I have lots of jars in my house, the “don’t get rid of it, you’ll need it for some project in the future” syndrome. For the holidays I thought I’d make some tea light holders using these jars. And then keep them for after the holidays, as they are not overly Christmasy.
Έχω πολλά βάζα στο σπίτι μου, το “δεν θα το πετάξεις αυτό, θα σου χρειαστεί για κάποιο έργο στο μέλλον» σύνδρομο. Για τις γιορτές σκέφτηκα να κάνω μερικές θήκες ρεσό με αυτά τα βάζα. Και στη συνέχεια να τα εχω και μετά τις γιορτές, διότι δεν είναι υπερβολικά Χριστουγεννιάτικη διακόσμηση.
I went to the store and picked up this spray, thinking it was for snow.
Πήγα στο κατάστημα και πήρα αυτό το σπρέι, νομίζοντας ότι ήταν χιόνι.
When I got home I read the label on the can and it said “spray for ice crystals”. In my haste, I had bought the snow spray that wasn’t! Now, I had no idea what this was but I figured, I’ve got nothing to lose and I’ve got plenty of jars! I taped off my jars and sprayed away!! As per the directions, they were supposed to dry within half an hour, but I ended up leaving them on the balcony overnight. Maybe there was too much humidity in the air?
Όταν έφτασα στο σπίτι διάβασα την ετικέτα πάνω στο δοχείο «σπρέι για κρυστάλλων πάγου”. Στην βιασύνη μου, είχα αγοράσει το σπρέι χιόνι που δεν ήτανε! Δεν είχα ιδέα τι ηταν αυτό, αλλά σκέφτηκα, δεν έχω τίποτα να χάσω και έχω πολλά βάζα! Σύμφωνα με τις οδηγίες, έπρεπε να στεγνώσουν σε μισή ώρα, αλλά τα άφησα στο μπαλκόνι όλη νύχτα. Ίσως να υπήρχε πάρα πολλή υγρασία στον αέρα;
The next day, I removed the tape, added some pretty lace and salt on the inside.
Την επόμενη μέρα, έβγαλα τις ταινίες, τα διακόσμησα με δαντέλα και έβαλα το αλάτι από μέσα.
You can see that the effect is not snow like at all…
Μπορείτε να δείτε ότι το αποτέλεσμα δεν μοιάζει μ ε χιόνι …
…except for the salt inside the jar.
… εκτός από το αλάτι μέσα στο βάζο.
You can see the full effect of the ice when the tea lights are lit.
Μπορείτε να δείτε την πλήρη αποτελεσματικότητα του πάγου, όταν τα φώτα είναι αναμμένα.
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I liked the effect so much I sprayed a few more of my glass objects.
Μου άρεσε το αποτέλεσμα τόσο πολύ, που ψέκασα μερικά ακόμη γυάλινα αντικείμενα.
Don’t they look cozy next to the lit fireplace?
Δεν φαίνονται άνετα δίπλα στο αναμμένο τζάκι;
Although I made these tea light jars for Christmas, I think that they can easily transcend the Christmas decor category and stay on my table for the whole winter. The snow spray that wasn’t, turned out to be a happy mistake for me. Has that ever happened to you?
Αν και έκανα αυτά τα ρεσώ βάζα για τα Χριστούγεννα, νομίζω ότι μπορούν εύκολα να ξεπεράσουν την κατηγορία ντεκόρ Χριστουγέννων και να μείνουν στο τραπέζι μου όλο το χειμώνα. Το σπρέι χιονιού που δεν ήταν, αποδείχθηκε να είναι ένα ευτυχής λάθος για μένα. Έχει συμβεί ποτέ σε σας;
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I’ve never seen ice spray before but as soon as you add the candles it totally comes to life – what a beautiful effect.
Yes Julie, adding the tealights makes all the difference and you can see the patterns the ice makes.
What a nice effect. Lucky accident finding that cool effect spray. Very pretty craft (and how smart to use salt for snow!).
Why thank you. I’m so happy you stopped by. I have a ton of salt, my husand uses it to brine the olives. So it was a no brainer that I would borrow some from his stash!
