What WOOD you create?

This month, Steff had Mike choose the word for our creative inspiration. As soon as I heard it was 'WOOD', I remembered an awesome project I saw on Pinterest for centerpieces that would work for around my apartment this winter.

First I ran to Hobby Lobby and picked up a few things: two tall glass votives (varying heights), deco-page, and scrap booking paper with wood texture. Originally, I wanted to find vellum paper with wood patterns, but the glue ended up creating just the barrier I needed to withstand the heat from the tea light candles.

Next, I wrapped the paper around the vases to ensure I had the right height and made the cuts. I left a little space at the top so the edge wouldn't look so hardened and unnatural. Then, I applied a thick coat of deco-page directly on the vases. And wrapped the papers around them smoothly.

One thing I ran into was that despite how hard I tried to keep the application smooth, ripples formed because of the water in the glue. At first this was frustrating, but then I started to look at the result and it made the pieces look much more natural.

Waiting 20 minutes in between layers of glue, I completed three more coats on my votives and below is the final product. I really love how they turned out and the light glowing through is beautiful! These will make great additions to my end table in January and the birch design matches the painting above my couch. Happy holidays!!!