Cute little Seahorse, bobbing in the sea,
Looking for some friends he'd lost, after morning tea,
He came upon some chatty clams, and asked them for some help,
The little Seahorse startled them,
And they hid amongst the kelp
Materials:
#77-7721 Armour Bottle & Jar Cutter
#15-0150 Armour Glass Etching Cream
#21-1634 Over n Over stencil- Seashore
#25-4000 Pinstripe border tape
#61-3329 Rub N Buff (we used the silver for this project)
#15-0315 Glass cleaner
#61-3340 Dazzle Tac Glue
#08-9606 Brushes
#08-9999 Gloves
#08-9415 Masking tape
#08-9777 Scissors
#61-3329 Rub N Buff (we used silver)
4 inch dia Green glass tall bottle
4 x 6 inch tall White pillar candle
18 Med scallop or variegated clamshells
18 Spiral seashells
1 Rhinestone (for the eye)
Irridescent white fine glitter
White craft glue
Soft paper towels
Tin foil (about a 3x3 scrap)
Protective gloves (canvas or leather for cutting bottle)
Safety glasses
Cut the Bottle:
- Put on protective gloves and eye protection.
- Oil the cutter wheel as specified in instruction booklet. Cut the bottle at a height of 6 1/2 to 7 inches in height; (cut it high enough to allow candle to sit about 1 inch below rim). Follow the instructions that come with your Bottle cutter or go to our website see:View the directions and How to Video.� Click HERE
- Clean the cut bottle with glass cleaner. This is your candle holder
Etching and decorating candle holder
- Apply pinstripe stencil around the top of the bottle rim. Peel out stripes.
- Apply the seahorse stencil to the side of the glass
-  Put on rubber gloves. PAT the Etch Cream on both the pinstripe border and the seahorse stencil. Cover with about 1/4 inch of cream. (IMPORTANT! Resist the temptation to brushstroke the Etch cream on the stencils or you will have a streaky, uneven frosting-PAT, PAT it on for a more even frosting).
- Leave the cream on for 5 minutes. Turn the bottle upside down and rinse off the cream under warm running water. Remove stencils and rinse again.
- Pat the seahorse stencil dry on paper towel and return to the carrier sheet.
- Place a dab of silver Rub N Buff on a soft paper towel. Rub it over the pinstripe border and the seahorse etchings. Wipe away excess.
- Apply glue to the back of the shells. Apply to the bottom sides of the bottle creating 2 rows, one over the other. Alternate 1 spiral above the scallop shell and then 1 scallop shell above the spiral shell (see photo). Let glue dry until set
- Brush a thin layer of white glue over some of the shells and immediately sprinkle with a very light dusting of glitter. Repeat over the rest of the shells, a few at a time. Let dry overnight
- Insert candle and enjoy!
