I know that many people are feeling the pinch of the cereal captain.

We made these the other night at Brown Owls.

This little project is something quite special. You can make it from items you would already have around the house OR if you had to go out and buy would cost you no more than a couple of dollars.

Candle light has always been important in my family. There's something really special & calming about the glow of a flickering candle. We burn candles for births, celebrations, sickness & sorrow. The flicker reminds us constantly of whoever it is we've lit it for. It encourages a connection that is especially important at this time of year, dont you think?



OR download the PDF tutorial here.

I've made these before from pillowcase fabric & fabric I printed with letters to spell words.

As it's really just a cuff around a glass you could also use this as a pencil cup or vase or just a little storage cannister.


Note: If you'd rather not use regular tealights you can buy beeswax candles online from this Australian company.

Posted by Kirsty | 11:34 AM | , , | 12 comments »

12 comments

  1. potty mouth mama // November 27, 2008 2:22 PM  

    Such a great gift idea. I think it's a go-er for our household.

    Cate at Queen B is awesome. Such a fantastic woman!

  2. Jenny // November 27, 2008 9:19 PM  

    Thanks so much for sharing such a lovely idea.

  3. Super Monkey // November 28, 2008 9:34 AM  

    What a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

  4. sosser // November 29, 2008 3:56 PM  

    i saw these on pip's flickr, too, and i just loved them. such a great idea - and so sweetly done!

  5. Corrie // November 30, 2008 10:49 PM  

    ohhhh I like this one!

    Corrie;)

  6. oneprettything // December 1, 2008 9:34 AM  

    This is beautiful! I really want to make one for my mantle. I'll be linking.

  7. Juddie // December 3, 2008 8:51 AM  

    Thank you for the great tutorials and for being so generous with your time .... :-)

  8. Jennifer Engstrom // November 3, 2009 7:02 AM  

    love this! a great idea for gifts for a few friends

  9. Jennifer Engstrom // November 5, 2009 5:06 AM  

    Made two of these in less than 4 hours. And the recipients loved them! Thank you for this great idea!

  10. Kara // November 18, 2009 1:33 AM  

    What a fabulous gift idea! Thanks for the tutorial!  I can't wait to make some and gift them!

  11. Stephanie // November 21, 2009 3:36 PM  

    I clicked on the link to download the .pdf file for the tutorial but it said it coldn't find the page?  Help!  Would like to do this and share with someone who's not online so the video tutorial won't help.  Thanks for the assist!

  12. Nikki // January 6, 2010 10:18 PM  

    Great idea and thank you so much for the tutorial.