This might just be a new idea!
Handmade Lace Candle Crowns and Lace Crown Napkins Holders!
Perfect for the Princess in YOU!
I did some research and didn't find anything like it so
maybe this is a first! That would be cool!
I was cleaning up the formal dining room and resetting
the table with a change of china. I was getting tired
of what was there. I had forgotten about a set of
black and white china I had purchased when I was
17 years old for my hope chest right after I had
graduated high school. I was engaged to be
married so I was purchasing things for my new life.
Well that never happened because of a car accident
six months later, and my sweetie lost his life.
That was my first introduction to adult life. :(
So THIS was the first time I had ever used them,
41 years later!
Then I got out my crystal smoked glass wine glasses
that I bought at the same time as the china....can't believe
they have all made it in one piece all these years with all
the moves I've had in my days. They looked perfect
with the black and white china.
As I finished setting the table with the china,
I turned to the buffet to get my candles out of the drawer.
I picked out some white tapers and put them on
the table in some pretty glass candle holders.
Then I added a large pillar candle in the center
and set a glass globe over that.
All finished and I was happy with it!
I turned back to the buffet to put away what was originally
on the table, and sitting there were some of the lace crowns
I had made. A bada bing moment hit me.....
I looked at the crowns, then over to the candles,
then back to the crowns again and thought....
those candles need crowns! And some sparkly too!!
When I had made all the those crowns a couple of weeks back,
I had planned on making some black ones, but never did.
But black would be perfect here on the white candles,
and it would look great with the black and white china too!
So can you guess what I set out to do!?
Yep...I made some candle lace crowns with sparkly bling!
Once they were all finished I set them on the candles.
It had been cloudy and windy all day but the sunlight
all of a sudden was streaming through the
windows and shining through all the glass on the table
and it looked so pretty and sparkly.
I thought maybe that was my lost honey smiling
down on me letting me know, he liked the table too with
the pretty china that had been meant to be used on our first
formal dinner party with our families after our wedding.
A flood of memories hit me like a ton of bricks,
and I had to catch a breath to hold back the tears.
That is still so crushing sometimes, even after all these years!
That is still so crushing sometimes, even after all these years!
I walked out of the dining room into the kitchen and another
idea came into my mind....thank goodness cause I was
feeling pretty ucky at the moment, but I thought one more
thing was needed on that table! The napkins...and one more
thing too! Napkin holders....and they should match the candle
crowns and with bling, so guess what I did next!
Yep....I made lace napkins holder crowns with sparkly!
Now the table was complete, with matching everything!
And it sparkled and made me smile!
I love the table setting, but in a few days I will probably put
it all away back in the boxes. I just get to sad every time I
look at it. But.....I love the idea that came to my brain all
because of my old forgotten china and my lace crown creations.
Candle and napkin crowns! They really are pretty!
They are pretty with the candles lit and they just slip on
and off so I can use them again and again. They are
best used with no-drip candles though, so the dripping wax
doesn't ruin them. I can set them at any level on my candles I want because they slide easily enough up or down. I think I'll make some pretty Spring colored ones to set with my white china for my Easter table. Maybe I'll go with a wider lace for the next ones too...
how pretty that would look all in different Spring pastel colors!
My table looked so pretty and elegant and sparkly!
So what do you think!?
If you like the idea too, they are easy peasy to make.
You just need the candles you want to use, some pretty lace,
the liquid gooey stiff stuff, glue gun and glue sticks,
craft paint if you want a certain color, and some sparkly bling!
Then use this tutorial that I used to make my other
craft paint if you want a certain color, and some sparkly bling!
Then use this tutorial that I used to make my other
lace crowns and you can have your own pretty candle crowns
in no time at all! Have fun and enjoy your pretty tables or
Love, Hugs, and Blessings!
TaTa Till Later!
Debi
