How to Make Glow-in-the-Dark Vases, Candles, and Napkins

Materials (or buy the kit):
- black cotton napkins
- glow-in-the-dark thread
- sewing machine (preferably one that can do multiple stitches)
Instructions:
1. Thread your sewing machine (and bobbin) with glow-in-the-dark thread.
2. Select the stitch you’d like to use.
3. Design a pattern.
4. Sew the napkins following your pattern.
5. Place the napkins outside to let the thread soak up the sun
6. Once in a dark room, your napkins will glow!

We’ve got a great digital sewing machine with many stitches to choose from. We used various stitches to add variety to our napkins. Thread your machine making sure you also use the glow-in-the-dark thread on the bobbin.
 
We created three different patterns, but there are so many you can do. Be creative and have fun with it!
Here are the three patterns we used: 
- Three sets of five stripes, sewn on the diagonal using a basic stitch
- Three stripes sewn horizontally using a fun stitch
- Three stripes sewn next to each other on the diagonal using three different stitches
 
After you finish sewing the napkins, put them out in the sun with their candle and vase buddies. When they’ve spent enough time outside, fold them up highlighting the stitches.
 
Materials (or buy the kit):
- white ceramic vases
- wooden candle holders
- painter’s tape
- glow-in-the-dark paint
- paint brush
Instructions:
1. Wrap a piece of painter’s tape around the vase or candle creating a line.
2. Make sure the tape is tight against the vase/candle to ensure a clean line.
3. Brush an even coat of paint onto the exposed part of the vase/candle.
4. Let the paint dry before adding another coat.
5. Paint additional coats until it looks even.
6. Wait for the paint to dry and then carefully remove the tape.
7. Place the vase/candle out in the sunshine to soak up the rays.
8. Show off your vase/candle in a dark room and watch it glow!
 
This time you’ll wrap your tape around wooden candle holders. The tape sticks strongly but give it a little extra rub to make sure that the paint doesn’t seep underneath
 
We used the same paint on the candles as the vases. An orange, yellow and green glow-in-the-dark color scheme which looks great in the light and the dark. Paint on as many layers as it takes to coat the candles. After the paint is dry, you can gently remove the tape to reveal your perfect line. Let them sunbathe for a while, then pop some black or white candles into your creation and light up.
 
That’s a whole lot of green glow