Five options for making your own plaster candlestick

The candlestick has always been a mysterious subject, an attribute of many home interiors and a companion of romantic dates. It can also be a good gift. Especially such a thing will be expensive if it is made independently. In this article, we will consider five options for how to make a candlestick out of gypsum with your own hands.

What do you need?

There are many excellent materials for making crafts or home decor. At first glance, it may seem that making a candlestick from plaster with your own hands is very difficult. But in fact, this work is simple, a lot of strength and skills will not be required.

To make crafts, you will need:

1. Any containers into which gypsum will be poured.
2. Pure water.
3. Container for solution and a spoon for stirring.
4. Building plaster. You can buy it at any hardware store.
5. Decor Elements. It can be any sparkles, shells, pebbles, etc. It all depends on your imagination.
   

When performing work, you need to be careful, attentive and be sure to follow the safety precautions for working with bulk materials.

We use the decoupage technique

Candlesticks made in this way are great for decorating your home, and will also be a great gift for a holiday or offering as a souvenir. For work you will need:

1. Plaster and water.

2. Cardboard box, you can take a square container of milk.

3. PVA glue.

4. Napkin with a pattern that you would like to see on your candlestick.

5. Sequins, ribbons and braid.

Making gypsum candlestick with your own hands - master class:

1. Add water to the gypsum at the rate of one to one and stir until the consistency of thick sour cream. We do this carefully so that there are no bubbles.
2. Pour the solution into a cardboard box. When the mixture begins to dry, it is necessary to insert the candle to the required depth.
3. After the gypsum hardens, you need to remove it from the box and leave it to dry completely for 2-3 days.
4. We sanded the workpiece a little and with the help of glue diluted with water we attach our napkin.
   
5. The pattern, which was on a napkin, and now appeared on a candlestick, can be decorated with sparkles or rhinestones for the best effect.
6. We varnish everything. And you can tie a gift ribbon or braid.

We use artificial flowers

The answer to the question of how to make a candlestick made of gypsum original with your own hands, we will give right now. For the manufacture of this item we do not need a form, it will be replaced by artificial flowers.

For work, we need:

• gypsum mixture;
• artificial, but not plastic flower;
• round base from an old candle.

Take a flower and separate it from the stem. We straighten the bud so that our candle base can fit inside. After completely immerse the flower in a gypsum mortar and place on a flat surface. Without waiting for complete drying, put the round base in the middle and quickly spread the flower petals. After drying, the candlestick can be decorated with paints and decorated with sparkles or rhinestones.

A self-made plaster candlestick using this technology will become an original gift for any occasion.

Thematic Products

You can make a plaster candlestick with your own hands for different theme parties or as a decoration for a festive table. It can be, for example, Halloween, Valentine's Day, birthday, New Year.

DIY handmade candlesticks made of gypsum will add comfort to a mysterious night and will be a great gift for friends. We will need:

1. Gypsum mortar.
2. Spruce or pine small twig.
3. Bumps.
4. The basis is a pill for a candle.
5. Christmas decorations.
   

Dip the branches of spruce or pine and cones into the gypsum mortar completely. You need to wait until the solution hardens. Using silicone glue on a plywood basis we fix the composition at your discretion. Using a spray can with gold or silver color we paint needles on twigs, and in the center we place a candle-pill. We complement the decor of our product with Christmas toys.

Candlestick for long candles

How nice to spend a romantic evening with your loved one! Here you can not do without candles. This element of decor for the evening table can be done with your own hands. We will need:

1. Plaster and water.
2. Container for the form, you can take a half-liter plastic bottle. Cut off straight up.
3. Long decorative candle.
4. Decor Elements.

Knead the solution and pour into the prepared container. While the gypsum is not frozen, immerse the candle to the desired size. We take it out and let the gypsum completely harden. After a while, using sandpaper, we clean the workpiece. We paint the candlestick in a soft pink color and with the help of acrylic paints we draw hearts of different sizes. You can sprinkle with sparkles and decorate with rhinestones. The finishing touch will be the varnish coating. We insert our candle in the resulting product - and the mood for a romantic evening is provided.

Candlestick and silicone molds

Do-it-yourself plaster candlesticks for the home can be made very simple if you buy a set of crafts in the store. Or purchase special silicone molds. All these items are sold in specialized departments. These kits are accompanied by instructions. Following all the rules, you can make very elegant little things that will rightfully take a place in your interior. And if you include imagination and artistic taste, a plaster candlestick can become a work of art.

You can make candlesticks with the image of family members using decoupage technique, and this will be the main pride of your home. Also, resorting to such a technique, you can make an original gift for friends and relatives. The main thing is to do everything with love.