Changeable Wood Sticks Candle Holder

While redressing my fireplace mantel for spring I wanted to add a natural element. 

Now I can not take credit for this Wood Sticks Candle Holder, I just wanted to elaborate on the original design by making it a removable decor for a glass vase that I had on hand. This way if I want to use the same glass vase for something else I could just remove the covering. 

Here are the steps I followed. 

Enjoy!

1). Find twigs from your yard...

 

2). Measure the height of container you plan on using...

 5). Measure the circumference of the container...

 

4). Mark the twigs with that measurement from the height...

5). Cut twigs (I used wire cutters)...

6). Make sure to cut enough sticks to surround the container...

7). Cut a piece of burlap about 2" longer than the circumference. Place burlap strip on a piece of foil. To create a line to follow, fold the foil. Spray paint the burlap strip with glue and begin laying out the cut sticks leaving about 1" of burlap on each side.

8). Spray another light layer of glue over the sticks and lay a piece of pre-cut ribbon in the center of all of the sticks. For a bow, cut the ribbon about 12" longer than the circumference.

9). To keep my fingers from getting sticky I used one of the left over sticks to press down the ribbon to the sticks.

10).Make sure that the ribbon is glued on the sticks only.

11). After the everything is completely dried wrap it around the vase and tie at the end. 

I used my vase as a candle holder but you could use it for flowers, a plant, or anything you desire. 

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