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When I was growing up, we had a formal dining room that was only used on special occasions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.Ā At one point I thought that was a really wasted use of space, but now looking back- because it was so special, that room was home to some of my most precious family memories.Ā It’s the only room where we usedĀ my great grandmother’s gold-plated china.Ā And where we sat on fancy padded chairs and got to drink sparkling cider and use the fancy butter knives.Ā It’s also the only room where every meal was eaten by candlelight- and it was magical.Ā My parents would dim the lights and right before we started our meal, they’d light tall candlesticks and the little flickering lights would reflect off the crystal goblets and make everything twinkle.Ā My family meals now, even on special holidays, are much more casual.Ā I purposely didn’t build a formal dining room, and sometimes we even use (gasp) paper plates!Ā However the one thing that I still love, is having flickering candles on the table.
Recently I was cleaning my garage and came across a big pack of vellum from my drafting days in college.Ā I was showing my kids how fun it was to color on it and how when held up to the window, it became translucent and let the light through.Ā That’s the moment I had the idea for this project, and I love how they turned out.Ā This is such a fun, easy, and inexpensive way to create a personalized decor piece that’s perfect for a centerpiece during a special family meal, or just to enjoy at home.Ā These would make darling gifts, too!
To make these, I used my photo printer to print some of my favorite family photos onto vellum.Ā YouĀ might have to experiment with your own printer to make sure it can print onto vellum, but most inkjet printers should work.Ā I’m using a Canon PIXMA photo printer and it worked beautifully.Ā I even used the coordinating PIXMA Printing Solutions iPhone app and printed some shots straight from my phone.
So just print out a variety of photos.Ā If you’re using these as table centerpieces for a holiday meal, try highlighting your favorite moments from throughout the year.Ā Horizontal photos will work best since you’ll need the width to wrap around your luminary.
Next you’ll need some glass jars or vases.Ā Since nothing happening here has to be permanent,Ā you can do what I did and poke around your house to see what you can round up.Ā Glass mason jars, flower vases, and hurricanes work great.Ā Try however, to avoid irregular shapes.Ā Squares will work, but the very best is smooth cylindrical shaped glass.
Trim your photos to the proper height of your glass.
And then apply a piece of double-sided tape.Ā (I told you these were easy!)
Simply attach your photo to the tape.Ā For larger containers, you’ll need more than one photo to cover all of the sides.Ā Just have them meet right up in the middle of the tape for a seamless look.
And if you want, you can even attach a piece of washi tape for decoration.
The fun part is that these little luminaries look beautiful in broad daylight.Ā Set on a windowsill, the light pours through them and naturally makes them glow!
And if you’re like Kate and me, and have a crazy obsession with scented candles, these little glass jars work beautifully for this project.Ā The lower the candle wax, the better, so if you’ve got some almost-empty ones, they’ll work perfectly!
Play around with a variety of sizes and group them together for a fun display.
The real magic happens when the lights go dim, and the candles start burning.Ā Place a few tea lights in your glass containers (I put several in my really jumbo ones!)
And everything will come alive with a flickering glow.
The soft light pours through the vellum and illuminates the photos, creating a beautiful work of art!
I used these at a dinner and they were the topic of conversation.Ā People couldn’t stop looking at them, and wondered how on earth I made them, and my kids especially loved seeing their pictures on there.Ā The best part was hearing them say things like, “Hey, I remember that!Ā That’s from our trip to the beach!Ā Remember when….”
It’s such a fun conversation starter.Ā I could see these being so beautiful for a wedding celebration as well.Ā Can you imagine photos of the bride and groom all lit up?Ā You can also use a battery-powered tea light and use these for night lights!Ā I let my boys put on in their room and they loved it.
Start thinking about your own family memories you could light up! (Hover your mouse over the image below, to Pin it!)
Glowing Photo Luminaries
Tutorial by Our Best Bites
Supplies Needed
blank sheets of vellum (available at craft stores)
photo printer (I used a Canon PIXMA)
double sided tape
round glass hurricanes, mason jars, etc.
tea lights or battery powered candles
Instructions
Use photo printer to print a variety of photos onto vellum.Ā Cut images to fit dimensions of your glass jars.Ā Use double stick tape to secure photos onto glass.Ā Place tea lights inside containers and light candles to make images glow.
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I did something like this for my wedding centerpieces! I bought a TON of dollar store frames, popped out the backs and glass, spray painted them, glue gunned them into triangles of 3, then glued a bunch of our engagement photos that I printed onto vellum – but I used black and white photos. They were really striking and I loved the look!
