On our recent trip to N. Michigan, my sister had this 4' 1/2" Birchwood log in her garage and asked if I wanted it and I said sure!! This is an authentic piece of Birchwood from N. Michigan and I immediately knew I wanted to make candle holders out of them for the holidays. I had hubby cut the log into about 12 pieces, in various sizes and then had him drill a hole at the top, the size of a tealight candle. I had some leftover canvas fabric from my table runner, I cut into 10" strips, 1 1/2" wide.
I took a strip of the canvas fabric and glued around a piece of wood.
I placed the strip in a different position of each piece, mainly because I wanted the knot to be exposed, to give the piece some "character".
I then tied some jute twine around the strip and piece of wood.
Here are a few I used for my centerpiece. I had some leftover battery operated tealights from last year that fit perfectly in the candle holders.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours and remember to savor every moment!
-Bev
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Have a nice day! Cath.
Merci!
DeleteI love this! Aren't you glad that your sister gave it to you? This is going to be perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all through the winter for a table centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteI hopeyou have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Yes! I'm so thrilled that I was able to get a dozen pieces out of it too! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving to you and yours as well!
DeleteWell done!
ReplyDeleteawww, thank you! :)
DeleteWhat a lovely table! I like what you did to the candles. Nice and rustic.
ReplyDeleteThank you Delores, I was very happy with it.
DeleteElegant table.Like your candles the pumpkins and those cute little dolls.Plz do visit me too.love sujatha from India..:):)
ReplyDeleteThank you Crystal, I was thrilled with the results as well.
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