Learn how to make Christmas candle holders to decorate your home during the holidays? Get over 35 beautiful ideas on a budget, easy enough for beginning crafters.
So you’re thinking about how to spruce up your home for the holidays but don’t want to break the bank? Why not try a quick decor project on a budget! This Christmas, create some festive and pretty homemade decorations with these easy-to-make DIY Christmas candle holders.
I love decorating candle holders. Not only are they relatively easy due to their size (making them perfect for beginning crafters), the peaceful glow just goes so well with the vibe of holidays.
They’ll look wonderful on a fireplace mantel, Christmas table display, or anywhere else in your home where you want a little bit of a glow. Put the Christmas music on, light a candle, and get into the spirit.
Before we get into the Christmas candle holder ideas, I wanted to give you a bit of information if you’re a newbie. If you want to scroll down to get the list, you can do that. I hope these tips help shorten the learning curve.
While not all of the candles are glass, a lot of them are, so I’m going to give you tips for working with glass in those projects. Otherwise, refer to the instructions in the original tutorial when you see something like wood or clay.
Tips for Decorating Candle Holders
Decorating a candle holder is relatively simple, but there are some things you need to know – like where to buy, how to prep, and paint to use. I address those three things below.
Where to Buy
One thing I love about glass candle holders is that they can be found just about anywhere – and the first place to look is your recycling bin!
A lot of people use jars (like pasta sauce, Oui yogurt, or jelly) as their base. You can remove the labels with these tips.
But if you don’t have anything in your recycle bin, you can also get your glass holders at Dollar Tree (or your local dollar store) or the thrift store/Goodwill. You might have to do some regular checking for new stock, but they show up frequently.
Of course a place that is always reliable for candle holders is the craft store. Check your local shop or Michaels, JoAnn, Hobby Lobby, etc.
They’ll have something you can use. Mason jars always make good holders – you’ll see several of those projects in the list.
How to Prep
Before you decorate your Christmas candle holders, prepare your glass. This step is important if you want the paint or Mod Podge to stick.
Thoroughly wash in warm, soapy water to remove dirt, dust, and grease from your fingers. You can also use rubbing alcohol and cotton balls to do the same. Let your glass dry before crafting.
Paints to Use
You’ll want to check out my post about painting on glass to get all the details, but typically I use spray paint, chalk paint, or glass paint (including multi-surface) on any candle holders.
These five minute Christmas luminaries with fresh cedar clippings and real cranberries will save your bacon when you need an easy and fabulous holiday table centerpiece. Simple supplies and simple to put together. These always get rave reviews!
Tanya used Dollar Tree vases and a matte decoupage finish to create her cute candle holders. She applied paper snowflakes, and it took minutes for her to make.
These DIY rustic wood candle holders will add simple beauty to your home for any season. Group them with greenery and berries for perfect Christmas decor.
Paula shows you how to make wooden candle holders for Christmas using wood table legs as well as wood from Home Depot. They are way easier than you think!
Make these adorable bottle brush mason jar candles for your holiday table in just a few minutes and with a few simple supplies! These are so beautiful for Christmas and so easy to make.
These DIY wood house candle holders are rustic and beautiful. They’re so easy to make, you’ll want to create your own little wood house village for the holidays!
Looking to jazz up your holiday decor on a budget? Try this DIY Christmas candle holder that takes only minutes to make and leaves a festive glow in your home.
There’s something peaceful and calming about the warm glow of a candle on a cool night! These holiday candle holders are pretty with or without the candles.
This wood scone looks perfect on the wall, a mantel, or a Christmas table! It's a very simple woodworking project, and I love the incorporation of a mason jar and other embellishments to finish it off.
If you're looking for a simple Christmas candle display, this is a perfect idea! Decoupage a snowflake to a glass candle holder, then place it in a bowl of ornaments. So perfect for the holidays!
Holly used her Cricut to duplicate some cute candle holders she saw at the store – and the results are beautiful! I like her Christmas creation better than the original.
While these simple yet beautiful labels were attached to candles already in the jar, you can use the exact same method with any glass candle holders. These would make great holiday gifts!
One of my favorite ways to refresh a room during the holidays is to use some scented candles as decorations. With this type of Christmas candle holder, all you do is plunk a new scented candle in the top when needed.
This Christmas wine glass candle holder is easy to make and a festive holiday decoration. It would look great both on the mantel or as a holiday table centerpiece.
This way of decorating Christmas candle holders is very simple but also very pretty! Etched glass just has a special way of glowing. Learn how to do it with adhesive stencils in the blog post.
If something says it takes five minutes to make, that immediately catches my attention! I love the pretty buffalo plaid ribbon used in this Christmas candle holder.
If you want to decorate your holiday table with candles for Christmas this year, these cute snow globe candles are perfect! They are super fast to make and very whimsical.
Turn red mason jars into the perfect DIY Christmas candle holders – great for decorating and great for gifts! Angie used her cutting machine to cut the vinyl, and you can use the saying of your choice.
Make pretty winter luminaries that appear to be covered with freshly fallen snow! Oh so gorgeous and perfect for the holidays, they are very easy to make.
This is actually a candle covered in a napkin with Mod Podge – however, it's reusable! You'll see exactly how it was done in the blog post, and it's easy.
Kerryanne first used these Christmas township candle jars as a table decoration for a Christmas dinner party. It is one of those projects that is super quick and easy, but gives spectacular results!
These glittery icicle DIY candle holders are beautiful decorations that are perfect for the holidays and beyond! They are very easy to make with Mod Podge and fine glitter.
I can't wait to get started. There are so many lovely crafts to do and some of them seem so simple with very clear instructions.
Thank you for inspiring me to get going.
Deirdre
Deirdre Henry
Wednesday 8th of September 2021
I can't wait to get started. There are so many lovely crafts to do and some of them seem so simple with very clear instructions. Thank you for inspiring me to get going. Deirdre