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DIY Gilded Birthday Candle Accessories

September 25, 2014 ·

Even though I adore the bright, happy colors associated with birthday candles, sometimes you want to make them a little more sophisticated. Like, say, if you want to wear them. Gilding them in gold accomplishes just this. Plus, I love how the strong metallic makes it hard to tell if these are real candles or actually made from metal. Fancy or DIY?

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    Materials

  • Birthday candles //
  • Spray primer //
  • Gold Spray paint //
  • E6000 glue //
  • Accessory parts //
  • necklace chains //
  • earring backs //
  • ring bases //
  • brooch pins //
  • hair combs or bobby pins //

If you want some of your accessories to have shorter candles instead of full size, just cut them down with scissors. Then prime your candles. The easiest way I thought of to do this is to stick a needle slowly up the bottom of them and stick the other end of the needle into floral foam. Or use a candle pick and then cut the candle down after painting. This elevates the candles so you can get all angles. After your primer dries, spray them with your paint color.

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When this dries, you can adhere them to your accessory bases using E6000 glue. Its definitely the best for jewelry crafting and creates a really strong hold. For the necklace I made, I took an open crimp bead and slowly pushed it in to the candle. Then I removed it, attached a ring and then put a little dab of glue on the crimp bead and inserted it back in.

113I also made a brooch, a hair comb, a bobby pin and a pair of earrings!

4-141I think I’ll wear at least one piece of this jewelry every single day all year. My birthday is that important.

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Posted by Machelle / Filed In: Birthday, Crafts, Gifts/Party Favors

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Comments

  1. Amy Nelson says

    September 29, 2014 at 11:07 am

    um………….this might be my favorite thing so far!! So cute and clever! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

  2. Malissa says

    October 4, 2014 at 9:42 am

    THANKS AMY!!! You’re the best!!

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