I added glitter to the top and bottom edges of the jar, I added only a little glue to the centre of the jar, this was because I did not want to block out too much candle light.


I dropped a battery powered tea light into the jar before wrapping ribbon and white twine around the rim and putting on the lid.  I popped a little fairy charm onto the twine.

There is still time to add your projects to the current Crafty Boots Challenge.

Good luck.


Dionne
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4 comments:

  1. Pamellia11 March 2016 at 11:01

    Oh my gosh, these are awesome Dionne!! I'm loving those fairies and the glow is really soft. Bet these look so amazing when the lights are down low. hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room11 March 2016 at 14:26

      To be honest, these photos do not really show them at their best, they are quite sparkly and the candles flicker.

      I am thinking of ordering some more of the Silhouette fairy shapes and some larger jars so I can make little groups as Christmas presents. Although I think they would also look nice around the garden at an evening BBQ.

      xx

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  2. Mrs Beez13 March 2016 at 22:46

    Oh my goodness, you made them and the look fabulous. I fell in love with these when I saw them and really want to given them a go. You have spurred me on to try!xx

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  3. Dee's Craft Room14 March 2016 at 00:54

    That's great, you really must make them. Once I had sorted out my fairy problem, they were so easy to make. I can't wait to see how they turn out.

    Dionne xx

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