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Paint Dipped Brass Candle Holders

Modified: Aug 26, 2024 · Published: Apr 20, 2016 by Dannyelle Nicolle-Ramjist · This post may contain affiliate links · 16 Comments

Paint Dipped Brass Candlestick Holders: upcycle your old brass by painting them for a modern look with this fun and easy candle holder craft.

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Lately I’m in love with brass and all things golden.  And of course, my love affair with white is still going strong.  So for our #12MonthsOfDIY challenge this month, with us all doing some kind of diy makeover on a thrift store item, I thought a candle holder craft these Paint Dipped Brass Candlestick Holders would be perfect.

how to paint brass candlesticks

I have to say that I really love how they turned out, and they were easy to make, and inexpensive -tick, tick, ticking all my boxes.

Paint Dipped Brass Candlestick Holders

Candle Holder Craft Materials:

  • assorted brass candlesticks (look for different heights and styles)
  • masking tape
  • craft paint

Shopping Second Hand

The candlesticks are from the thrift store -I went a couple of times, and found some that I really liked.  I love shopping second hand, it’s like a treasure hunt to me!  And did you know that on average, North Americans throw out 81lbs of textiles each year -that’s a lot of landfill!  Value Village is one of the biggest recyclers of used clothing in the world.  Shopping second hand, and donating your old housewares and textiles is a great way to love the earth, and the perfect way to celebrate Earth Day, this Friday.

brass candlestick makeover

I’m a firm believer that one girl’s trash is another girl’s treasure.  #RethinkReuse

Brass was hot in the 70’s, but it’s definitely making a come back.  And since I’m really into the whole geometrics trend right now, I tried to paint my candlesticks so that it looked like they’d been dipped in paint at an angle.

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How To Make Paint Dipped Brass Candlesticks

To start my project, I took the stickers off of the candlesticks, and washed them.  You could polish them if you wanted them really bright gold, I kind of like their patina, so I left mine un-polished,

Next, I used some masking tape to create an angled line where I wanted to paint.

I used Fusion Chalk Paint, for a matte finish.  It took about 4 quick coats to fully cover them.

When they were dry to the touch we removed the tape.  They were that simple.

paint dipped candlesticks

I displayed mine on the fireplace mantel.  I love the simplicity of them.  They’re even making my brass fireplace trim, that I’ve been meaning to paint black for ages, look good.

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I thought about painting them in different pastels for spring, which I think would have worked really well too, but there’s just something about simple, beautiful white.

brass candle holder craft

With this candle holder craft , life really is a party!

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You might also like our How To Make Wood Bead Garland with Yarn Tassels here.

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  1. dnr says

    May 03, 2016 at 8:15 am

    Thanks Christine, so easy too.

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