Guest Post: Pumpkin Votive Luminaries from Kim at Maiden D'Shade

  Today we have another Halloween-themed guest post! Kim from Maiden D'Shade is sharing the tutorial for her Pumpkin Votive Luminaries! Here's Kim...

Hello everyone! I'm Kim from Maiden D'Shade and I am so happy to be here today on Homemaker in Heels!

Crystal was the first blogger to feature one of my posts and I'm so honored to be her guest today.

What I'm going to share with you today is a project that I wanted to do last year but didn't get to (because I couldn't find orange tissue paper until after Halloween). Pumpkin Votive Luminaries. I saw it in a magazine last year (maybe Taste of Home?) using jars. But I thought these glass votive holders (from Dollar Tree, thrift stores, your basement, etc.) would make fabulous pumpkin luminaries!

So, I cut strips of orange tissue paper an inch or two wide and longer than the height of each glass.

Then I decoupaged each strip on the glass. (I used watered down Mod Podge like I did here.)

I cut the bottom ends of the strips so that when I decoupaged them they would lay as flat as possible.

Then I let it dry.

Then using an X-Acto knife I carefully trimmed the excess tissue paper from the top and added more decoupage medium along the rim. While that was drying, I printed out shapes on the computer.

Then I cut them out and decoupaged them onto the votives. (Be careful, the color may run depending on your printer/ink.) You could also cut shapes out of construction paper or scrapbook paper.



I put battery operated tea lights in them and they're done!

Love them!! Total cost $8 (glass, lights, tissue)!


Thank you, Crystal, for having me over today!

 

Aren't these just the cutest little things? This looks like such a fun way to add a little Halloween decor to your home! Be sure to stop by Kim's fantastic blog Maiden D'Shade and show her some love! Thanks so much for stopping by, Kim! I hope you all have a great day!