Eileen Hull

Three dimensional art... with heart

All Things Altered Blog Hop

Time for another fun blog hop put on by Pam Bray of Scrapbook Flair! Take a look at all of these cool fall projects:

Cut four jar dies from Crescent Bright Core orange/black matboard. (I love this and use it every Halloween. It’s orange on one side and black on the other. The core is orange instead of the usual white. It’s a little thicker than regular matboard which makes it nice and sturdy.)
Stamp a distressed pattern on the jar with black ink. Cut 4 jar lids from black paper and adhere them to the jars. Brush over the lids with silver metallic ink.
Adhere a piece of orange cardstock to black cardstock. Cut four pieces 2 1/2″ x 1″. Score in half down each long side- these pieces will be used to hinge the box together.
 
Fold paper on score lines and add adhesive to the orange side. Place in each corner of the jars until you have a box shape. Distress corners with black ink pad.

Cut the square piece of the Cupcake Stand die from the same matboard. Stamp the orange side as you did the outside of the jars. If you don’t want orange edges, color them in with a Sharpie marker. I also Sharpie’d the sides of the jars where they connect to give depth.


Add spooky embellishments. (I used Jolee’s glitter spiders) On the back jar section, cut a piece of clear packaging and add a spider partway up so it shows through when you look at the candle. What does the key unlock? Find out… if you dare!


Tie jute around the box of the jar lids.


The candle is decorated with a rub-on bat and then inked with black.


The square cupcake stand is used for the base of the project. I added kraft paper krinkle stuff to the inside of the box to raise the candle up a little.
Happy Haunting!
To make this blog hop even more fun, I have a giveaway! Some lucky person who leaves a comment below will receive one of the Sizzix Candy Jars die used in the project!

 Make sure to go all the way through the hop because there are other great prizes all along the way…


Don’t forget to leave a comment- let me know what you would make with the Candy Jar die. You could be the winner 🙂

Comments

  1. silvia says

    Fabulous candle holder!!! LOVE the distressing!!
    If I were the lucky owner of the candy jar die, I envision making it into a skeleton “cage”

    Have a Happy Day!!

  6. connie k. says

    Hi Eileen..
    What a clever way to assemble a treat box…. I always love your creativity.. This die would make a great picture frame also…
    Love the hop!
    Connie K.

  8. Susan Bullock says

    Wow, what an awesome project! If I win I would more than likely make a candle holder for the Christmas holidays,maybe valentines, Easter and so on and so on. Thanks for the chance to win!

  13. Sharka says

    oops, guess I didn’t read the last part of your comment… I would use this die to make ‘tea bag holders’ as little gifties! Thanks again 🙂

  17. Sherry says

    Such great items in the Altered Blog Hop!.. You had a very creative idea with the candle holder. Don’t you just love halloween!! I could see using the Die cut for making some kind of card frame, or you never know.. I often end up with something different then what I intended to make lol. Thanks for sharing your great idea!
    Sherry P

  19. ionabunny says

    What a great project. Love that candy jar die. If I won the die I would add some acetate to the apertures and then use it for sweets or cookies. So cool

  20. Pammejo says

    Amazing, I so want this die, it is amazing how a candy jar became a surround for your candle. Inspiration at it’s best. Thank you for being a part of the All Things Altered Fall/Halloween Blog Hop

  27. Charley Walker says

    Love this!!! I am thinking I would be making something for xmas with the Candy Jar Die but I can also see this been great for weddings. Have loved each and every blog on this Hop. TFS!!!

  35. Karenladd says

    What a darling project! I love your Halloween candle holder and thanks so much for the tutorial. If I had this die, I would use it for Christmas decorations. Thinking of adding faux candies to the outside and putting a red candle in the middle. Or, how about using acetate sheets to fill in the window part and making little treat holders! So many ideas!!

  36. StampNK says

    What a great, creative way to use this die! I think that I would probably use it for cute card fronts for Christmas cards, or for party decorations. Maybe a banner of treat-filled jars! Thanks for the chance to win!

  37. Barbara Rankin says

    OMG, Eileen. I really want this die. I may have to order it online, as most stores around here are scarce with the really good Sizzix dies. Anyway, I love what you did with it. I would make a Halloween apothecary jar with it, similar to yours, but then I would also make a mini album using them as covers, inside pages, etc, Oh boy, then there is Christmas. I would make so many things with this die, my mind is reeling. TFS and the chance for a giveaway. Love your work.

  40. xxxhrmxxx says

    This is so toally awesome, I have been eyeing this die for some time and now I definitely have to buy it, thanks for the awesome inspiration 🙂

  46. Ana says

    I love your work. I also love working with Sizzix dies. Fast & easy. No electricity or batteries required. That candy jar die says Christmas Street Lamp to me.

  49. Christine says

    I love this Die. I would make a “Stained glass” type battery operated tealight holder. using plastic packaging and alcohol ink.

    also I’ve seen it as a baby bottle. I make Daiper Cakes and this could become the tag…

  50. Christine says

    I love this Die. I would make a “Stained glass” type battery operated tealight holder. using plastic packaging and alcohol ink.

    also I’ve seen it as a baby bottle. I make Daiper Cakes and this could become the tag…

  56. Monika/Buzsy says

    Fabulous! Thanks for the picture tutorial! I’d just CASE all of your clever projects! LOL! Treat holders sound great! Especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas for my son’s class.