Organ donation is very important in this country. Did you know that 19 people die every day in this country waiting for an organ transplant? We believe, like the Organ Donation Network, that it should be zero
(Organ Donation Network, 2012).
I have a friend from high school that needs your help. Her name is Leslie Green and she is from Lansing, Michigan. She is in need of a kidney organ donation. What I am asking my readers on the WicksnCandlesticks Candle Blog to do is post this particular message on your Facebook page.
Get Involved with Organ Donation! How can you help? Please post this message on your site. You never know how many people you can reach just by using Facebook. Her page is
http://www.facebook.com/OPositiveKidneyNeeded Please spread the word and help her find a donor! It is greatly appreciated!
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This is a simple project for your wedding reception dining room, its votive candle place cards. Learn how to make your own for your wedding!
DIY Votive Candle Place Cards (By Becoming The Mrs., 2012)
Materials Needed:
- Votive Candle Holders
- White or Vellum Paper
- Scissors
- Double Sided Tape or Glue Gun
- MS Word (or Adobe Photo Shop or any other graphic design software)
- Printer
Instructions:
1. Find a pattern you like and repeat it in the background on a 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper or vellum paper.2. Measure out how many per sheet you can use depending on your candle holder size. Approximately 5 per page for a standard votive holder.3. Use a drawing tool-choose a straight line and mark off these 5 sections so you know where to put the white text boxes.4. Select text box and make it the size you want it, make the background white. Make sure the text box is large enough to accommodate the guest name.5. Copy and paste the text box 5 times.6. Center each text box that you placed in these 5 sections.7. Pick out a fancy font and type the guest name inside the text box.8. Print.9. Cut into strips using your guidelines.10. Secure with double sticky tape or glue gun on the seam.11. When finished, place votive cups on wedding reception tables to direct your guests to their tables.
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I love a good recycled decorating project for the home and when I do find a good one I always say, "Sharing is Caring!" Learn how to create these cute recycled decorating projects for your home (FCD, 2012).
Materials:
- Cat food or tuna tins, cleaned and labels removed
- Craft glue Lightweight scrapbook paper
- Thumbtacks Paper trimmer
- Ruler Tealight candles or LED battery operated tealights
Instructions:
1. Measure the distance between the top lip of the tin and the bottom edge and cut your paper into strips of this width.
2. Spread glue around the sides of the tins and smooth paper down, trimming as needed. Turn upside down and allow the glue to dry completely.
3. Push the thumbtacks through the bottom of the tin near the edge and press firmly into the wall. The thumbtack will be hidden by the tea light.
4. Set a tea light inside and light (Candle Tip-Never leave a candle unattended).
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I love this simple diy candle craft, its a contemporary beach inspired candle decoration to accessorize with your home, event, or wedding (Crafty Idea, 2012).
Materials:
- large wine glasses
- tea light inserts
-
tea lights- sand
- seashells
Instructions:
1. First fill the glass about 1/4 full with sand.
2. Arrange the seashells onto the sand as you please.
3. Place the tea light in the insert and then hang on to the glass rim.
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Easter is right around the corner and I am always looking for eggcellent ideas, get it--eggcellent? I love my own humor! I love this simple diy candle craft and its super easy to make for table decorations (Crafty Idea, 2012).
Materials:
- 2 large wine glasses
- 2 tea light inserts (see below)
-
tea lights- 6 small Easter eggs in either natural, speckled, or colorful eggs
- a bit of straw or grass for the natural eggs or lime green colored decoration rocks for the color version
Instructions for the natural speckled eggs decoration:
1. First place a small handfull of straw into the bottom of the glass. Make sure that the straw only fills up to only 1/3 of the glass height for safety reasons.
2. Place the eggs onto the straw.
3. Hang the tea light inserts onto the glass and place a tea light into the insert.
Instructions for the colorful decoration:
1. The same as above except substitute colorful rocks for the straw and use colorful eggs instead of the natural speckled eggs.
I hope you have enjoyed eggcellent tealight candle decor idea. Let me know how your diy project turns out. For more candle tips and candle decoration ideas, please follow our blog at
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Organ donation is very important in this country. Did you know that 19 people die every day in this country waiting for an organ transplant? We believe, like the Organ Donation Network, that it should be zero (Organ Donation Network, 2012). 
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