I haven’t spent a whole lot of time on Pinterest lately. I just haven’t had the time or energy. But, back when I did, I found several different pictures of hurricane candle holders filled with different things. Candy hearts for Valentine’s Day. Kernels of corn for fall. Jelly beans for Easter. Shiny ornaments for Christmas. I immediately fell in love and knew that I wanted to do this in some form or fashion.
I don’t decorate for the different seasons. My house has two modes of décor: Every Day and Every Day Slightly Modified To Accommodate Christmas. So I knew that I didn’t want to do something that I would need to change out every month or so.
I’ve been bringing splashes of blue into my living room. Blue curtains, blue vases. So I almost immediately decided that blue decorative stones would be the way to go. I’m very picky, so I went to several different craft stores looking for the perfect shade.
Eventually I found the perfect one at Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores. It called Blue Balance from Panacea Marble Accents.
It has dark shiny marbles, dark matte marbles, and small clear marbles.
I used twelve inch glass hurricane candle holders, six inch candles, and six bags of marbles for each holder. I experimented with using different space fillers so that I wouldn’t have to use as many marbles, but I wasn’t able to achieve the look I was going for.
There are only three bags photographed here, but I used six.
The steps are super simple.
Add marbles to hurricane glass. (Carefully. If you drop them in from too high, you could shatter the glass.)
Add candle. I nestled the candle down into the marbles so that the bottom edge didn’t show.
Tada!! So pretty!!
I made 2 and put them on opposite ends of my mantle.
I’m really happy with how it turned out and I love the shade of blue it brings into the room. I think that once Christmas comes around I may remove the marbles and candle and fill them with shiny ornaments. But I’ve got a while to decide on that.
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