Wednesday, November 27, 2013

DIY - Birchwood Candle Holders Centerpiece


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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10 comments:

  1. Very nice post! nice shoots
    Thanks & Welcome for your comment and your next visit to my blogs.
    Have a nice day! Cath.

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  2. I 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.

    I hopeyou have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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    1. 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!

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  3. What a lovely table! I like what you did to the candles. Nice and rustic.

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  4. Elegant table.Like your candles the pumpkins and those cute little dolls.Plz do visit me too.love sujatha from India..:):)

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    1. Thank you Crystal, I was thrilled with the results as well.

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