Prop Candelabra
by greenwaterbottle in Craft > Parties & Weddings
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Prop Candelabra
Things you will need
- Dollar Tree margarita glass
- Dollar Tree flute glass
- Dollar Tree candle jar
- 2-3 Dollar Tree over the door hooks
- E6000
- Spray Paint (I used a metal one from Rust-Oleum
- 2 pairs of pliers
- 1 clamp (or wrench)
- (Optional) decorative wire piece
Step 1: Making the Base
- Take the margarita glass and turn it upside down
- Take the round jar and put E6000 around the opening of the jar
- Flip the round jar on to the base of the margarita glass and glue them together
Step 2: Making the Upper Half
- Take the metal wiring and the long flute glass
- Glue the underneath part of the metal wiring
- Place the long flute glass wear the glue has been placed
- Allow time for them to dry together
Step 3: Details
- Take the over the door hooks and take off the label
- Grab 2 pliers
- Begin to bend the part that hooks to the door back and forth until it breaks off
- Repeat 5x
Step 4: Curling the Hooks and Gluing Them On
- Take the hook and the plier and the a clamp (or a wrench in my case)
- clamp the end of the hook and using the pliers bend the hook so that it will fit onto the curve of the metal wiring
- Then take the E6000 and place the glue on the inside of the newly curved hook
- Place the hooks under the curved part of the metal wiring so that the glue is able to set in place
- When the glue is set, take the whole upper part of the candelabra and glue it to the base with the opening of the glass.
Spray Paint
- Let the E6000 set and cure for 24 hours
- Then take the spray paint and cover the whole candelabra.
Review
Overall I think this turned out really well! The detailing looks great and I am thinking about adding touches of gold to the edges to give it more dimension. I think I could have done better with the hooks, and gotten one more of the over the door hooks so that each piece of wiring would've had a hook attached.