Mark Rayner shows how easy it is to make a draughtproof outdoor candle holder.
You will need: A drill with a 10mm drill bit, square terracotta pot saucer, square glass vase, glass pebbles and a paintbrush. Materials for this project were purchased from Mitre 10 Mega. You could also make a round candle holder using a round pot saucer and round glass container, or use aquarium gravel or shells instead of glass pebbles. All paint products came from a Resene ColorShop. Resene Art Action Gold Effects, Resene Terracotta Sealer, Resene Testpot of Resene Lemoncello and Resene Concrete Clear.
Note: So the flame doesn’t blow out, position the candle holder with the open side away from prevailing breezes, or on a table against a wall, as shown.
Step 1
Drill a 10mm drainage hole in the middle of the terracotta saucer (this step isn’t necessary if your candle holder won’t be outside in wet weather).
Step 5
Using a dry brush, apply one light coat of Resene Art Action Gold Effect to the pot saucer, dabbing and brushing the paint on thinly so the base colour shows through.
Step 6
When the gold effect paint is dry, apply two coats of Resene Concrete Clear to the pot saucer, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.
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