Yes, Mary,
I feel the same….
Besides many glasses I have many other things where I think that I can still use.
So that’s creators themselves with us, and that’s a good thing.
Best regards
Uwe
Uwe, it is always a good thing when we can take the everyday and make them special.
Hi Mary,
Your recreated jars turned out quite lovely. Great job!
Thank you for sharing with us at Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop.
Olivia- Co-Hostess
Reinvented Collection
Why thank you Olivia for visiting and for your sweet comment. I was happy to be able to reuse those old jars!
I so love this, it’s the best mistake ever! LOL I wish my mishaps turned out this well. I love the ice look, so much better than snow, it’s unique and just gorgeous when the light plays over it! Although this was unintentional I must compliment you on them, I love them!
Nikki it is unique and right at this moment it matches perfectly with the weather. Icy and cold! I think I’m going to work on making some more mistakes.
GORGEOUS fireplace. What country are you from Mary?
Christine, I’m a New York girl, but I live in far away Greece. I also live in a coastal town where the weather doesn’t get too harsh. No ice and snow for me, only out of a can! Thanks for stopping over.
Beautiful idea. And not very expensive.
Joy it was a downright steal. I think it only cost $5 for the can. And I’ll have it for a long time. I am going a little crazy now using it wherever I see a glass surface.
These look absolutely great Mary. What serendipity on the spray. Things like that never happen to me, if I buy the wrong thing, I’ve bought the worst, wrong thing possible and generally it has to go back.
I didn’t even know this spray existed! It looks fab.
Sally @ Life Loving
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I didn’t know this spray existed. I tell ya I thought it was that snow spray. I didn not know they made such cool sprays that form patterns. I guess I got really lucky.
Beautiful!!! Love them.
Anne.
Thanks so much Anne, it’s always a pleasure to have you visiting me. I hope you were able to go to those parties you wanted.
Hi Mary! Popping over from Snickerdoodle Sunday to thank you so much for linking up with us 🙂 Pinning and tweeting again to share the love 🙂 Have a great week!
~Laurie
Thanks so much Laurie hope you also have a wonderful week and thanks for your kind words.
Mary, these turned out so lovely–I’d say your “mistake” in choosing the wrong paint was serendipitous! Thank you for sharing @Vintage Charm! Pinning!
Yes indeed Cecilia. I’ll have to try and make some more of these types of mistakes.
Those really look beautiful with the candles inside–what a cool craft idea!
Thanks for joining us on The Alder Collective once again! Pinning, and we hope to see you again this week!
Thank you Kayla. I light them in the evenings and the whole room has a nice warm glow to it.
My favourite one is the spiral design. They look lovely, and you can make them all valentines-y with pink salt =D
Ohh Stella you are so right. I can add pink salt. That would be adorable. Thanks for the idea!!
What a fun project Mary! I love when something doesn’t quite turn out as expected, but you still love the end result. Thank you so much for linking up at Create • Share • Inspire. We hope to see you back this week!
Alicia
Thanks Alicia, I was so relived that it was useable. I was afraid I’d have to toss it.
Thanks for sharing this project at Funtastic Friday!
Thank you Chris for visiting me.
I love how these turned out! What a great unintended discovery. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday, Mary. Pinned and Tweeted.
Beverly, I found that I can use them for Valentine’s day as well. A great discovery indeed! Thanks for dropping by!
Oh Mary, I do stuff like that all of the time. But this is a happy mistake. They are so pretty and I think they can work all year long.
Debra I’ve had them out all year and used them over and over again. They just need a little bit of a refresh after a year. I love happy mistakes!
Wow, what a fun mistake. The jars really do look like they have ice crystals frozen on them! Such fun little candle holders for winter! Thanks, as always for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!
I like this cute Bohemian touch!
Yes Wendi and it can be used almost all year long.
I like this semi translucent look Mary, but you had me the minute I saw the hand made crochet trim. Very pretty.
Leanna
Thank you Leanna. That is your style for sure. I remember those pretty pillows you had made.