Industrial Candlestick Holder // diy
by Ashley Weeks Cart
This was the post/project I created for the final round of interviews for a DIY column on an incredible modern design blog. It came down to me and one other person, and alas, I did not make the cut. While I spent yesterday bummin’, I had a ready stockpile of chocolate candies on hand thanks to the holiday and my cheery, sweet girls to help keep things in perspective. As much as I am disappointed, I’m learning to process and manage rejection far better than I ever did just three or four years ago. Something about age, experience, becoming a parent, blah blah blah onslaught of time blah blah, has helped me keep a more level-head when I hear the word, NO. While it still sucks, royally, I’m not nearly as devastated and debilitated by denial. (And I still love me some good alliteration. Apparently.)
As my father always reminds us, all it takes is one YES. So I’ll keep trying for those Yeses, and learning from those Nos. And since I spent all weekend creating, styling, photographing and composing this project, I had to share it here. No matter what, it was a learning experience and I made some great connections in the process. And when that reasoning fails me, I’ve got a bag of Hershey’s Kisses at the ready.
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Honey, I’m sorry.
This is a great project and I loved it from the get go. (I checked it out 1st before reading your lead-in!)
Reminds me a little of those Dansk modern candlestick holders…..(?) Does it use normal size tapers?
It was very much inspired by that candle stick holder. The candles are not a regular size, but they are slightly larger than the Dansk holders. Love you, Mama.
i like it too! make me think of when we used to make hex nut or other carpenter inspired jewelry at ASP. so fun! i always think of other uses for lab stuff like beakers and whatnot, but i think the hardware store has lots of fun projects like this just waiting to be executed!
I LOVE these…awesome DIY Ash