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3.26.2021

re-purpose glass light globes as candleholders

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i've used glass globes from light fixtures in many ways over the years,
from turning them into pumpkins in fall, making snowmen out of them in winter,
and using them as flower vases in spring.

my favorite globes are the old ones, with ridges and details that catch the light
no matter how you use them... but those are getting really hard to find.

miraculously, i found one on a recent trip to a nearby thrift shop...
and the moment i saw its shape, i knew what i wanted to try with it.
i paired it with another globe and a few more elements,
and they worked just as i had hoped - in TWO different ways! 

continue reading to see how easy this spring/summer decor accent is to create...


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i already had the short, round glass globe -
and have used it to display my Mickey Mouse ears and the daffodil crown in my last post.
the taller globe is the one i just found at the thrift shop.

paired up with two glass candlesticks and some battery operated votive candles,
they become stylish tabletop illumination - indoors and out!

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the round globe sits inside a chrome lid from a mercury glass candle container.
the taller globe sits inside a silver-painted lid from a Yankee Candle jar.
both perch on top of the glass candlesticks.

it's a bit hard to see the glow from the candle in this shot,
so i edited a few with more shadows:
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here you can see the battery operated candle glow inside the glass globes...
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can't you just picture them casting a warm, cozy light
on tables, in landscaping, anywhere you want to add them?!

a secondary use for the same elements is with REAL votive candles:
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the tall glass candlestick has been flipped upside down,
and the round globe sits in the larger opening... without the silver lid.

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the tall globe sits on the short candlestick - with the tiny glass 'knob' on its top
nestled PERFECTLY into the taper candle hole!
no silver lid needed here, either.

with the globes' open end facing up, it's simple to pop a real votive or tealight inside:
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to use real flame in glass globes, 
you MUST use them with the large opening facing upward...
the heat generated from real flame candles will crack the glass if it cannot escape.

along with those two different ways to use glass globes as candleholders,
i've one more suggestion for them:
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they also work wonderfully when filled with flowers!

it's so much fun to find new ways to use old stuff differently each season!


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