Valentine Votive-Very Quick and Easy!

^^We were shipbound yesterday due to snow and what better way to make use of idle time than small crafting and hardtack baking! The backdrop for the Valentine Votive we crafted was appropriately enough fresh, newly fallen,  *real* snow! Notice we recycled a leftover paper rose from another craft project earlier in the week: http://www.dadiddleycraftcraft.blogspot.com/2014/02/valentine-paper-rose.html




This craft is similar to a votive holder made last year but this time we added the glitter to the inside not the outside and placed decorations inside the votive, too (instead of gluing them to the outside). I thought I had blogged about the other votive candle craft but apparently not because I can't find the post. Unexpectably, the smaller decorations sank to "the crushing pink oblivion of Davy Jones' locker" under the large "glass" hearts. EE's didn't show any signs of being bothered by it therefore I wasn't. Nothing that a good shake of the jar couldn't remedy, eh?

Pretty votives can be made for many occasions: birthdays, baby showers, Mother's Day, wedding receptions, Christmas, etc.We used these items for this Valentine craft (some items scoured from the ship's stores and some from the Dollar Tree):

-clear glass votive, bowl or jar (I picked up a votive @ Dollar Tree but you could find ones much cheaper at second hand stores or use a recycled jar such as baby food or Mason/Ball jar.)
-loose glitter (pink and diamond white)
-glue
-paintbrush

Decorations:

-ribbon (with Valentine theme or Valentine colors from Dollar Tree)
-soft pink lace seam binding
-sequins, very small buttons, fake pearls
-pink "glass" hearts or similar (also from Dollar Tree)
-one LED votive candle ( " )
-(optional) one leftover paper rose. See link above. ^^

To do: Use a paintbrush and apply glue to the inside of the jar in either a swirly pattern or all over. Set aside to dry. After the votive has dried, decorate the inside with ribbon, sequins, buttons, etc. Place the LED votive candle inside. Light up and have a fun Valentine's Day!

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