Music Pillar Candles {Tutorial}

I received my Pottery Barn holiday catalog last week. On Friday I put Landon down for a nap, grabbed a cup of coffee & settled into my favorite chair, catalog in hand. So many great ideas & beautiful decorations. One thing I really loved was the music pillar candles. Reading the description, I decided I might just be able to pull that off myself. From the catalog description..."candles in antiqued sheet music and finished them with a sugar-texture lacquer coating."  So I gathered up my supplies & got to work.  I was lucky enough to have some old church hymnals on hand so I was able to use Christmas music. I love that the pages already had that aged appearance. The end result turned out pretty well.  What do you think?     (1st photo - my candles; photo at bottom - Pottery Barn)

Music Pillar Candles
Here's what you'll need...
3 pillar candles
sheet music
modge podge
sugar

Measure your sheet music against the candle; cut to fit. Apply to candle using modge podge. Hold candle over a bowl & sprinkle with sugar, tapping candle against palm to remove excess as you go.

The Hard Truth

There's a hard truth that I'm just going to have to admit to myself. I...am...not...crafty. There, I've said it. And it almost breaks my heart to admit as much. Good ideas? Oh yes, I'm always full of them. But then everything just falls apart. That cupcake liner wreath I was supposed to show you last week? I'm still working on it and it is not looking pretty right now. And those candy corn topiaries? In my mind's eye they are beautiful and all my neighbors stop to admire them sitting on our porch as they walk by. In reality, not so much. So what's a wanna-be craft girl to do? I'm gonna keep on keepin' on - that's what. By Saturday evening, I'm going to have that wreath hanging on my front door. And you'll see a picture to prove it.