Little Clay Pot Candles

Beth Nichols
Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania Council
Pennsylvania, USA

Materials:

• small clay flower pot (about 2 1/2" tall)
• 1/2" ribbon (any color or print)
• small sponge
• paintbrush
• paint - any colors but works best with a dark and a light color (red or green and white look great for the holidays)
• very little bauble - tiny silk flower ornament, pine cone, etc.
• small candle approx. 2 1/4" tall and 1 1/2" wide - any color but looks best if you match the color of the dark paint
• glue

Directions:

Paint the clay pot with the light color paint. When dry, sponge paint over light paint with dark paint but do not completely cover the light - paint sparingly so that you leave patches of light. When dry, tie ribbon around mouth of clay pot (I find it works best if I glue it in place). Glue bauble onto middle of bow. Insert candle.

When sponge painting, be sure not to put too much paint on the sponge. The amount of light paint that you want showing is entirely up to you. When burning candle, be sure not to let it burn down to far. Scented candles work very well. I love to use the pine scented one around the holidays.

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