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September 30th, 2008
kaarsKoker

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i don’t normally post about things that have already made the blog rounds but i am so digging these decorative candle sleeves from april allison of kaarskoker. the first time i checked them out i wasn’t quite sure they were for me, but after browsing the gallery page of april’s site i’m totally hooked. all of that gorgeous pattern and color in such unexpected places- how can you resist? april’s paper sleeves come in a huge variety of colors and prints for around $12-$23 a pair. i’m so tempted to fancy up my dining room chandelier now- what a fun way to dress up lighting. click here to view the full kaarskoker collection and shop online. [thanks, april!]

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13 comments
sarahelizabeth said:
September 30th, 2008 - 12:13 pm

different, but awesome :)

cjh said:
September 30th, 2008 - 12:14 pm

Thanks for posting as I have clearly been out of the loop. This makes me want to go home and DIY…

Melanee said:
September 30th, 2008 - 12:46 pm

The idea is cute, but why spend that much money? Just get some cute paper at a paper store and cover the candle part.

Anonymous said:
September 30th, 2008 - 12:52 pm

I see your point but is $12 really that much money? To buy nice paper or wallpaper samples like this you’d probably drop close to $12.

cakehouse said:
September 30th, 2008 - 1:28 pm

what a great idea—such a nice little pop of pattern and color.

and i agree that it’s really not too expensive, if you consider how great the papers she uses are.

kimberlychristine said:
September 30th, 2008 - 2:23 pm

i love this idea! but does anyone have a good resource for some of the actual chandeliers/scones shown? they look great!

simone said:
September 30th, 2008 - 2:30 pm

Great!

arabella s. said:
September 30th, 2008 - 4:23 pm

$12 doesn’t include shipping or handling… and you can buy old wallpaper books or just pieces of scrapbooking paper for pennies. If you have access to a color printer or a kinko’s you could even print out designs you find online. I can’t imagine anyone but the very rich spending this much on 2 cylinders of paper. VERY VERY inspiring DIY though. Thank you so much for the idea. This blog is a staple of my day.

Ivy Lane said:
September 30th, 2008 - 6:16 pm

Thanks for the great tip!

Charmaine Manley said:
October 1st, 2008 - 8:25 am

Very interesting….

queenpretty said:
October 1st, 2008 - 1:55 pm

Hey Grace, I haven’t seen these on other blogs (I only read yours regularly!) so I am glad you posted them. I don’t have a fixture to put these on but damn they are cute.

Kaitlin said:
October 2nd, 2008 - 6:30 am

I think these are great, and it would not be the same to go to kinko’s and print out paper as it is to flimsy

Hadley said:
November 20th, 2008 - 1:16 pm

These are great! I really like the unexpected pops of color/patterns - it’s little details like this that really make someone’s home so much more interesting.

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