Make these festive clay candle holders with air-dry clay!
I love minimal and nordic decor at the best of times but I love it even more at Christmas. It may only just be November but the shops are slowly filling with Christmas decor and when I was having a mosey online, I came across some ceramic star-shaped taper candle holders and knew that I could make them myself. I mean, is there anything you can’t make with clay? Clay has to be one of my favourite mediums, the possibilities are endless, and as mediums go, I find it pretty forgiving. So once again, I got out my trusty air-dry clay, and had a go. This was such a simple project but such an effective way of displaying tapered candles in a minimal and festive way. If you like the look of these and want to have a go yourself, keep reading for the instructions…
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First of all, roll out some clay to your desired thickness.
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Use a star shaped cutter to cut out the base of the candle holder.
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Roll out some more clay, and cut out a rectangle shape from this. Make sure the height of this is sufficient to support your candle.
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Wrap this rectangle around your candle and cut off any excess. Use a clay slip to adhere the ends to one another to create a cylinder.
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Use the base of your candle to mark on the base where your candle will go, and use a craft knife to score where the cylinder will adhere.
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Use clay slip to adhere the cylinder to the star base and leave this to dry completely.
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Use the clay slip to smooth out the surface of the clay holder and again leave to dry.
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Seal the clay with mod podge. Once dry, paint over this with a mix of paint and baking powder to give a textured effect. Alternatively, paint and splatter black paint on.
