I wanted to share a really quick and easy idea for dressing up glass candle holders. Sonoma County has a few really good latin markets that sell these inexpensive candle holders, i purchased mine blank for about $1 each. Most times you see them with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe or another Saint printed on them, but our local market also has them in plain colors without any markings too. ;)

I always love getting a large assortment of these for outdoor parties as the candles burn forever and the long tapered glass enclosure helps to keep the candles from blowing out. Once I get them home I always dress them up in some fashion with little bits I have left over from kits, so I thought I’d show you two versions using bits and pieces from the Kenner Road July kits.

To create the Birch Beer candle I cut a 3″ x 7″ piece {i measured my candle circumference so I had an exact measurement for this} of JBS pattern paper {Scarborough Faire kit} and stitched along all four edges about 1/8″ in to create a border. Then I hand-cut the Birch Beer label {Blue Ribbon Kit} and layered it over a piece of cream cardstock. I cut the cardstock about 1/8″ larger than the label so there would be definition between the two pieces of patterned paper.

I then adhered the cream cardstock piece to the pattern paper. Then i adhered an embroidered ribbon {Sweetwater embellishment kit} to the cardstock and applied the Birch Beer label over the ribbon. Next, I punched holes in the corners of the Birch Beer label {there are four little circles in each corner which i punched right through} and then slipped the Tim Holtz brads and one metal leaf {Blue ribbon kit} for some visual interest.

After getting the label completely ready i adhered it to the candle with some heavy duty tacky tape making sure to center on the candle holder and match up the back seams.

Next I tied the ribbon up and trimmed the ends so they were a bit shorter than the candle and wouldn’t touch the surface it was sitting on. You of course could leave them long or tie a big beautiful bow.

Here you can see how the layers work and the metal foliage pieces really accent the label.

For the other candle holder I used the big gorgeous Basic Grey flower rub on in the june bug olio pack {Blue Ribbon kit}. This was a bit tricky as the glass was super smooth and the rubons didn’t want to release. My trick was to hold the rubon in the glass with my hand covering it so it heated up the rubon. then i began rubbing on one end and once it began to release i slowly started helping it by pulling up on the rubon film {the piece the rubon is adhered too}. Be slow and steady when doing this so you don’t break your rubon.

Once I had the rubon applied, I glued on some flower accents {Animal Crackers kit} and some more foliage metal pieces {Blue Ribbon kit}.

To finish off the candles i threaded the wicks with some buttons and a few mini metal flowers, just like all of those expensive candles you see in boutiques.

Now I have a few candles waiting for our next party or even as a hostess gift when we go to a friends house.

Also, we wanted to announce the winner of our July Blog Challenge “stamps”, Didee. I adore her cuddles in the garden layout and the stamped tag she used! Congratulations Diana you win a Blue Ribbon add-on kit!! Send me an email info [at] kenner road [dot] com and we’ll get it out to you asap.

Stay tuned for some sneaks and more as we get ready for our August reveal on Friday at 9pm pacific!

xoxo

111. Olimpia Hunt Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 9:12 am edit

Wooo…those look amazing…

42. Cathy B Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 10:36 pm   edit

That’s a really pretty line! I love it!

148. Suzanne Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 8:38 pm   edit

Great giveaway! You’re so generous!

92. Shelley Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 6:43 am   edit

Yahoo…I luv BG!

1. Stacy Milford Says:
July 13th, 2009 at 7:59 pm   edit

Am I first??? Would love to win this!!!

88. kim harter Says:
July 14th, 2009 at 6:13 am   edit

OMG love this one!!!

Send an email to info at kennerroad dot com and we’ll get your mini kit out to you asap. Thanks for playing everyone!!

xo

I’ve had alot of emails today asking for some more information about our new embellishment add-on subscription kit which will be offered tonight when our kits go live at 9pm pacific.

Designed to expand our main kit, or be combined with any of our other add-on kits, we will now offer each month an embellishment add-on kit via subscription or one time purchase.

July’s embellishment kit is being offered as a one time purchase to everyone at the introductory subscription price of $24. during the June reveal. If you like what you see head on over to the subscription page {{here}} after our July kits go live at 9pm this evening to sign up**. Subscriptions will begin billing with our august release, your first bill charge will be on august 14th.

Please note that subscribing to this add-on kit will guarantee that you receive the embellishment add-on kit each month, without having to order it on reveal night {it works exactly like our main kit subscriptions}. Please also note that contents of this kit will vary each month {just like the main kit} but the embellishments will always coordinate with the main kit and will always contain at least one kenner road exclusive item as well as the vintage treasures you love us for.

** Embellishment subscriptions will be at a discounted price of $24. per month and will always ship free with a main kit subscription. Single purchases will also be made available per month but prices will vary depending on contents and will be higher than the subscription price.

if you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to comment here and i’ll be happy to answer them in the comments, that way others can check here first to see if their question has already been answered.

happy reveal day!

and don’t forget to enter to win our Basic Grey Lemonade reveal night giveaway below… it’s a cutie!

i know, i know. we’ve been partying all weekend with giveaways all over a ton of blogs but we’ve got six more giveaways to celebrate our 10th kit reveal. can you believe it? we’re on our 10th month… yahoo!!

this time just leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win one of SIX basic grey 6×6 lemonade paper packs + a pack of coordinating opalines. seriously… these are the cutest paper packs ever, the papers are just like the 12×12 but shrunk down to 6×6. love. love!!

contest closes at noon pacific on wednesday july 15th.

happy monday & see ya tomorrow night for the july reveal!

we’ve got a fun weekend planned as each member of the kenner road creative team is offering a kit giveaway on their blogs. all you have to do is visit each team member’s personal blog and leave them a comment to be eligible to win one of the amazing kits featured above, as well as a few more we haven’t shown here. the more ct blogs you visit, the more chances you have to win, and of course our international friends are always welcome to enter too!

everyone should have a giveaway posted soon so make sure you check back if theirs is not posted yet. :)

now check the side bar for all of the creative team links and go!

happy friday! xo

eta : and you might want to go here for another chance to win… just sayin’ ;)

having the kenner road blog and right here at the site, in its own tab, is going to be fabulous. it will be the place to check for announcements and sneak peeks and inspiration. it will be the place where you can learn about site happenings, giveaways and behind the scene details. it will be the place where we, the kenner road team, will also get to know you, and hopefully begin {or continue ;)} an amazing friendship.

we’re laid back and relaxed here, but we have big plans. the creative team will be sharing inspiration, challenges and/or tutorials on mondays. play along or just be inspired. gigi is up this coming monday {oct 6th} and i can’t wait to see what she’s got up her sleeve.

today we start a new journey and i am thrilled that you are here with us.

xo – kl

oh. and for those of you who have been asking? watch out for some october kit sneak peek pictures later this weekend, they will not disappoint.