I really love the idea of doing these to circular glasses AND using color photos! You girls really are the best!
I really liked you idea, do you have a picture? I can’t seem to get a visual! Thank you!
This entire post is a photo tutorial. If you aren’t seeing photos, I would try a different browser š
My mom would love this, I think I found her Christmas present thank you.
So do these have to be used on vellum? Can you use regular pictures that have printed out at photo place, not sure what vellum is, just asking
Vellum is a transparent paper. A regular photo will not let much light through. You can buy vellum at a craft store.
I also would like to see photo’s of your centerpieces. My daughter is getting married in September and we are looking for center piece ideas.
I have been obsessed with luminaries this year! Just last night I created a separate pinterest board for them when I realized I had pinned so many! Guess where this one is going?! Love the idea of using photos…Thanks for the great idea! Great gift idea, too (a different way for the grands to display the kids).
I can’t tell you how much I love this-it’s so great. I’m gonna try and get some made for Thanksgiving when we’ll have a lot of family here. Thank you so much Sara.
Absolutely beautiful – job well done!
Great idea! But you may want to post that the vellum needs to be place on the outside of the glass!! Some people will put it inside I can guarantee you and will start a fire inside their candle,,
Just a precautionary thought,,
Thanks for posting!
I am so glad you brought that up. Thank you.?
Awwww, you guys are preettty!
I don’t usually comment on blogs, but these are so adorable that they must be commented on. LOVE IT!
I LOVE it when people comment and say they don’t usually comment. It means a million times more that you took the time- thanks Emily!
For my wedding I did this, but instead of pictures I printed our guest names and used them as place cards and a favor. It looked beautiful and functioned really as three purposes: decoration, place card, and gift. I will have to try pictures next.
I love it- that’s a great idea, too!
not next = another wedding, i hope. But rather, Just the next time you use this technique. š
These are really cool! And each one has a story and memory for your family. Love!
I love these! So beautiful! š
What a great idea! I gotta get me some vellum.
I have made these for centerpieces for our HS reunion & my moms birthday party with photos of her at different ages! They are always a big hit!
I LOVE this! I have been racking my brain for something to make for my parents for Christmas and I think this will be perfect!! Would you recommend doing it the same (just with double sided tape) if we wanted it to be permanent? I’m just worried about the durability.
Vellum is actually quite thick and durable, but you could try modge podge and see what happens with that.
So I can modget podge vellum without it ruining or running the ink into the paper?? I guess I’ll have to try it??
You’ll just have to try, I don’t know!
I am an ESRD person that have a great passion for crafts, designs, and just about anything that could be made to cause peace, joy, happiness, and/or a warm smile. I had some thing like this as being my final project (momentees), but I had no idea how to put it together or how to start. You’ve taught me where, what, and how š¤.
And I am very very grateful.
Thank you! God bless you.
Just wondering if you could modge podge to make it permanent? Anyone?
Marianne- I was going to experiment with modge podge, but never got around to it. You could definitely try that out!
I used some photos of my great grandparents and used Modge Podge to adhere the vellum to the bottom third of a tall cylinder vase. Since they were vintage, I also used the Modge Podge on the entire vase and then added a layer of brown vintage ink. I liked the texture that that added.
Very cool!
I would love to see a picture of your finished product!!!
Okay, this may be a dumb question, but what type of vellum do I need? I am looking on amazon and have no clue. Should I get they type that says for inkjet. Clear or translucent? pounds? Yikes! I am looking in the office section. Never bought it before, but such a cool project for Christmas gifts š Love your blog!
Hmm, I’m not sure- I always just go to the craft store and pick something out look and feel! Maybe try that and then you can look up the specific one on Amazon?
These are so cool! I’ll have to give them a try.
These are so, so lovely! I posted it for a friend who is helping to coordinate a wedding, and she loved it too. Thanks so much for a gorgeous, AFFORDABLE idea!
I LOVE these! š
I think this is the best centerpiece EVER! I am already working on ones for my in-laws for Christmas Eve. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this idea. Thank you!
Cute project. Thanks for sharing š
Love this idea but how did you print out the photos to fit all around your jar/vase? Did you have 2 different photos? One on front and different one to fill the back side? Help, I’m technically challenged!
Love this, I’m going to get some vellum today! We have lost several loved ones this year and I’m going to put their pictures on a candle in remembrance of them during the holidays.
