Memorial Candles - Check - with Pics!

So, since DH has a few friends and we both have grandparents that have passed away I wanted to honor them at our party. I read about memorial candles and found a set on Etsy that I loved but they were $45. I mentally priced out the materials (some votives, a candleholder, a glue gun that I already own and a few sheets of vellum) and decided I could do it for way cheaper. So, I did.

I went to Michaels over the weekend and bought all the materials. I ran into some problems - ie it is not really that straightforward to put vellum onto a votive as they curve. I searched the internet and found a template that can be used on votives. I had to modify it by increasing the size on the photocopier but eventually I got a perfect template.

Another problem I ran into is that I bought a cylinder vase for the main candle that was too big to put a piece of vellum around. I searched for a legal sized piece of vellum but I couldnt find anything. I wound up going to the flower district in NYC and buying a 3 inch vase that worked perfectly.

Okay, so here are the pics of my candles. Please let me know if you are diying and have any questions.

They came out GREAT!!

CHECK!!

They look great!!!

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Posted by pbt317

Thank you! I'm glad they are done! Now I am on to menus....

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And they totally look like you bought those - great diy project!!

I spent $1.00 on four sheets of vellum. I already had a cheapie little glue gun. I bought two packs of crystals for $3.50 each. The cylinder was $4.00. The ribbon was 2 spools for $5.00. The votives were $6.00 for a pack of 12.

So, grand total is $23.00 but I also have tons of supplies left over that I will use on something else.

My inspiration candles were $45.00 plus shipping.

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Posted by FutureMRS.Benn

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Posted by pbt317

Thank you! I'm glad they are done! Now I am on to menus....

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And they totally look like you bought those - great diy project!!

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Thank you! I did them at work. The only hard part was when someone would walk over by my desk and I would attempt to hide my glue gun. I do a lot of stuff at work and I always think I can pass it off as actual work but there is NO WAY I am doing anything involving a hot glue gun for work, lol!

I absolutely LOVE them!! Great job!!!