but no fire inside of it. All is well, though. We've got our candles to keep us warm. :)
This is my first Christmas crafty project I'm sharing here. More to come! I just started photographing the decorating progress. This particular project is one of my favorites, though. I got some dried out birch logs (with burl and all!) that came from fallen trees. Then I sliced them using a table saw (I know most people don't have these, but you could probably use a hack saw, or borrow someone's!) and then had a couple of muscular men hold them tight while I drilled into them using a special circle bit bought to use on a drill press (which is basically a ginormous power drill). The custom circle cutter drill bit was a splurge, but my pop bought it, claiming that he would surely use it again. :) I love him for that. (and for lots of other things, of course!) So, after I had sliced up birch loges with cylindrical holes in them, I procured some polyurethane spray (good ol dad!) which I used on the logs, bought some votive candles to fit in the holders I had (I bought the circle bit to match the size of my candle holders) and voila! A candlescape for my large coffee table! (after I let the polyurethane fumes dry out for a week or so!) It's perfectly cozy, and everyone who comes over just loves them. But honestly, I could care less if they love them (so I tell myself!), I just think they're the greatest and... well, "I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it!"
love them! haha! i seriously will have to make some of these when paisley gets older. great job!!!
<3katie
Posted by: katie | December 08, 2008 at 04:43 PM
wow wow wow, these are freaking cool. go you and your power tools ;)
Posted by: rose | December 08, 2008 at 04:57 PM
looks awesome!!!
Posted by: Vanessa | December 08, 2008 at 06:12 PM
So cool! It's kindof like Pottery Barn's vase cuffs, but even better-way better!
Posted by: mandie segura | December 08, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Freakin' genius. I love that you made your own and that they look so classy.
Posted by: Rachel Denbow | December 08, 2008 at 06:47 PM
ack! you are amazing!!!
Posted by: dani | December 08, 2008 at 07:11 PM
completely fantastic!
and what great gifts those would make.
Posted by: kim whitten | December 08, 2008 at 07:21 PM
You just completely amazed me.
I love the drill press -- I have two of them in my classroom. :)
Posted by: Bekka | December 08, 2008 at 07:33 PM
oh my! These are lovely!!! My pops has similar tools so I could totally do this. Maybe next year, thanks for the idea!
Posted by: Jess | December 08, 2008 at 07:57 PM
Ummm. Yeah. Gorgeous.
Posted by: Kara | December 08, 2008 at 07:59 PM
love this! so fantastic.
Posted by: elise | December 08, 2008 at 08:32 PM
those candles are superduper.
Posted by: Bev | December 08, 2008 at 10:36 PM
These are great! :) What a good idea!!
Posted by: missteee | December 09, 2008 at 05:33 AM
this is crafting genuis!
Posted by: emily anderson | December 09, 2008 at 10:41 AM
those are amazing! what a wonderfully, beautiful idea.
Posted by: sarah | December 09, 2008 at 11:01 AM
those are amazing! what a wonderfully, beautiful idea.
Posted by: sarah | December 09, 2008 at 11:06 AM
i love this! great job
Posted by: danielle | December 09, 2008 at 05:22 PM