A DIY quadruple heart candle holder makes a unique gift idea for Valentine’s Day, Christmas or an anniversary. Painting gorgeous faux stained glass hearts on square votives is a fun and easy homemade Valentine’s Day gift idea.
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Hand-Painted Faux Stained Glass Hearts on Candle Holders
Painting faux stained glass hearts on candle holders is fun and easy. This tutorial shares how to hand paint one heart onto each side of a square votive candle holder to create a quadruple heart votive candle holder.
Faux stained glass heart candle holders make a fantastic gift idea for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or an anniversary. You can even personalize them… Click the link to learn how!
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Quadruple Heart Candle Holders Materials List
- 3-inch square Votives
- Glass Paint
- Glass paint outline tube (black) (optional)
- Paint brushes (Needed for using glass paint)
- Free heart template
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How to Paint Multiple Hearts on Square Votive Candle Holders
Step 1 – Tape the small heart template to the inside of a square votive candle holder
Download and print our small heart template or, use a black glass paint outline tube to draw your own heart. If you are using the small heart template, cut it out and tape it to the inside of the square votive to hold it in place.
Tip: Cut the small heart template to fit inside the square votive so the bottom edge of the template rests on the bottom of the inside the square window of the candle holder. This will make it easy to reuse the heart art template over and over again without having to measure!
Step 2 – Trace or Draw a Heart onto Each Side of a Square Votive with the Glass Paint Outline Tube
Use a black glass paint outline tube to trace the small heart template, or draw your own design onto the outside of the candle holder. Repeat this process until you have one heart outline on each side.
You may want to wait until each side dries before completing the next side. Allow the black outline of each heart to dry for at least 24 hours before moving on to the next step.
Step 3 – Paint the inside of each heart with glass paint to create a faux stained glass heart
Use glass paint, to color the heart. Painting with glass paint is a bit different than other paints. Load your brush with glass paint and dab as much as you can into the black outline of the heart. The more paint the better. If you brush it on in a thin layer you might not be able to see the heart very well once it dries.
For best results allow the faux stained glass hearts to dry for a minimum of 24 hours.
Once your faux stained glass hearts on the candle holders are dry you can personalize them. Click the link to find out how!
If you want to make personalized heart candle holders for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, click on the links to learn how to personalize them for mom, dad, grandma, and grandpa!
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Gorgeous Examples of DIY Quadruple Heart Square Votives
Candle holders with multiple faux stained glass hearts painted on them look absolutely gorgeous both lit and unlit.
One of the most impressive features of hand-painted heart candle holders is the fact that quadruple heart candle holders will cast gorgeous hearts onto a nearby wall when they are lit!
I love how gorgeous these quadruple faux stained glass heart votives look when they are lit!
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Faux Stained Glass Quadruple Heart Candle Holders
Hand painting gorgeous stained glass heart decorations with glass paint on square votive candle holders is an easy craft and DIY project for older kids, teens, and adults.
Quadruple heart votives also make a gorgeous centerpiece for weddings and special occasions, and an easy homemade gift idea for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or an anniversary.
You can even Personalize them for that extra special touch!
If you would like to make faux stained glass heart candle holders for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day click on the links for examples and ideas to personalize heart votives for mom, dad, grandma or grandpa!
You may also like our ultimate family gift guide with DIY and ready-made gift ideas for the whole family!
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