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Vintage Paper Votives

I recently acquired a twenty five year old Encyclopedia and I really had to let it sit around for a few weeks before I figured out what I wanted to do with it.
I paged thru it and marked some of the images that I really loved and then sat down one night and cut a few out.
Then the inspiration finally hit me and I knew what I wanted to make,so I collected my materials.
A Plastic sleeve and a glass candle holder.
Then I covered them both with pages from the book with Mod Podge.
I also had bought these metal edge tags for $1.00 a few weeks ago and decided to use them as well.
I used them to frame an image from the Encyclopedia.
The last step after they were dry was to add a little ribbon and a battery operated candle.
Sitting on a old dictionary during the day..
And lit during the evening!
Enjoy!
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  1. AnneJune 13, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I love how those turned out!! I'm bookmarking this to make later.

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  2. Lauren @ My Wonderfully MadeJune 14, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Just lovely! There is something so special about projects using book pages and I love what you did with yours!

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  3. UnknownJune 14, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Very pretty! What a great idea.

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  4. A Few PenniesJune 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Sweet votives--I love the printed paper look--great idea.

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  5. MichelleJune 16, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    These are great! I love old paper and paper crafts. This is an idea I have never thought of or seen. Thanks so much for sharing, I can't wait to give it a try.

    :) Michelle

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  6. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateJune 17, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Love votives. Love using old paper. HAVE those tags! Must make. These are so cool...thanks for linking up!

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  7. Screaming SardineJune 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    What a cute idea! I love how pretty they look with or without a lit candle in them.

    Cheers,
    Tracy Screaming Sardine

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