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    Faux Candle Chandelier Socket Covers

    October 27, 2011 |

    Want to make your chandelier socket covers (those little white tubes) schnazzy?
    Fancy-schmancy? Classy?
    Remove your tubes from the chandelier, line them all up, and drip hot glue down the sides of the plastic tube. It is a little bit more of an art form than it looks, but you'll get the hang of it after doing just one.

    Don't like how your first one looks? ('Cause at that point you were still a fake candle making noob.) Well it's hot glue! Just peel it off and start again.

    When your tubes are fully dried, string them onto a piece of string, tie a BIG KNOT in the bottom, hold the top of the string, and spray paint them your favorite color. I used old speaker wire. 🙂

    I went with basic gloss white (since candles are glossy, aren't they?), but I think Heirloom White would look good. If you want your candle to look old, rub some watered down brown paint on it to distress a bit.

    Or use black with a white chandelier, that would look sooo cool! In fact I'm making a mental note to try it... 😉

     

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    1. Gen

      August 06, 2012 at 1:33 pm

      Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial! I tried it on a goodwill find I had and it worked
      perfectly, you can check it out here: http://eweniquetreasures.blogspot.com/2012/08/chandelier-makeover.html

    2. Sassy Sites!

      October 30, 2011 at 4:45 am

      What a great idea! I've never seen this done before and I LOVE it!! I'm going to have to try it out! 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Sassy Sites FFA party! Have a wonderful Halloween weekend! XOXO!!Marni @ Sassy Sites!

    3. Terry

      October 29, 2011 at 3:11 am

      I did this same thing only I used the white high heat spray paint in case the bulbs make the covers hot.

    4. chris

      October 29, 2011 at 12:56 am

      Clever girl! I think you'd need a hot temp glue gun for this project. My low temp would cool too quickly.

    5. Parents of a Dozen

      October 28, 2011 at 11:40 am

      I have one that is ruined. I can't wait to try this to fix it. Although the color is going to be tough to match. I will have to paint them all the same color.

    6. Megan

      October 28, 2011 at 1:22 am

      Genius!!! When I spray painted my candle socket covers they blew all over and i just ended up holding them. The rope idea is great.

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