December 23, 2012

Simple and Rustic

I started this little project planning on decorating the log with some pine, berries or ribbon. It didn't end that way!
 
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You will need tea light candles, a piece of log, a drill, 1 1/2 inch drill bit. We don't have birch trees in our area so I chose to use a piece of sycamore log. Any piece of log will do. 

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This is a very simple project. Just drill as many candles holes as you would like. I chose 3 for the length of log I was using. Drill your holes 1/2 inch deep or as deep as the tea lights candles you are using.

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Insert your tea lights candles. Make sure your log doesn't roll around so you don't spill candle wax everywhere while the candles are burning. My log had a naturally flat side otherwise you can hot glue a couple of small sticks or twigs along the bottom to keep it from rolling.

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In the end, I left it plain and simple and I think it fits right in.

2 comments:

Cheryl said...

Such a good ideal !

LindaG said...

That's a neat idea.
Merry Christmas to you all. ♥

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