I wrote about Paul Lowe when I originally saw his work on Style Me Pretty. I thought it hit just the right note — not too fussy, definite vintage vibe. I love antique lace but hesitated to incorporate lace in our decorations because it’s often so traditional, but I knew that something like this would definitely mesh with our dupioni silk and vintage glassware and everything.

I’m also a long-time fan of Glassybaby. At $40 apiece, they obviously aren’t realistic for purchasing in bulk, but I wanted to find something with a similar shape.

I got my heart set on filled votives, which are generally more expensive than regular glass holders with separate votive candles, but I found a great deal on eBay. The shipping was almost as much as the candles themselves, but the candles were so inexpensive, I only spent $5 more on them than I would’ve spent for regular holders/candles on the least expensive source I could find. When they arrived, it was obvious why the shipping cost a fortune — the box was even heavier than I expected.

I didn’t have any vintage lace on hand, and couldn’t find much online that I liked, so I just found some pretty ivory lace from JoAnn Fabrics. With a few errors, I cut the lace down to size while my mom started assembling.

We went the easy route and hot glued the lace on. I can’t imagine stitching them, especially with lace that doesn’t have any solid sections. (My mom probably won’t love this photo, but she looks very serious, doesn’t she?)

(I did glue some of these after I finished mis-measuring the lace, but no photos of me, thankfully.)

And finally, the finished product!

Snippet & Ink featured some fantastic DIY projects by Paul Lowe, and I’m enamored. How lovely are these votives?