How to Make a Beaded Candle Holder
Beaded candle holders are made by threading glass or plastic beads with beading wire. Once the beads are threaded, they are applied with a strong glue adhesive to a glass candle holder. The beads spiral around the candle holder, adding character and charm to your candles. Before buying expensive decorated votive candle holders, consider making your own beaded candle holder. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Cut a piece of wire. The wire needs to be long enough to wrap around your candle holder. Try wrapping the wire around the candle holder without the beads to get an estimate for the wire length.
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Thread the wire through your first bead. Bring the end of the wire back around and thread it through the first bead again to secure the bead.
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Add beads to the wire. Use your favorite colors, sizes and designs to create a personalized candle holder.
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Secure the end of the beaded wire the same way you secured the first bead. Make sure the beads are secure before gluing them onto the candle holder.
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Begin by placing a small amount of glue on the candle holder. Place a ½ inch to 1 inch of a strip of glue on the bottom of the votive candle holder.
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Start adding the beads. Make sure you secure ½ to 1 inch of the beads at a time while you continue to place the glue on the holder. Glue the threaded beads on tightly to secure them.
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Continue to wrap the threaded beads around the candle holder. If you run out of beads, thread more beads on a wire and glue them on where you stopped applying the beads.
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Tips & Warnings
Thread seashells, gems and sequins to beading wire to personalize the candle holders.
Use any size glass candle holder to add the threaded beads.