The best idea I’ve seen in a long time. Definitely going to make these. I still have some left over vellum (somewhere) from our wedding invites. Brilliant, thank you so much š
Love Love Love this. I’ve been working trying to transfer pictures unsuccessfully onto a candle, this is so much easier. One question, does the candles burn the vellum or do you use the fake ones??? So afraid of causing a fire. Many thanks for posting this
I was thinking of using two jar with pictures in between
The vellum goes on the outside of the jar or glass.
Looks pretty cool! I wonder if there’s something you could put over them on the outside so as to protect the paper? I was thinking maybe laminate them or cover them with a plastic sleeve? But then, that might make them look too “shiny”.
Any thoughts anybody?
I guess I’d worry that somebody would splash them with something… or…well…we have a cat who sneezes a lot. But I suppose printing another copy of the photo, trimming, and replacing it wouldn’t be too hard.
Hi, I’m Dutch (The Netherlands/Europe) and I like to thank you for this GREAT idea!!!
I will try this for Christmas, isn’t it a good idea to ask all the users to send their photos and show them here?
Thanks, thanks, thanks, one of the best ideas in years!
Hi, I’m a Dutch (The Netherlands/Europe) woman and I like to thank you for this GREAT idea!!!
I will try this for Christmas, isn’t it a good idea to ask all the users to send their photos and show them here?
Thanks, thanks, thanks, one of the best ideas in years!
What a beautiful idea! I’m rather DIY challenged, but these seem simple enough for even me to do! As a matter of fact, I’m going to try making a few as Christmas gifts!
Hi!! I am hoping you can help!! I decided to try your project, I purchased the vellum, the vases, double sided sticky tape and put it all together. When I lit the candles, the sticky take came unstuck and the photos curled off… HELP!!!
Try using little LED candle lights instead of actual candles. Much safer.
These look super cute! And easy for the craft-challenged… š
I love this going to try it tonight did anyone try it with hodge pledge yet to keep the photos permente ? Just wondering:)
I tried, and it didn’t work for me. It wrinkled the vellum, which didn’t look good on the faces.
Ha ha hodgepodge š
Oh wow, I went out and bought everything you said because I feel in love with this project… its now 3 days before Christmas and I cant get it to work.. I also have a canon pixma photo printer but I just cant get the vellum to print at all, I even stuck another piece of paper behind it so that I could trick the printer, but nothing… I am very sad, these are just gorgeous!!!! Any ideas for me???
Going to try this tonight WITH the modge podge. Hope it works! Up against it for inlaw presents. Will post a note on how it goes. Have printed on vellum for scrapbooking, don’t know why that worked, maybe the printer? Hoping this works with the modge podge.
Ok. Modge podge did NOT work for me. Wrinkled the vellum, and that didn’t look good on the faces. Will have to be plain. If they get splashed, printing a new one won’t be that big of a deal I suppose.
Thank you so much for the wonderful how-to, and the gorgeous photos, and the amazing idea in the first place! They turned out BEAUTIFULLY!!! May I suggest a tip? If your glasses are not perfectly straight sided (mine were angled out at an imperceptible degree) wrap your glass in regular typing paper (hold or tape to keep it from moving), and trace around the top and bottom edge. You will have a perfect pattern that, when placed behind your vellum print, makes centering your photo a breeze. Also, I took a string, wrapped it around my glass, then measured it to get the length I needed for print (my small votive holder was 2 1/2″ tall by a shocking 7″ around!). Hope this helps.
Something I’ve seen lately as well is doing this same thing but using E-6000 to glue four picture frames together in a square, then putting the vellum down on the picture frame before the glass. You use an electronic tea light to prevent burning. I think it could make such a beautiful gift for many reasons. In fact, after spending seven years in our current home, our landlord needs to liquidate. I’m going to use Facebook pictures she’s posted and make this as a going away gift of sorts … just to say thank you. She’s the first landlord I ever had that was actually GOOD. She took care of every problem we ever had, and then some.
will it work if I decopage the pictures on to the glass?
They are lovely. Thanks for sharing the idea. š
This is great for my in-laws, they’re in their 90’s and hard to buy for.
Do you think this would work for black and white pictures? I love this idea and thinking of doing it for my baby shower but using copies of my sonogram pics of the baby
Should work beaytifully in b&w – great idea yours
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I haven’t made these but I think I would suggest only one piece of tape and bring the ends of the photo together there. I “THINK” (LOL) that if you do take in more than one spot, it will show through the vellum. Also, when you go to the craft store, ask for help around the Modge Podge. There may be one that is permanent (not all are) and will withstand the heat from the candle. GREAT DIY.
