I have noticed a trend in fashion, culture, music, crockery... we try to emulate that which we find amusing. Case in point.. rednecks. Everyone knows one, is one, or has seen that alligator catching show on tv.. yeah you know the one. So when my sister said to me that my grandma had bought these in a store I giggled a big. Rachel (my sister) found how to do them on Pinterest (of course) and we decided to make some of our very own. Cause lets face it we are classy rednecks. What you need:
dollar store glass candlesticks
small jelly jars (you can use the big ones but they are WAY to big for wine)
super strong craft glue
an open window
This project was completed during our weekend of maniacal crafting and was surprisingly fast to accomplish (it was the waiting for the glue to dry that was the killer).
Step one: Open a window or several and put up a fan to just in case. The glue is strong smelling and will give you a genie in a bottle feeling behind your temples if you are making a full set. Word or warning open a window.
Place a ring of glue along the top of the candle holder. repeat this process on the bottom of the jelly jar where it meets the candle holder. Let the glue set up for about a minute.
Place the jar upside down on the table and squash the glue side of the candlestick onto the glued underbelly of the jar. Now here is the important part!!! Push down on the candlestick so that it pushes all the air out of the glue and bonds them together well. Still waiting for that oh so important part? Good.... Once it has set up just a bit turn the new glass right side up and MAKE SURE IT IS LEVEL... we didn't get all of ours level and lets just say you feel drunker looking at them because they are off kilter. Level is important.
Let the glasses cure and dry for a full 24 hrs. Give them a good washing before you drink out of them otherwise they still smell like glue and you get a strange contact high along with your alcoholic buzz :) not always a great combination if I do say so myself.
People will pay up to 10$ for each of these glasses.. you just made your for around 2.50$ a piece :)
In reality you should probably let the glue set up on each individual piece for about a minute before you stick them together, we were impatient but I read that they will bond better (or faster, but I'm pretty sure that's the same thing) if you let the glue/epoxy set up a little. Other than that they were super fun to make, and after they dry for 24 hours the two pieces are inseparable!!
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