Pumpkin Face Tealight Holder

Happy Wednesday!  Today I want to share another way you can use the glass holder with the pumpkin faces that I shared on Monday (click HERE to see if you missed that post).   If you finish all of the candy corn in the pumpkin face dish, you can turn it into a tealight holder (or if you have sworn off candy - start with the tealight holder!).

I used some orange glassine paper to line the dish.  I bought some rolls of glassine in different colors years ago when we lived in Germany.  It may be a little hard to find colored glassine but you can try a large art supply store.  I checked online and found a baking company called Fancy Flours that offers various colors of glassine sheets HERE.  You could also use vellum (once again, a little harder to find in colors).

I cut a strip of glassine about 2 inches by 12 inches (just measure the height and the circumference of your container and make it a bit longer).  I use a tape runner to add some small strips of tape to the inside of the glass, making sure that it would be hidden by the black vinyl.

After I had added the tiny strips of tape, I started on one side and simply stuck the glassine to the tape tabs.  I found that the glassine could be repositioned easily since it has a very smooth finish.

I worked my way around the container and then trimmed the overlap.  It doesn't matter if the paper crinkles a bit due to the slope of the sides - it will look fine from the outside.

This photo show the tabs of tape a little better.  I used a Creative Memories tape runner that is made of small segments so it was easy to place very small bits in strategic places.

I like the soft effect the glassine produces.

Of course, you must not use a real candle if you put the glassine liner inside the container.  These battery operated tea lights are perfectly safe and long lasting.  I usually can find big sets of these around this time of year at Costco for a very reasonable price (they often include extra batteries for the candles too).

It would be fun to make a group of these and display them with a different face showing on each one.  I like to line up candles on my kitchen windowsill.  They would also be cute as party favors.

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In other news...
We had an earthquake right after dinner last night - the first one that I can ever remember feeling!  It was very unsettling even though it lasted only a short while.  It seemed like our house was surrounded by heavy equipment and low flying planes.  Nothing fell or was broken but the dishes rattled in the cupboards.  I know some of you live in places where this is fairly common but it was a first for me here in Massachusetts!

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