Crafty Recycling - Twig Decorated Candle

It's my friend's wedding this Saturday, and one of the gifts I'm giving her is this candle which I've decorated:

I hot glued twigs from our garden all around the candle, then took 2 different colours of raffia and wound it around the candle.  The lower white raffia I didn't wind around, instead I cut a few strands of equal length and together tied them into a bow around the candle.  Here's the front:

I hot glued mini heart mirrors around the candle - a bigger one in front and 3 smaller ones around the sides and back.  Beneath the bow I glued a filigree leaf...because it looked kinda empty below the bow!
Here's a side view:

So, I hope she likes it. :)

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Crafty Recycling - Using Garden "Waste"

Using things from your garden is a great way to bring some natural elements into your home.  I've got a huge box full of little twigs cut into small pieces, that we've kept after pruning our fruit trees.  Here's a candle that i decorated using those twigs:

All I did was glue the twigs around a square candle using a glue gun, and decorated with some golden wire ribbon and mini mirrors.  These make great personalized gifts! :)

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