Another Recycled Project - Wine Glass Candleholders!

Here is another project I found out on the web...wine glass candleholders!  Do you have some onesy, twosy wine glasses hanging out in your cabinets?  I do!  They used to be part of a set but the rest got broken (ahem, we won't be discussing HOW they got broken, now will we?)

So, I repurposed them into candle holders!

 

 

1)  Turn the wine glass over so the stem & base face up.  2)  If using greenery or tinsel for trim, tape the edges to the base of the wine glass, then place your candle on top of that so the tape doesn't show.  3)  Tie a bow around the stem, or you can also hang an ornament from the stem.  4)  It would be cute to put something like a ball ornament or berry sprig under the bowl of the wineglass.

I think it would be cute to make a bunch of these (that coordinate) and display on a mantle, or use as a table centerpiece.

I'm linking to 2 Monday Blog Parties.  Click here to go to Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch and here to visit DIY Showoff Holiday Highlights for more fun projects!

I also linked up to Living With Lindsay's Impromptu Linky Party!

A Recycled Christmas Project!

When does a holiday project get your heart all a flutter?  When it's made from something FREE, something you were going to put out on TRASH DAY!

Presenting the first of many recycled holiday decorating projects!  Picture this...

Looks like an unassuming soda 12 pack right?  How many of these have you thrown out in the last year?  I've trashed a lot of them (I am a diet coke junkie and yes, the first step is admitting you have a problem!)

These cases can become really COOL containers!  See...

Here's the very easy step-by-step.  These literally took me 10 minutes to put together and about $2 in materials each!

1.  Cut your soda can case to the desired height, trying to get the top edge as even as possible (don't worry though, because ribbon covers a multitude of cutting mistakes!)
2.  Inspect case for any loose edges and tape them down.
3.  Using holiday wrapping paper, wrap the case, securing in the back with tape.  Wrap the bottom like you would a Christmas package.  At the top, tuck the wrapping paper down into the opening and tape all 4 sides.
4.  Insert holiday branches or flowers into a square piece of florist's foam.  You may need to trim your branches with wire cutters to get the height to your liking.
5.  Place the foam inside the container and use tissue paper to stuff the case, leaving about 2 - 4 inches at the top.
6.  Fill the remaining space with pinecones or Christmas Ball ornaments.
7.  Tie ribbon around the top edge, securing with double sided tape.

Voila!  You have a cute container and you spent next to nothing!  I'm planning on making several of these with coordinating wrap to use as centerpieces and mantle decor.

I'm linking up to 2 blog parties today:

 

This is also one of the projects I will feature at the holiday decorating workshop I'm hosting this Thursday.  I'll post more of those projects later!