Part II in our Design-It-Yourself: Christmas series and we're tackling candles head-on. The aim of this series is to provide you with enough ideas and inspiration to be able to put your personal stamp on your Christmas. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I'm letting the pictures do a lot of the talking here.
Candles are such an integral part of Christmas decorating. You cannot have too many and they really make the atmosphere. I love those glass baubles holding tea lights hanging over the table. In Sweden, home of Bemz, candles are a way of getting through the dark winter months. I say there's something to be learned from that!
A sparkler in a pomegranate - brilliantly festive! The beauty of using candles is that it really does not require a lot of added input on your part. Simply group them in different ways, ensuring they are warming every corner of the house with their soft glow and you will easily, and inexpensively, add the needed seasonal wow factor to your home.
Use cake plates, bowls, colander, trays to hold the candles then jazz it up by grouping them with baubles, fake snow, homemade snowflakes, bits of evergreen, Christmas foliage and other festive decorations.
Use spray glue to add some lovely cedar greens to your candle holder or decorate with a few twigs and bring a little of the outdoors in.
I love this idea of putting candles inside small logs. These birch logs are particularly characterful as they are thin, have beautiful mottled bark with frequent knots from the branches.
If you want to create a centerpiece for your table, take inspiration from the traditional Christmas wreath. Combine real or fake winter foliage and sprays of berries and wrap them around wire. Place them on a decorative wooden tray or platter to display in the middle of your table. Add candles or tea lights to give it all a cheery glow (you can even use battery-operated tea light to keep it safe for little fingers).
Photos c/o Livingetc and Better Homes & Gardens
Coming up in part III: some great ideas using branches and twigs. Watch this space.
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