Recycling Packaging Paper & Engraving Candle Lids

Something I have noticed about myself is that when I don't schedule myself to blog I blog. I'm just not going to not promise new posts any longer. Maybe then I will get more in! 😂

But here I am wanting to end this year with a blog. It has been a rough couple of years and I am really hoping that this next year brings much joy all.

I was super impressed with some of the packaging paper that came in the packages I was receiving from Christmas shopping online. It has a nice thickness to it and is a little satisfying sound when working with it. I just hated to waste it. Plus, I got vintage wrapping vibes. 😁 You can iron them if you don't want the crinkles, but I happened to like the crinkles in the paper, it looked like it was man-handled a little more. I got the yarn from the Dollar Tree in Red and Leaf. I love the green, Leaf, yarn. I love the warmth old vibes I get from them.

I purchased these candles at World Market for my mom and sisters. One of the candles did not come with a wood lid, so I had to create one. Using Inkscape, I created a circle using the measurements I got using my calipers on the lid. Although the other four candles came with wood lids, I used the calipers to measure those lids since a circle was still needed for the jig I would need to engrave these. I decided on this fun quote from Home Alone 2. It took a bit figuring out what fonts I wanted to use and placement, but once that was done and saved as an svg file I was able to send it to my laser to cut and engrave.

I loved the way they came out and thought for sure I was going to mess up at least one, but I didn't! 😅

I hope you had a beautiful Christmas and I wish you a crafty NEW YEAR!!

-Maddie Marr

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