3D candlestick in Blender

Blender is so fun when it comes to recreate everyday-life objects. As an example, I tried, as a beginner, to recreate this candlestick in blender:

Note: The "arms" on the sides were not modeled due to my lack of skill and experience.


A first, I did the roundy top "head" and "neck". I replaced the swirling circular "rope" with a bunch of little ball because I wasn't able to figure out how to model it. Any tips would be helpful! I did those balls and the circles using the spin tool.

Doing the main body was a real pain. At first I did one vertical strip and multiplied it using the spin tool. After, I did one horizontal strip and multiplied it from top to bottom manually. Each time I had to spin it a little bit, changing the scale, thickness, etc. For the lower part I was just extruding and scaling a circle. I've also added a quick texture to make it look better.

This is the final version. Here I've added  four feet and a better texture. A friend of mine said that it looks 95% real. And you, what do you think?

In the future I'm gonna do more Blender to I'm gonna keep you updated!