For an easy, inexpensive and lovely DIY Mother’s Day gift or teacher gift, make these decoupaged candle votives using just a few items.
You’ll notice that I’ve used battery-operated or LED candles for my craft. I don’t recommend using a regular candle for safety reasons.
You can have older kids help make these DIY votives too, there is no hot glue involved.
You can dry your own flowers the old-fashioned way, between book pages. I have done that successfully, it just takes time. I’m making three different crafts from the preserved flowers I ordered so I wanted to give the ready-made ones I saw online a try. They had great reviews and I’m pleased with them too.
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Supplies I Used:
Candles with batteries – these are Ivory. I found mine in-store but did not see them online.
Clear glass candle holder—I’ve linked similar ones found on Amazon. The one I used is from Walmart. I found it in-store in the craft section for $2.98. I cannot find it online to link for you.
Epsom Salt is optional. I used it to lift my small candle higher, but if you have a taller candle, you may not need it.
These are all the preserved flowers in the package – they are beautiful!
What I Spent:
I was adding up roughly what I spent so you can get an idea of how affordable they are:
Preserved Flowers – I paid about $22 for these and have so many left over. The helpful tweezers are included.
Mod Podge® -I paid under $3 and used a small amount.
Paintbrushes– I had some, but if you need to purchase some, they are highly rated and under $3.
Votive – $2.98 found at Walmart in-store in the craft section. I could not find it online. I have seen many of these at thrift stores.
Battery-Operated candles – $10.46 for 12
Epsom Salt (optional) $6.97 per bag
How to Decoupage a Glass Votive:
Make sure your votive or jar is clean and dry.
Place your preserved flowers on the outside of your container until you are pleased with how they look.
I put Mod Podge on the container where I wanted the flower to be and then covered it with more.
Use the tweezers that come with the flowers, especially for the small, delicate ones. If any pieces of flower or greenery are sticking up, use the tweezers to press them into the container and hold for a few seconds.
When the Mod Podge is completely dry, add your battery-operated candle. Mine dried completely in about 45 minutes. I may have used more Mod Podge than I needed to, but you do not have to be precise, and those are the types of crafts I enjoy the most.
The Epsom Salt is optional. My candle was small, so the Epsom Salt helped lift it up a little higher in the glass votive. When you turn the candle on, the Epsom Salt sparkles and adds a pretty touch.
I have so many beautiful preserved flowers left over. I made these DIY bookmarks, and I am ready to keep crafting! Do you have any other ideas for making crafts using preserved flowers?
If you want to dry and preserve your own flowers, here is a helpful post from HGTV about flower drying.
Here is the link to my DIY Pressed Flower Bookmarks
Mother’s Day Herb Garden using thrifted tea cups and saucers
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