Drippy candles

$18 | Candle.

Lune 1860 | So many have asked…🕯️🤍🕯️ • Inspired by dripping candle wax, I used dry amaranth and gently draped it over the candelabra allowing the wax… | Instagram

Susan Campbell on Instagram: “After watching Tim Holtz’s FB demo, I wanted to try making the drippy candles. Mine definitely don’t look like Tim’s candles but they are…”

There’s just something about drip candles. Maybe it’s the way the wax spills over the holder, making you feel like you’re in an old Parisian cafe before the time of electricity. Maybe it’s the way those drops bead and pool messily, when you’re blissfully unaware of how the hours have flown, reconnecting over a meal with a friend.

At the end of this post, tell me about things in your home that have been passed around your family. In our family, my Grandma is famous for witty sayings such as; "necessity is the mother of invention". Case in point, this shelf made by Grannie herself… It started life as a twin headboard. After Grannie (a seasoned Antique Dealer) got a hold of it, it became a shelf. She removed the bed posts, sawed off the bottom of the headboard and screwed the pieces together on a 90 degree angle. Then…

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For this year’s Halloween party I’m keeping things simple with a “Haunted” theme. Which means lots of skulls, gravestones, and of course… As many drippy candles…

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