DIY Christmas Candles

This year I'm trying to be good and stick to a budget on decorations. Last year we spent the extra monthly fund on a tree and stuff we needed for the house, this year I'm seeing how much I can make on my own. 

These one here is another Dollar Tree Win! I bought 2 packs of small bells (comes with 9) and 4 tall white candles in jars. Had some extra hemp laying around the house cause I'm always doing something with it and a hot glue gun. 

First parts, tying the tiny stings to the bells and making them ornaments, if I were to this this again I would just buy those hooks they sell for ornament hanging. 

Took all 18 and placed them on a dowel outside and spray painted them with the bronze looking color. 

I'm in love with Hammered Metal Dpray Paint by the way. I use the black on everything (look back to my lamp revamp post to see it there too) Aftet the bronze dried u stepped back and lightly sprayed black on top to give it a more rusty look.

There were pretty of tutorials that shows your how to rust them but I didn't want to deal with the chemicals or really wait for it and this gave me the desired color and finish.

While waiting for those to dry I went upstairs and started wrapping hemp around the candles and securing the end with hot glue. 

I wanted to add alittle more Christmas to these so I ran across the street and trimmed some branches of some really overgrown tree. 

Cut alittle here and then alittle there and glued the ends to the hemp. 

Then I glued the bells and just wrapped a tiny bit more hemp around the top to hide the glue. I think they are awesome. Came out with super rustic Christmas vibes! 👍🏼 goal achieved. 

(Will post finished project soon, got dark when I was making these)