I LOVE My family pictures, especially since I have my own Lil family, and I LOVE candles and cannot wait to try this!!! š
We made these as our wedding centrepieces, and had tonnes of compliments on them. For my first try I used double sided tape, but when I burned a real candle in them, it released the glue. So, second try was spray adhesive. It didn’t work perfect, but it was pretty good. They held up for the entire reception, but they didn’t look really great at the end of the night, as the heat from the candles had wrinkled the vellum. If I had a ‘do over’ I would have used battery operated candles. Good luck everyone!
Hey there. I was just curious if I am able to use regular drinking glasses for this project. Would the heat from tea light crack it? Just wondering.
Great project, already planning to do this as a gift for a dear friend.
I was wondering if these could be. Decopaged to make them more durable? That way they could be wiped clean and stay pretty longer.
Does anybody have suggestions on how to make this more permanent? I am wondering if there is a type of glue I could use to secure the photos to the glass that would not mess up the effect– any suggestions?
Dumb question but from the pictures you posted, it looks almost like you blew up the pictures first and that they printed out the size of the 8/12 x 11 sheet of paper. Am I wrong on this? Hard to tell from the picture what size the pictures turned out to be. i.e did you blow the pictures up first and then print on vellum – so that you could cover a bigger sized jar? It’s probably an optical illusion and I have a feeling you just used a 4 x 6 photo that when printed onto 8.5 x 11 vellum, it stayed at a 4 x 6 size which means you could typically copy 2 pictures onto one sheet of vellum I’m assuming. I too would like to work it with Mod Podge to make more permanent and I bet there are heavier stocks of vellum that could take the wetness of the Mod Podge. I also have a spray adhesive – it doesn’t hurt to experiment I suppose. Great gifts, thanks for posting!
I simply printed out photos to match the size of my project. For the large containers, I printed them at 8.5×11 to use up the whole sheet.
That was the idea i need for the 80th birtsday from my father in law. Thank you and many greetings from germany
I made these for our Thanksgiving table and they were beautiful – they are still part of our Christmas decorations. Everyone thought they had been professionally made – thank you for sharing this project.
has anyone tried placing the vellum inside the glass? depending on the shape of the glass & thickness of the vellum you might not need any adhesive and with battery tea lights there would be no fire risk, right?
Did you try putting the vellum inside the glass and using battery tea lights? That was my thought, too. =^..^=
I tried this Thanks! but i had a hard time with vellum meeting up equally in the back? Am I doing something wrong? they are round candle jars? nothing fancy about them. and it almost looked like a V,one side always wanted to pull upwards? any suggestions? I’ve searched internet and I get nothing! or are these suppose to be wrapped lightly not snug?
exactly the same thing happened to me I can not get my vellum to meet up properly. Any ideas anyone ?
I love these and bought all the supplies but I am having a problem when I use my cannon printer to print the picture on the vellum sheet…does anyone have any helpful hints.
Thanks
Try doin laminating the pic then taping it. And Im going to try using TRACING PAPER, its a lil cheaper and goes through the printer better. And the Eeamination will increase the photo details!!! Wish me luck!
For your printing you can take your digital file to OfficeMax with your vellum and they will print it for you. It is $ .10 for b/w and $ .49 per page. Not a bad price and it is laser print which holds up better. They also look awesome. Don’t smear when when water hits. I send all my prints there. Just bring your own paper or they charge a little more. They will print on just about anything.
I printed mine on translucent velium that has metallic confetti in the paper. I printed a black and white plus colored photo of the same pic on 1 pg. Had no problem with the paper or printing, altho, when it came out it did try to curl up. I laid it flat and let the ink dry on the paper for about 1 hr. Was wondering about using reverse collage glue? I
Thank you your great idea will help me to my Valentine gifts.
I have made theses also and I use the candles that I sell. If I use a taller candle I do mostly scenery pics.
Awesome idea I love it.
Annie
Sara: I tried the luminaries with photos printed on vellum and put on glass; however, the double stick tape did NOT work at all and the pictures fell off within a minute. What did you do to get the vellum to stick on the tape? I was looking forward to making these for gifts, but it isn’t working. Please help. I saw on another page to use mod podge, but that didn’t work too well either. Thanks for you help.
I just used regular scotch brand doublestick tape and they’re still stuck on there like the day I did them!
