Yesterday we went to visit my mom for her birthday and she sent me home with half a dozen flameless candles that she wasn’t using. Thanks, mom!
When we got home and I started unpacking them Eddie asked what we were going to do with them all. I wasn’t quite sure yet. Then I realized I loved the way I had lined them up on the table. I also knew we had some 2×4 scraps from one of his old projects.
Free is my favorite word.
(It really is: free time, free stuff, free speech… Anyway….)
I took this stuff from the garage: and set out to make the easiest centerpiece of all time.
Step 1: Stain a piece of wood
Step 2: (after it dries) Put candles on top of it.
I loved the stamps from the hardware store.
I stained it at 9 pm and let it dry overnight. I didn’t even bother to stain the bottom. In the morning all I had to do was add the candles and… voila!
It’s going to look so cute on the farmhouse table I fully intend to build with plans from Knock-off Wood one of these days.
Do you like it? Would you like it better if I told you that this one retails for $69 at Pottery Barn?
Once again, as with the book wreath, I actually like my free version better. It has more presence. Sorry, PB. I’m not spending $69 for your piece of wood (Ok, so it has hardware, maybe I’ll steal your idea later. That might make mine cost $5.) Oh! Pottery Barn also wants me to pay an additional $24 for votive candles. And shipping. I think I’m ok with saving $100 and skipping the hardware for the time being. If you make something similar you could do votives instead, but I love the flameless concept with my little monkeys running around.
If you’re looking for more affordable (or free! depending on the supplies you have around your house), check out this shelf I made with scrap materials and used a DIY effect to create a faux Barnwood finish!
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