Today I was in a crafting mood and decided to use some of the peeling paper birch bark from one of the trees in the yard to make a festive votive holder.

I drew star shapes on the back side of the birch bark and then carefully cut the stars out.

A little dab of glue.. I used a wood glue but I think that a different type might work better next time.

The glue kind of smudge around the outside of the star, so I used a dry q-tip to wipe most of the excess off.

Added the candle holder to the glass jar.

And finished off with a bit of tied raffia.