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Make a candle jar for Mother’s Day

Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects

Create a colourful candle jar for mum this Mother’s Day. You can use as many or as few colours as you like – incorporate all mum’s favourites on one jar.

Make a candle jar for Mother’s Day
Wall painted in Resene Carrara and Resene Sweet Spot

You will need

  • One large glass jar
  • Masking tape
  • Paper
  • Scissors
  • Sellotape
  • Vivid marker pen
  • Craft knife
  • Paintbrush
  • Tag or card
  • String or ribbon
  • Candle (faux or real)
  • Resene testpot paints in your choice of colours.

    Fleur used:

Instructions

 

Mother's Day candle jar - Step 1 Step 1
Start with a large class jar.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 2 Step 2
Use some masking tape to tape over the front portion of the jar.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 3 Step 3
Use scissors to cut out a heart shape out of paper and use loops of sellotape to attach this to the masking tape.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 4 Step 4
Trace around the outside of the heart with a vivid marker pen.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 5 Step 5
Remove the paper heart and use a sharp craft knife to cut around the vivid outline of the heart. Carefully remove the masking tape that surrounds the heart.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 6 Step 6
Let your little person loose with the paintbrush and paints! Fleur used Resene Lucky Point, Resene Green House, Resene Smitten, Resene Hopskotch and Resene Noosa.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 7 Step 7
Once the paint is dry, carefully remove the taped heart.


Mother's Day candle jar - Step 8 Step 8
Make a tag and attach it to the top of the jar with string or ribbon and place a candle in the jar.

Top tip:  Use testpots of Resene FX Metallic paint to add extra bling to your candle jar.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Apr 2021.


Habitat bright ideas
Need to add colour, pattern or a little creativity to your place? Check out these easy step by step DIY project ideas created in collaboration with Fleur Thorpe. We hope you enjoy making and painting these bright ideas and bringing colour to your home inside or out.

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