Deepavali special – Candle stand making at home

Deepavali festive season. As we know all require candle stands or terracotta deepas. Here I am sharing a tutorial of candle stand making at home. This method involves the materials available at home. Here I have used empty cans of beverages.

The empty cans

Materials required for candle stand making at home

Apart from empty cans , the following materials are required:

The required materials

1. Decoupage tissue
2. Decoupage glue
3. White gesso and black gesso
4. Glue
5. Gold flakes(If available)
6. Thick thread
7. Brush, sponge
8. Chalk paint

I am making two candle stands. So for these, I am using two different techniques.

Steps :

1. Clean and remove the wrapper around the can. For some cans the wrappers cannot be removed, those can be used as it is.

I want candle stands in two sizes, so I have cut the one can short.

The cans cleaned

First one with decoupage:

1. Apply white gesso all over
2. Remove the extra papers on the decoupage tissue.
3. The apply decoupage glue on small area. Slowly stuck the decoupage tissue on the can.

4. Once it dries apply chalk paint, wherever required, with sponge.

Let it dry for sometime. A varnish or gloss can be added if required.

The second one is using thread winding.

1. Apply glue all over the surface of the can.

2. Stick (wind) thick thread on the glue applied surface.

Stick the thread around the can

3. Apply black gesso allover

Apply black gesso

4. Apply gold flakes wherever required with glue

Apply glue

5.

Apply gold flake

You can embellish with whatever embellishments you have. I have done with bead strands.

Both the candle stands are ready

Happy deepavali !!!

Love, Laugh and Live the life to the fullest,

-Ranjana