Kitschmas Candlestick

Hi guys! I recently took a trip to IKEA with my mama to get some bins for little bear’s toys, and we came across these plain white traditional candlestick holders. I loved the shape and weight of them and thought they’d be fun to spruce up for Christmas. Of course, since I adore all things kitschy, mine got seriously tricked out! Here is my how to:

• Plain traditional style candlestick holder (IKEA or thrifted)
• Christmas Hanky
• Christmas Fabric
• Christmas faux greenery picks
• Miniatures
• Velvet Ribbon
• Tinsel
• Hot glue gun and hot glue
• Mod Podge Fabric Medium & Sparkle Medium

So the first thing you’ll do is decoupage fabric onto your candlestick. I like using fabric as it’s a little more pliable. Cut a couple of scraps to go around the tall part of the candlestick holder. I chose a retro fabric with little santas on it that I had scraps from. Next, cut it roughly to height and then stretched it around the candleholder center and marked where I needed to cut for width and where I needed to notch it. Then I marked about a quarter of my hanky and cut it off straight across.

Next you will need to paint a layer of Mod Podge fabric onto the candlestick middle. Apply your fabric and smooth it out onto the center of your candlestick. Paint a layer of the Fabric medium on top.

Paint a layer of Mod Podge fabric onto the bottom outside lip of your candlestick where you will have the hanky. Leave a space under the finger stem clean as your hanky will probably not go all the way around. Apply the hanky to the candlestick holder so that the decorative edge faces the top. Smooth it around the candlestick face. Then flip the candlestick holder over and paint a layer of medium around the bottom where the hanky has excess and smooth the hanky down on the bottom. Paint a top coat of medium onto the outside of the hanky. Let your candlestick dry. If you’d like a glittery effect, use a layer of Mod Podge sparkle over the top of the fabrics.

Now you are ready to embellish. I hot glued a string of tinsel around the top of the candlestick holder. Then I cut and glued in a few little pieces of wintery greenery picks as well as some mini mushrooms and a miniature deer.

I took a long piece of velvet ribbon, probably about 4 ft, and marked the center. Next I glued the center to the top of the candlestick holder finger stem. Then, I wrapped one side of the ribbon around the stem glueing a little here and there until I got to the bottom. I did the same with the other half of the ribbon. Once both strands were at the bottom I tied them together in a bow and cut off the excess tails. To finish off I added a handmade candlestick.

I think this is one of the kitschiest cute things I have made thus far here for the blog! I love it of course. You could always make it a bit more subdued by omitting the tinsel and greenery. It’s really easy to customize this project to your own style. I found it to be really fun and a cute centerpiece for the kitchen table! So next time you come across one of these old fashioned candlestick holders, I hope you’ll snatch it up and make a kitschmas candlestick for your home! Be back soon with more Kitschmas!

xoxo, Ashlee