Deal of the day! Do you have a Ross Dress for Less in your area? It’s very similar to TJ Maxx or Marshalls. I was killing a lunch hour doing some wedding “browsing” and came across these TO DIE FOR candle 6 inch long rhinestone votive holders.
They caught my eye and stole my heart! I didn’t have a plan for them but I knew I had to own them! Ha ha! They are long enough that if I place them side by side on the head table they will make quite an impact! I love how big the rhinestones are and that the back portion is mirrored. I also like that I got them on sale for (drum roll please) $5.49 each! As I placed them on a shelf to get a good picture of them for the world to see, a lady came by and picked one up, I screamed “NO, THOSE ARE MINE” like some ridiculous bridezilla. She slowly backed away. And wished me well on my wedding… How did she know?
(Notice the lady’s hand in the left corner… just before I smacked it away! haha! Jk. )
Really, the fact that they caught her eye and that she liked them so well (them, not me) served as quite the confirmation that I really truly DID need to own them! As if there was any doubt. Now, my friends, help me figure out exactly what to do with them! Side by side they total 2.5 feet. Is that long enough to make an impact? Dare I venture off into unknown suburbs to try to find even MORE of them? Should I put votives / flowers / picture frames in between them? What would make them the most impactful?
Or should I scrap the head table idea all together and put them somewhere else???
#1 by event manager - November 10th, 2009 at 03:16
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#2 by Shix - November 10th, 2009 at 15:37
Hey! I saw those as well! Check out Burlington Coat Factory if you have one as well, I saw them there as well & fell in love with the idea of using those for something also. I would definitely pound the pavement and get some more. You might find them with a slight variation in the design, no problem, just alternate them to give it some symmetry. I would use candles in there with a color to make them pop. If you wanted to lengthen it, I would also get the much larger candles, get some rhinestones that are similar to the ones that are on there and make a decoration to make it blend. So, with this, you have a row of votives, a large candle decorated like the votive. If you have to, a different design of the votives, then another large candle. IF you happen to find the votive holders that are a little different than what you have, you can make it all blend in your candle that is in between them both and hot-glue the rhinestones for both on the side of the candle. Let me know if you need any clarification.
#3 by Jill - November 11th, 2009 at 12:49
WOW! Shix, great advice! I’ll check out Burlington! I did get some others with smaller Rhinestones, I used those to flank the long line of the big rhinestoned ones… I wasn’t crazy about it, but J told me that I would be the only one staring at them long enough to know that they weren’t all the same. I do like the idea of putting other candles in between them. I put some tealights in front and that really made the rhinestones sparkle.
Thanks again for the tips!