We published this post last year, in the height of all things crazy. We’ve ended up using them so much, year round, with all the fun colors… it’s probably one of our favorite, simpler DIY projects. So we thought we’d share it again. A DIY candle holder!
Remember that project that began at the beginning of covid? – see it here + the cabana here! Since things have taken a while to be delivered, etc, we’d moved on to bigger things in the meantime, like building a fence around our acre yard. It’s been crazy how much it’s opened everything up. But we’re polishing up this space, and couldn’t be more thrilled to share this little project with you. A diy outdoor candle holder!
This is a little bit of a throwback to this post we did years ago. I think there are a million different versions of this all over the internets, but we wanted to cook up our own.
When I was perusing Etsy and spied these colorful guys, I knew I needed the perfect holder for them, to place outside. Aren’t they so much fun?!
Note: I won’t actually leave these outside. They really work anywhere, but when we’re entertaining, they’re so much fun! And we’ve used it around our home, too, in so many ways.
For what it’s worth, I can’t even tell you what it took to get a photo of it all lit up. The windiest day in the history of ever. The candles went a bit wonky.
Here’s what you’ll need: {we made two versions, big and small}
• poplar wood – 2 x 2 x 3 feet – in 8 pieces. You can do any kind of wood for these.
• candles – we used two kinds – these handmade fabulous ones – and we added these
• a drill bit at the size of your candles
• clamps + Elmer’s wood glue
• Saw
Glue your first four pieces together, in groups of two and clamp them to dry.
When those are dry, glue the two new pieces together, in another pair. Like the photo below.
Make sure they are even on all sides when you clamp them together.
When they’re dry, it’s time for sanding it down a little, to get rid of those glue drips.
It looks so pretty in the natural wood grain, we’d originally intended to add something, but decided with the colorful candles, it was enough.
When we were finished sanding, we decided to cut them into equal groups of four.
Two for the big candles, two for the smaller ones.
Then we laid out a pattern with paper on top, using Frogtape®.
This all depends on the width of your candles and where you want them placed. for the larger ones, we had more of a pattern, and once it was measured and drawn, we were ready to mark our areas. For the smaller ones, we went random, because why not?
Then using our drill bit of appropriate size, marked the spots where the candles would go.
Then your candles are ready to be placed!
Hint: so that they don’t lean, I simply added a dab of hot glue in the bottom right before placing each one. This way they stay put. It’s easy to remove later, so no big deal. Tada!
When the fun colorful wax drips, it makes for fun designs on the wood.
We love the fun color it added to our table!
I guess since times are tough, we can even substitute this look for the traditional birthday cake.
I kid. Maybe not.
This is a little bit of a sneak peek at our new dining area.
Can’t wait to share the whole shebang later next week.
As always, let us know if you try it or have any questions.
We’ve truly used it in so many ways, we just thought this little post deserved another refresh.
Have an inspired day!
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