Valentine Candle Holder

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So, Valentine's Day will be upon us in the next few weeks.  We have a lot of relatives who live across the country that we like to send gifts to, so we get started on our projects a little early.  This is one of the "gifts" that we will send to our long distance relatives.  This project is one that my daughter actually did at her preschool as a Christmas gift for me - and I love it.  It isn't often that I get a gift from my four year old that I can actually use!  And this project is super easy.  Below is what you will need to create one of these candle holders. 

Materials

• Glass votive candle holder (they are sold at any drug store for about a $1.00)
• Tissue paper
• Scissors
• Elmer's glue
• Sponge paint brush
• Ribbon
• Sparkles 

To get started, but your tissue paper into squares that are about 1 inch square (approximately).  If you child is old enough to use scissors, she can help cut the squares.  We used red tissue paper since we were going for a Valentine's Day theme, but you can use whatever colors you want - or even a mix of colors. 

Use the paint brush to "paint" the glue on the candle holder, and then cover with tissue paper.  Use paint brush to smooth the tissue paper into the glue. 

Once candle holder is fully covered with the tissue paper, apply another coat of glue.  Sprinkle the sparkles over the top of the tissue paper.  Allow glue to dry overnight. 

Tie ribbon around the lip of the container.  I also include one of the flameless candles with the gift - which makes this safe to have around children.