There's always something special about candlelight around the holidays. Use on tables, mantels above the fireplace, in guest bathrooms, or give them as a hostess gift. Votives are relatively inexpensive and I buy the boxes of clear ones (without the wax candles) from Michaels using my 40-50% off coupon if they're not already on sale, plus the LED tea lights. I do like to jazz them up a bit though so I used a sheet of peel off (or outline stickers) and dip'n etch, from B&B products to etch star designs on each votive. As you know, I like EZPZ and these fit the bill perfectly.
To create the negative star design, I placed star stickers around each glass, then realized that after removing all the stars, the leftover sheet had a pretty neat design on it too! That's what I used to create the carpet of etched stars on the other votive.
This is what you do:
1. Carefully remove the sticker backing sheet from the carrier sheet.
You can discard, or use this to etch the stars as seen on the sample
above by placing it carefully around the outside of the glass votive.
2.
Roll the carrier sheet back away from the star stickers and the points
of the stars will pop up, making it easier to remove them with the tip
of a craft knife, or a pick tool. Decorate the outside of the glass with stars.
3. Now to etch. You'll need a plastic container that's just a little larger than the
glass votive. Fill the votive with something to weigh it down (I use
glass marbles) then place it inside your plastic container. Fill with water until it almost reaches the top of the glass then remove the glass. Mark the water level in the container. This is so you'll know how much etching liquid to use. Empty the water then dry the container and the glass votive thoroughly. (Use a votive without stickers for this step.) Fill to the line with dip'n etch then carefully place the glass votive into the container. The etching liquid will rise to the occasion to the top of the votive. Let sit for 20 mins, then repeat with your second glass votive.
etchall® Dip'n etch from B&B products is re-usable, so you can use it multiple times.
4. Remove the votive from your container, rinse well then dry with a soft cloth. Remove the stickers to reveal your design.
CAUTION - Etchall dip'n etch is a permanent etching product. It is very easy to use, but please
read the directions on the container. Do not let the liquid touch a surface you do not want to etch. I work on a laminate counter top, not granite for example, and my sink is stainless steel, not porcelain. Always use caution.
So here are the etched votives with their LED tea lights. I put red cellophane around the inside of one of them. It ended up looking a bit too pink for Christmas, but it was an idea worth trying! My granddaughter loves pink though, so it will look nice in her bedroom...........
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Yours truly,
Julie :)
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON CRAFTING!