Just found your tutorial for the Photo Luminaries, and I have a question. Just a beginner in projects such as this, I am not familiar with “vellum”. I looked online at Hobby Lobby and found packs of Vellum listed as being clear. Is that what you are talking about?? Also, do you use just regular snapshot photos and copy in the same way you would on regular copy paper?? My printer/copier is a Canon PIXMA MG3122 and does a good job coping with regular copy paper, but I am not sure about how to use the Vellum. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. I love the project!! Thanks for your time. kdm
Kay, you’re not making copies, you’re actually printing the photo onto the vellum. And the vellum is transparent. Not clear, but sort of like the same transparency as tissue paper (only thicker.) If you’re confused, I would recommend asking someone at the store. Hope that helps.
I believe the word is TRANSLUCENT.
Have not tried this yet, but I have another question (probably a very dumb question): Does the picture go on the inside of the jar, or the outside?? I read all of the comments that were showing on your site and did not find that particular question, which shows that everyone else is smarter than me!!!!! (I did look closely at your pictures in the tutorial and it looks, to me, like the pictures are on the outside of the jar, but I just want to be sure. Again, thanks for your time. kdm
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Hi, I also have the same question as a lady above, and don’t believe I saw an answer. She wondered about using regular drinking glasses, or would the heat be too hot from the candle? I saw a lot of heavy glasses at the Goodwill store, but didn’t buy them because I thought I probably had to use mason jars? Also more ideas on making it permanent? Glues that hold up to heat? Thanks for the great ideas though, will try them, but hope someone can answer these questions before I start.
I can only show you what I did, if you want to experiment with other forms of glass containers or glues, you’d have to experiment!
Could you please email me this my parents passed away I would like to have a go at this for my sins I don’t have a printer at home thank you
Thanks for sharing this! I had printed some photos on vellum about a month ago to see the affect. I loved it but then was like, “what can I do with them, they’re sheer and would be nice with a light behind them”….. Now I know!
I want to make these for my husband’s 40th birthday party. On Amazon they have “clear” vellum paper – all different pounds. The shipping is quite pricey. At staples they have white vellum paper. Can I use white vellum paper? What pound can I use? Is 29 pound to thick? My friend suggested 17 pound paper. The paper at staples is white and 29 pound. Would white be better than clear!, Please HELP!!!!!!!! His party is next weekend. ThanKS for the great idea!
These would look awesome using porn pics too
This is awesome !!
Thank you.
These are so fabulous! I shared this on Facebook the other day and it was a HUGE hit! https://www.facebook.com/CraftsbyAmanda/posts/10154283682585217
Thank you for sharing this… my daughter and daughters in law are going to love getting these as gifts!
My mother passed away this past May. I am thinking of making these with pictures of my Mom and giving them as gifts this Christmas to my grieving family members. Thank you for this great idea!!!
hi there i am guessing vellum is available in the USA? please does anyone know the equivalent what to buy in the uk please??
What kind of Vellum paper are you supposed to buy????? I don’t know what will work best and its not listed? No stores around here seem to carry it, i can just get it online and everythings really vague about it being translusant? Can anyone please help me?? š
I wonder if a very small dab of hot glue would work..
Sara, I do not have a photo printer. Would a regular printer work instead? I would love to do these for Christmas presents.
I looked up the vellum paper but not sure which kind to get? Thank you!!!
Amber
If you put more than one photo on a single jar/container, when you like the candles do you see the one in back shining through on the front photo? Does that make sense?
Thank you for a wonderful idea! To make them more permanent, perhaps some clear polyurethane spray?
I was thinking of making these for Christmas gifts so I bought the stuff I needed and tried one but it will not stick! the double sided sticky tape sticks to the glass but the velum will only stay for maybe five minutes anyone have any help for it to stay?
I Have wasted 5 sheets of vellum now and my question is my color does not come out it horrible it’s nothing like the picture almost blurry, I’ve tried just to do black but nothing comes out do I set it on color setting, do I need to adjust my color setting some how, do I just use black/white pics, tell me what I’m doing wrong was gonna make these for Christmas cuz they didn’t seem too hard but now I’m thinking different.
I have to change mine ink to the ink saver and i just get the vellum paper from walmart
I had to change the setting on my printer to print on the vellum. I have the choice of translucent I think & that worked. I decorated some vellum with stickers & made it into a cylinder with double sided tape. Put a battery operated candle in the middle for Christmas decorations to share.
