Rock Garden Candle Holder Tutorial

Let's make a Rock Garden and play with texture and color.  

Hi friends! This little Rock Garden is part of a CREATIVE PAPERCLAY® tutorial. I'm part of the design team and am sharing my creation with you today. I'm better at working with clay than working with video so bare with me on this learning curve. Rock Garden Candle Holder Tutorial
I've been doing a lot of gardening so everything I thought about creating was dealing with nature. I picked up a few rocks and decided that was the base for this month's Second Friday Tutorial. Working with wood, rock, clay, moss, textures and finally fire what could be better.. Just a fun little project that can be transformed in so many ways. I hope you enjoy. Supplies: Wood base to hold your rocks Rocks that appeal to you Tea lights / battery operated (*if using flame, keep out of draft and never leave unattended. Use tea lights with metal or glass cups. Not recommended for votive candles) Card stock or file folders masking tape E6000 glue Acrylic paints CREATIVE PAPERCLAY® https://www.paperclay.com/ basic clay working tools or tooth picks and dowels Lace, buttons, molds, ferns, leaf, plant material - anything to create texture Paint brushes

Start by preparing your base of rocks.  View the photos below and then click on the link to see the rest of the process via video.  

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Click on the link for the full Youtube video Rock Garden Candle Holder Tutorial EMAIL: Susiewhc@gmail.com FB and IG: @artbysusiek and @artbysusiek4home WEBSITE: https://artbysusiek.com sign up for my Creative Breakfast Club ETSY: www.artbysusiek.etsy.com PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/susiewhc/ CREATIVE PAPERCLAY® Design Team Member https://creativepaperclay.blogspot.com

Tip time! - colouring it with re-inkers

Hi all....

Both products pictured here are from the same company and both are available from Zig Zag in New Zealand.

But whats so wonderful about this product is that you can add re-inkers for your stamping ink pads to the clay when it is wet!


I put on latex gloves first then took some delight clay and Creative Paperclay® added about 5-6 drops of re-inkers to each blob of clay and worked the colour into it until the clay was coloured....













Here is my end result...

I created one of those carved candle looks from clay.... 

I used the Creative Paperclay® as a base then added rolled out flat layers of the colours on top.... Green, Red and white on top.

Then carved with a knife bits out not taking the clay all away but rolling the cut parts or twisting the cut parts. Do a search in you-tube for candle carving to see how its done.



The best of all the "carved candle" will NOT melt down and leave a coloured mess but will last for a very long time all I have to do is replace the tealight candle that sits on the top.

So next time when you need some coloured clay - colour it yourself.


I finished off this piece with a coat of 3D Crystal Lacquer to make it look like wax.... So love the result! It also bought out the colours more in the clay....


Remember more re-inker the more brighter colour you will get but also the wetter the clay gets. Please use gloves or your hands will be stained for weeks!


All the best to everyone and happy crafting!

Debbie Buckland
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