Mossy Twig Jar Candle

Spending time in the north woods always inspires me to do some thing creative with the things that I find outdoors.  In the woods near my Mom's home there is an abundance of mossy twigs.  I have always loved the way that the moss grows and makes the branches of the trees look like they have a fine lace hanging from them.  Again, with the fall decor in my home this season taking on a more natural look I thought I could use these twigs to make a jar candle that I will use on the table in the dinning room.  

I collected a bunch of branches covered in the lacy moss making sure I had a variety of size twigs to be able to cover the jar.

Using a jar from a jar candle, I began hot gluing the twigs to the jar being sure to cover the area completely.  When the twigs did not fit close enough to cover the glass, I just took some of the really fine ones and glue them in to fit.  

This is a perfect addition to my natural dinning room table decor.  Adding a candle to it so that the light shines through the small spaces looks so good.  I wish I would have made several sizes, but this is the only one that I made.  Shoot, I guess that I will have to go back to the north woods to make a whole display of these.

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Comments

[Susan @ My Place to Yours]

Nice! I would have thought that the heat of the candle would melt the hot glue. Hmmm... Now where can I use this idea?

[Sydney]

Wow! That 4th picture down, with the candle holder against the backdrop of the autumn splendor, is stupendous!

[Ann Religa]

When you make the jars be sure use old canning jars with the wide mouth. If is is a old mayo jar the mouth is not large enough to let out the heat and they can break. My special find at the Hillsboro Arts and Craft Festival was a cute little velvet pumpkins. They are made by some ladies in Missouri. They use velvet circles like a yoyo, rice for filling and then insert a real dried pumpkin stem chinch it up and hot glue a real pumpkin stem inside. They used all colors of velvet they were so cute. I am also thinking about making some out of old sweaters like you did last year we finally have orange sweaters at the thrift! I loved your photos of up north. Take care.. Ann