I LOVE candles,
all shapes and sizes and I love lanterns and candle holders.
When my husband showed me some posts that the previous owners had left in the barn I knew I could make something with them…
I asked my husband to cut one of the posts in half…
he went further and cut some round circles on the top of each half to hold the candles.
The candle holders ended up looking like this…
Not bad, I did give them a coat of Annie Sloan “old White” chalk paint.
While out shopping one day I found this inexpensive rope that I knew would be perfect…
I got out my friendly glue gun and began to wrap the rope around the “candle holders”.
In the middle sections not much glue was needed as the rope sat tightly on some of the molding.
The top of the candle holder was more difficult to do. I found that it worked well when I finally turned them upside down…
It took a lot more hot glue to hold the rope to the top.
I added some simple acorn embellishments to the candles (had these from precious candles I had purchased)
I am happy with the result…and the cost was minimal!
I even left an imperfection in the rope.
I think it adds to the rustic feel…
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Happy you like them Arlene!
Hi, I was never so happy as whwen I saw you making the floor candle holders. I have been looking for some and the few I saw were about $300.00, so that was out, but this is a great idea, and thank you very much for it. Arlene buono
Thanks Selene! Looking forward to your posts as well.
That looks amazing! I’m so going to try this soon…I just need more rope! Thanks for visiting, following and commenting on my blog! Means the world to me! I just followed you back:) Can’t wait to see what else you come up with!
wow!!! that looks fabulous!! what an idea!!
Happy New year!
Shari I just realized I did not answer your question. Yes they are very sturdy, you just have to make sure that they are straight at the bottom so they don’t shake. You can always add an extra piece, large base to the bottom. Thanks again for your comment and question.
Thanks for coming by Shari. I will definitely check out your page.
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SO my questions is this…..Are these pretty sturdy? I really love this idea!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate you stopping by!
Thanks Sherry!