This is a step-by-step tutorial for winter candle decor. Winter is coming! And this is a great season to go all out with exterior and interior decor. During the cold winter months we love to make our homes feel more welcoming, warm and joyous. Dining table centerpieces and candles are a great way to start! With this DIY winter candle holders tutorial, you can craft different sized pieces and customized winter decorations (snowmen, winter animals, etc). These candle holder ideas are sure to bring that welcoming, warm joyous feel to your home! Here is how to decorate glass candle holders to create cute winter scenes.
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Easy Winter Candle Holders Tutorial
The Right Materials For DIY Candle Holders:
- Glue gun
- Cardboard
- Sharpie/pen
- Felt
- 2 glass hurricane candle holders
- Figurines
- Faux trees with snow
- Snow cover (fabric)
- 2 wide candles
So, in the craft supplies list, I call for “hurricane candle holders”. This really just means a tall glass cylinder that helps to protect the flame of the candle. In this design I flip the clear glass hurricane vase candle holders over to create a candle pedestal and I use the cylinder to house a cute Dickens Christmas type of scene. These DIY glass candle holders are the perfect winter candle holders for the holiday season. You could use a glass jars equally well. Mason jars would have the brand on the side and probably be too distracting from the winter scene inside.
How To Decorate Glass Candle Holders:
Follow these simple steps.
- To begin your glass candle holder decorations, flip the candle holder over and onto the cardboard. The opening where you would normally place the candle into should be on top of the cardboard.
- Trace around the opening of the candle holder onto the cardboard. Make two of these for both candle holders.
3.Cut out circles you just traced.
4. Use that shape to trace and cut out a piece of felt.
5. Once you have done that glue the felt to one of the sides. This felt is going to be for the bottom of the winter candle decor.
6. Now get your snow cover and using the cardboard shape trace and cut out two pieces. This fabric can be thin so we will need more than one piece.
7. Glue one of these pieces down. Make sure the edges of the cardboard are covered. Do not worry if your shapes are not exact. If you have excess you can cut it off or leave it on.
8. Now glue your next layer of snow cover. I glued mine in 4 spots equal distance from each other. I did this so I could create lumps and texture on the ground of the winter scene.
9. Next, place the figurines and trees. You do not have to glue these down.
10. Once your scene is ready, place the candle holder, topside down, over the scene.
11. Add your pillar candles or votive candles to the top and you are done! Enjoy!
Please Note: This candle holder idea is not intended for use with taper candles. Be sure to use proper candle burning safety and do not leave candles burning if you are not in the room to keep an eye on them. They could melt down and become a fire hazard.
When winter is over, you can customize the candle holder to match the season or upcoming holiday by updating the interior decorations to hearts or easter eggs, etc.
Conclusion
And that is how you decorate glass candle holders to turn them from plain jane to super cute! Do you enjoy home decor trends and crafting your own decor? Try these DIY glass candle holder decorations! What theme will you use? Where will you display your adorable candle holders- the living room, dining table, top of your fireplace mantle, or entry way? Be sure to show us your decorative candle holders by tagging us on social media with #familyfocusblog.
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Jackie says
These are really pretty votive holders! What a great glass candlestick holder idea. I think I will go to the thrift store as an inexpensive way to source my glass hurricanes.
Thanks for sharing.