Lovely Fall Candle Holders

Fall Candle Holders

These lovely votives add a soothing feel to any room. These make wonderful gifts, and when coupled with scented tea lights, add a fragrant bouquet to your house as well. What you'll need:

• Leaves and foliage

• Glass votive holder or jar

• White tissue paper

• White craft glue

• Water

• Paintbrush

• Tea light candles

How to make it a fall candle holder:

1. Collect small leaves and other foliage from outside. Be sure there’s still some life in the leaves – they shouldn’t be too dry or crumbly. (The small leaves on bushes make good choices.) Once selected, lay leaves in a single layer and place a large book on top to flatten them. Leave for an hour or two.

2. Spread a layer of white craft glue on the outside of the votive holder. Stick the leaves to the glue and press into place. Let dry.

3. Mix equal parts of water and white craft glue to create a decoupage paste.

4. Tear tissue paper into squares about one to two inches in size.

5. Use a paintbrush to glue the tissue paper over the leaves using the decoupage mixture. Overlap the tissue paper and make sure all of the glass is covered. Carry over the lip of the votive holder as well and be sure that the tissue paper is decoupaged against the inside of the glass.

6. Allow the jars to dry overnight.

7. Place a tea light candle inside each votive holder!

Click here to learn how to make your own Tea Lights!

Fall Candle Holders: Paper Machè Glass Pumpkin

Ages 8 and older

Around Halloween time, kids can recycle old glass jars and create spooky Jack-o’-Lanterns. This project is fun! These jars look great when a set of them with different faces and sizes is created and give your window or shelf a warm orange glow in the evening.

Supplies needed for fall candle holders:

- glass jar

- orange tissue paper

- black construction paper

- green raffia

- wallpaper glue or paper maché glue

- about 2.5 cm or 1 inch wide paint brush

- scissors

- rubber gloves when working with the orange paper (the tissue paper bleeds)

- hole puncher

Instructions: (the easiest way to do this craft is to hold the glass upside down and by holding the rim which does not get covered with paper)

1. Tear strips of orange tissue paper lengthwise.

2. Prepare your wallpaper glue according to instructions or use paper maché glue and paint the glass first with the glue and then place a strip of paper over the glue. Add more glue to the brush and then go over the strip again.

3. Continue until the glass is completely covered. Let it dry overnight.

4. Take a few pieces of raffia and tie them around the rim of the jar into a bow.

5. Cut out triangles for the eyes and nose and a zig-zag mouth out of the black construction paper.

6. Punch a hole in each of the eyes. Glue the facial features now on the glass.

7. If desired, add a black dot in the middle of the hole on each of the eyes for an extra spooky look.

Return to Children's Crafts from Fall Candle Holders