STYROFOAM brand foam crafts

River Stone Mosaic Candlesticks

Enhance softly flickering candlelight with polished stone and natural simplicity. Turn foam cubes into an intriguing dinner-table focal point in less than an hour!
   Completion Time - 
1 hour
   Designer - 
Kathleen George

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam
  • Cubes, 3", two
Other Materials
  • Acrylic paints: brown; gray
  • Polished river rocks, one small bag
  • Green reindeer moss
  • Plastic floral candle picks, two

Tools

  • Latex ceramic tile adhesive
  • Ruler
  • Medium flat paintbrush
  • Palette knife
  • Disposable palette
  • Disposable bowl
  • Water basin
  • Paper towels
  • Scissors
  • Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
  • Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

  • 1. Paint candle picks gray; let dry. Push picks firmly intocenter top of each foam cube.
  • 2. Mix small amount of brown paint into small amount oflatex adhesive in disposable bowl. Note: Adhesive dries outquickly so keep covered with damp paper towel when not in use.
  • 3. Use palette knife to spread 1/4"-thick layer of adhesiveonto one small area of first foam cube. Press river rocksfirmly into adhesive, placing stones as close together aspossible. Repeat to cover all four sides of cube.
  • 4. Apply a line of adhesive around top of cube near edge;press taller, thinner rocks into adhesive to create rim.
  • 5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for second cube. Let candleholders dry overnight.
  • 6. Glue pieces of moss close together inside rock rims attops of cubes; let dry. Use scissors to trim moss flat, resembling grass.