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I decided to try my hand at grungying (is that even a word??!!) up some candles. I bought just plain vanilla scented pillars at Wally World and had my DH drill out the top for me. I bought some of those battery powered flickering tea lights at the Dollar Tree (got 2 for a dollar!), grungied them up a little and stuck them down in the hole that DH drilled. I think they turned out pretty good!
~Donna~
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Wow Donna! They turned out really cute. I also like your other decor.
You need to share how you grunged them.
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Those sure do look great!! Please do share your grungying directions with us!
~Lynn
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Thanks guys. All I did was mix some instant coffee with some allspice and cinnamon. Put Mod Podge on the candle and rolled it in the spice-coffee mixture. I let them set up on wax paper on my kitchen counter for about a day to make sure they were good and dry. Then I sprayed some sealer on them to keep the grunge from falling off. That's all there is to it!!
Patti, I thought you might like my decor!! I love it and think of you everytime I look at it. You are very sweet!!
Hugs,
~Donna~
Aspire to inspire before you expire!!
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Thanks for sharing Donna.I like how dark the candles turned out.
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Donna you have really been a busy girl. Isn't it fun getting our husbands in on all our projects. I love your candles and was
wondering if you have tried to make the grubby battery taper candles. DT has them 2 for $1.00 and my turn out
good at least I thought they did. You do them the same as you did you regular candle. Then I made the Grubby Silicone bulbs. Would post a picture but haven't figure that one out yet. 
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Yes, those are fun! Mod Podge~ the crafters' best friend! LOL! Love that stuff! They turned out very nice. Keep getting your DH on board with it, they can even come up with some great ideas every now and again.
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What great idea! I'm going to give this a try and thanks!
Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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They turned out great, very warm looking for fall and winter. I'll bet they smell good too.
Shirlee
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I tried to grudge up some tapered candles, I used Elmers glue,rolled them in cinnamon and instant coffee, then let them dry...but I had them in a window and the grudge peeled off....1st and last attempt. Didn't try to make anymore!
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Now don't be a party pooper Pam. Maybe it was the glue you used, try it again with the modge podge. That's what I used and none of mine have peeled off.
AuntieS
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The final result is great!!
I like these candles!!
Laura
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They turned out great!
Jen R (from NY)
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Don't give up Pam! To stop them from peeling or all of the spices falling off, I normally do either a top coat of mod podge or a sealer after the grunge has dried.
Kitty
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What a difference in those candles!! I've grunged some too and have done it 2 ways. I've used mod podge and rolled in spices and I've also mixed spices into mod podge and painted on.
Kristi
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Kristi,
Do they look very different from each other? I never thought to mix the spices in with the Mod Podge and then paint it on the candles. Do you have any pics of ones you've done that too? I would love to see what they look like.
~Donna~
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I think I like the clumpier better. I have made some of these myself. You can put the grungy mixture on anything. I have used it on glass bottles, tin soup cans. I'm sure there are more, just can't think of any. And it's great craft to get the kids to help
AuntieS
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yep, I just grunged an old chilli sauce jar to make a toothbrush holder! Check it out on my blog! my husband hates it though! 
Kitty
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Kitty, toothbrush holder that is a good ideal, never would have thought of that. That is what I like
about this place you can get some really good ideals from all you talented ladies.
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You inspired me Donna : ) Ran an errand this morning & found a prim shop near here that I wasn't aware of before (that makes 4 in this general area & 2 others an hour away!). Anyway, I saw a couple battery operated pillar candles that looked really ugly (just plain white plastic) & I thought ah-ha! I'll grunge these up like Donna did hers ... lol! Stopped at Walmart afterward to get some Mod Podge (last bottle they had!) & now I've just got to get to it : )
Blessings,
Shirlee
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