I was in the same boat! I found the lighter your picture is the better it comes out! I was using a picture of ornaments on snow and if I make the snow bright white with no shadows it comes out fine try brightening the contrast. I found if I put a small strip of color duct tape on it to seal it, it works great! hope this helps!
These look fabulous! It looks like you used white vellum and low weight cause the edges are curling up after you printed them? The pictures are sized (enlarged) before you print them. Tape and vellum are applied to the OUTSIDE of the jar?
I looked online for vellum, there are many kinds to choose from. Which one works best?
Ok so my question is how do you get them small enough for a tea light candle? What size do u print. Because when i print wallet it makes my picture the whole wallet size..
I had trouble with the photo clarity after printing on vellum. Landscape photos were fine but photos were too detailed and did not print well at all. For example, eyes would come out solid black. Maybe depends a lot on the type of printer?
Is there a way to seal the pictures? Like with modge lodge or something?
My concern is using an inkjet printer will it smear if you try to seal the photos on the glass? Your projects are beautiful! Thank you for sharing
Do you need to use vellum paper or can you just use different kinds ?
You’ll have to just experiment, I’ve only done it with vellum š
Hi….just an fyi…I did this on glass bricks for a wedding they come in 5″ to 12″ square sizes…rule of thumb with printers is if you want the pictures or art work to be permanent on vellum you need to use a lazer printer, being thermal it won’t run if you get liquid on it.
I love this!!! There is so many pics I can think of to put on some!!!
I have an old railroad lantern and love to figure out a way to put a vellun photo inside. Any ideas?
Just cut to fit š
thanks for the brilliance. š
do you think a flame less candle would work? My grandpa is in assisted living and can’t have actual flame candles!
Yep, absolutely!!
Hey (: can’t wait to try these! Yours are absolutely stunning. I was wondering if it needs to be a certain kind of vellum or if any would work?
Thank you!
It kind of depends on your printer- I’ve been able to print on basic vellum from the craft store. Good luck!
I love this idea as a gift for grandparents at Christmas – I’m in the UK and am struggling to find vellum paper that I can lay my hands on quickly. I’ve found vellum parchment paper, do you think that would work please? Many thanks!
Hard to say, but you can definitely try!
I love this idea. I can’t wait to try it out.
Could you use modpodge to keep the picture secure? Love these!
I don’t know how it would adhere to the vellum/ink, but you could certainly try it!
It’s official. You are a Genius. Thanks for sharing!
Do you think some glue / mod podge would work ok to make it more permanent?
Maybe, but I’ve never tried, you’d have to experiment!
Hi
Can something else be used instead of vellum? Something not animal – derived pls? Otherwise awesome š
Thanks
Sorry no idea, I only use vellum š
In times past vellum was made from animal hides. Today, however, vellum is made solely from cotton, wood pulp, synthetic materials or a combination of these things. Fear not! No animals have been harmed to make vellum products sold at craft stores.
Could you use clear contact paper?
You could certainly try that!
I did this with a sunset picture I took on my honeymoon years ago. When I glance at it I get transformed back to the beach.
It can be tricky to print onto vellum but be persistent. Up cycling some old pillar candle holders for use with this is a great thing too….just use battery operated tea-lites if you want but I like real candles and the photo is on the outside so you are pretty safe. I need to try this again! Thanks for the idea.
does anyone know of a program to create a collage of 3-4 differant pics each about 3×4 but the size can be changed depending on how many pics I want to use?
PicMonkey is my favorite š
Great post! Have nice day ! š bodcs
I am going to make these for neighbors for Christmas/holiday gifts. I will use old pictures of our kids growing up. I think I’ll try the duct tape idea for fastening the photo to the outside. It comes in so many cute designs and sizes now. With a few LED tea lights, it’ll be a snap. Both Walmart and Michael’s have assorted types of vellum paper. I just have to go in and find out what weight works best.
Thanks for the fun idea! Can’t wait to give it a try!
Iām new to crafting so I got a few questions. When you print them out, does it really matter the paper? Can you use normal paper? And the other question is to make the jars last longer, could you modge lodge on the outside??
Vellum is a paper that is slightly transparent so it works well here, and I’m not sure about modge podge, but I would assume that would work!
Could you give me an idea on how to make these permanent? Would Modge Podge work instead of the double stick tape?
I’ve never done it so I’m not sure, but I’m pretty sure people have left comments about that if you have the patience to scroll through them!
Lovely post, I plan to make these with my twins for Christmas!
What a great idea!
These are beautiful!
Does the double-sided tape need to cover the entire glass or does it just join the edges together.