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Victorian Craft Projects - Victorian Candle Centerpiece
Materials: Wire candle ring (by Eastern Wire Products); 2 1/3 yds. #100
white lace ("Venus" by Lion, all ribbons by Lion); 5 yds. #40 pink
print ribbon ("Chelsea"); 8 yds. #40 pink sealed edge acetate
("Sea Maid"); 4 yds. #40 pink mettalic/nylon; Sm. bunch dk. pink
German statice (by Anerican Oak); 12 silk rose petals; 4 pink candles; Hot glue
sticks and glue gun.
Instructions:
1. Cut 2 yds. of pink acetate ribbon. Wrap ribbon around wire
frame, securing ends with hot glue.
2. Cut 2 yds. from remaining pink acetate ribbon and glue to
inside edge of circle, pleating ribbon evenly as you glue. Glue remaining pink
acetate ribbon around outside edge of ring, pleating evenly.
3. Cut 2 yds. from print ribbon and repeat step 2.
4. Cut four 18" lengths of lace, gather, and glue one
piece of lace down center of each section of ring, folding under ends of lace at
each side of candle cup. Repeat with each remaining section of ring. Divide
remaining lace into 4 pieces. Gather and glue a piece around base of each candle
cup.
5. Cut metallic ribbon into 8 equal pieces. Roll one piece of
ribbon into a rose, sewing or gluing at base of rose. Make 8 roses.
6. Referring to photo of project, glue roses, silk leaves, and
pink statice to each section of ring. Add candles.
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