How To: Grinchmas Who-ville Candelabra
If there is one Who-ville prop you make this Christmas, it’s the Who-ville candelabras. In How the Grinch Stole Christmas! illustrations, the wonky table is sparsely decorated except for these two oversized topsy turvy candelabras.
To make these freestanding centrepieces, you’ll need:
- our free template which you can
click here to automatically download [ can’t find it? Check your download folder on your computer] - white
foamboard - pencil
- X-Acto knife
- red acrylic paint and paintbrush
- black permanent marker
- If you’re confident with a jigsaw, you can make this with MDF, but I found the work quite fiddly with the shape. Not recommended for most!
- You can also paint with red spray paint if you want a smooth paint finish, but don’t forget to cover where the ‘candle’ would be.
Instructions
- Start by printing out the Who-ville Christmas stocking template and cutting out.
- Take a pencil and trace around the template onto the white
foamboard . - Use your X-
acto knife to carefully cut out. - Paint red acrylic on the white foamboard where the ‘candleholder’ part is. Let dry, then paint the other side.
- Once dry, mark with
pencil pencil to trace on the back of the template, making sure the pencil is heavy/dark enough. Then place the template back on the whitefoamboard and draw over the cartoon lines, thereby transferring the pencil from the back. - Take your permanent marker and draw over the transferred lines on the
foamboard to give your candelabra the Who-ville cartoon look. - Piece together the base and the candelabra so it stands upright and
display on your table.
Looking for more Who-ville inspiration? You’ll want to read these other Grinchmas posts:
