Burlap Candles & Wreath

I have been working on putting up "fall" decorations around my house and have been getting some great ideas off of pinterest and blogs I follow. There are lots of different ideas that use burlap. I love burlap! I think it is very fallish. It just so happens that there was  sale at hobby lobby when I was in Fort Wayne - so of course I had to buy some. I used burlap for two different things around the house - sprucing up my candles and rosettes on a wreath. Today I finished my fall wreath today and put up my burlap candles. When my mantle is complete I will post pictures of that.

I used two different colors of burlap: tan and chocolate brown and brown and cream felt for the other flowers.

Finished wreath for my front door!

Burlap Candles

My four finished candles!

Materials: two types of burlap, scissors, tape and pillar candles

Because of how burlap is made its edges fray and pull apart very easily.

Using your darker burlap pull "strings" of it off your giant piece of burlap. You are going to use these burlap strings to tie around your candle so you want them sort of long.

I had four candles that i was using.  Using the lighter of your two burlaps cut a strip long enough to go around your candle and 2/3 as wide as your candle. You will see my darker burlap strings next to my cut strips.

Simply tape one of your burlap down to your candle. Wrap the burlap around your candle and tape the other end down. SO EASY! 

Noticed I frayed the tops of my burlap just for an added effect. If you like it cleaner you do not have to do that and just keep it straight, like the bottom.

 

The lighter burlap wrapped around the candles and taped down. 

Using your dark burlap strings (i used 3-5 pieces) simply tie a simple bow around the candle. If you tie it tight enough it will stay put.

The finished product! So Simple, Yet so Cute!