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I always have a bunch of Dollar store prayer candles lying around. Each year, I try to do a new style for Xmas.  
This year, I started by wrapping each candle in vintage sheet music. I picked up the glitter stars from Michael's.  They are self-sticking so I added one to the front of each candle.
I added some rhinestone bling above the stars.  If you remember, I picked up a French dictionary over the summer.  I flipped through the pages and took out the ones that had joyeux and noel.
I photocopied the pages, cut them down and glued them to the front of each star.  Just the right Frenchy touch for the season!

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The kiddos are officially back to school and I'm chomping at the bit to catch up on some crafting!  Garage sales were a bust this weekend so I looked in my crafting stash and pulled out two Dollar Store prayer candles.
I wanted to make some spooky candles for Halloween - even though I have a bunch left over from last year.  First I wrapped some vintage book paper around each candle.

Then I hand-stamped my Raven onto craft paper.  It actually quotes Poe's Quoth the Raven although it's kind of hard to see.  I ripped the craft paper and then distressed the edges.

Glue the craft paper over the book paper and you're done!  My bad for not lining up the craft paper perfectly but I'll be displaying them apart so not too much of a big deal for me.

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I always have a ton of Dollar Store candles in the house.  Given last year's hurricane, I think it's wise to stock up.  Unfortunately, they aren't the prettiest candles in the world.  That is until you dress them up...
I printed off the images onto clear transfer paper.  The women are from Pinterest.  The bee with the crown is from The Graphics Fairy.
I simply cut around the images.  Then just peel and stick.
Super quick and easy way to dress up boring candles.

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I popped into a local thrift store earlier this week.  I wasn't in much of a buying mood but I figured I'd take a quick look.  I walked out 99 cents lighter thanks to this petite muffin tin.
It's not vintage but for 99 cents, I knew I could give it a vintage farmhouse feel simply by adding some candles to the muffin slots.  It's a look I've seen on Etsy and I just love it!

I picked up a bunch of these small candles from the Dollar store.  And boy do they smell yummy! 
I can't wait for a warm spring night to light these and just relax.

Total cost for everything: $2.99!

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This trio of Dollar Store prayer candles has been sitting on the shelf in my craft room since December.  I finally got around to giving them a French makeover today:
Two of these great images are from The Graphics Fairy.  The third is one I purchased off of Etsy.
Once I cut out each image, I distressed the edges of each one ever so slightly.  Then I used Mod Podge to glue them on and added a coat over the image to seal it.
After all were good and dry, I started adding some of my rhinestone embellishments.  Then I broke out some tea-stained seam binding and tied on the number plaque, key and lock to each one.
I love the black and white images with just the small pops of color.  But what I love even more is that I already had everything on hand!

Linking to The Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

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