HANDMAIDENS OF THE LORD

Season's Greetings
			Rooms All Agleam The soft glow of candlelight always lends a cozy air, and these ideas will light beautiful memories: For extra shimmer this season, stud pillar candles with prong-backed rhinestones, and trim with ribbon. To turn any clear container into a holder, fill it with sea salt—this will keep the candle in place and the salt has a snowy effect just right for this time of year. Try this with etched, tinted or holiday-theme glassware for especially lovely results. Turning ordinary white pillars to filigreed gold with this candle makeover couldn't be simpler. Cover lengths of lace with spray adhesive on one side and affix to candles. Spray-paint gold, so paint goes through lace onto the candle. When paint is dry, peel off the lace to reveal a gorgeous gold pattern. Get a hurricane lamp into the spirit by circling it with pinecones, then tucking in a few sprigs of greenery for color. This sensational centerpiece can be done in a jiffy: Fill a generous-size glass compote with a mixture of sand and tiny silver and gold stars, then insert tall taper candles of the same metallic hues. Use thin or thick tapers—thin ones allow you to include more—to make any arrangement you wish. Decorative plant pots become unique candleholders—it's as simple as 1-2-3. Place a fat candle in smaller pots; larger ones can hold more. Fill pot with oasis, top this with candles and circle with berries or moss. Goblets and other special occasion stemmed glassware are also festive holders. Place a votive candle inside, then tie a luscious bow around the stem of the glassware.

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