Fall Candle Holders and Thankful Tree!

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Items Needed:

Mod Podge (Gloss)

Leaves (Any from outside)

Glass jars (I just bought some at the Dollar Tree)

Plastic Saran Wrap

Paint brush or Sponge

For the Thankful Tree:

Scrapbook paper (thick)

Twine

Glass vase (from the Dollar Tree)

Tree Branch with a lot of little branches

Using the paintbrush or sponge, spread the mod podge on the jar on the section you are going to arrange your leaves. Then paint the back of the leaves. Add your leaves to the jar. (The less you use the faster it will dry and stay on the jar). Now I use Saran Wrap next, once you let it sit for a few minutes to dry, wrap the saran wrap around the whole jar and let it finish drying. This worked for me in keeping all the edges of the leaves glued down. Other sites I saw didn't use anything.


Once it is dried (30 mins to an hour), carefully remove
the plastic wrap. Then I added another layer of mod podge all over the entire outside of the jar. Once this is completely dry, I then used the paint brush (or sponge) and dabbed the mod podge all over to create a less smooth look. After this, just let it dry and put your candle in!

For the Thankful Tree:

Place the branches you find in your vase. Using the twine, wrap a bow around the vase. You can use ribbon or anything to decorate your vase. I kept mine simple. You can add pine cones and other decor to put in the vase as well. Using the scrapbook paper, cut out leaf shapes and punch a hole in the top. Your family can then write what they are thankful for on the back and just hang them on the tree branches! Keep adding the more the days pass! It'll start to look like a full tree! Have fun with these crafts!