These DIY glitter candle holders are guaranteed to make your table setting sparkle this Christmas, New Year, or any celebration!

Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never Mod Podged before, these Christmas candle holders are very easy to make. You’ll be mixing glitter and epsom salt and sprinkling it on glass votives.

These gold votive candle holders are so easy to make and is guaranteed to make your table setting sparkle this Christmas, New Years, or whenever you have a gold-themed party. If you love party crafts that are easy, let me make an introduction. Mod Podge and glitter – meet everyone!

I really love that these votives are perfect for elegant weddings, too.

All you need to decorate candle holders is a few supplies, some time and a lot of patience (to wait for it to dry). If you want to Mod Podge on glass, this is a great project to get you started. Well what are you waiting for – read on to find out how easy they are to make!

Gather These Supplies

Clear votives
Epsom salt
Gold glitter
Mod Podge Matte
Paintbrush
Newspaper or any covering

The best part is these candle holders are reusable too – good for your Christmas party, a New Year’s Eve bash, or even a wedding celebration.

I love the imperfect look and the additional texture the epsom salt brings to these gold votive candle holders – they’re just so pretty! Now to make a dozen more or so . . .

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Glitter Mod Podge Candle Holders

Learn how to make DIY votives with glitter the easy way – no previous crafting skills required. Perfect for any celebration!

Prep Time15

Active Time1 45

Additional Time2

Total Time4

Yield: votives

Cost: $5

Equipment

Paintbrush(es)
Mixing container
Spoon

Materials

Clear votives
Epsom salt
Glitter gold
Mod Podge Matte

Instructions

Wash and dry your votives using mild soap and water or rubbing alcohol and cotton balls. You want them clean and spotless with no fingerprints (oils keep Mod Podge from sticking).
Mix the epsom salt and gold glitter in a bowl in a 1:2 ratio.
Brush Mod Podge on the votives in strokes, working in a small area and covering as much of the glass as you like.
Sprinkle the epsom salt and glitter mixture onto the votive. Shake the excess off and leave to dry.
Repeat with additional votives. If areas are missed, or you would like to add a second layer, repeat steps 3 – 4. Let dry before using.

Notes

Step 2: Alternatively, you can use german glass glitter, or different sized glitters. For me, I had epsom salt and the gold glitter on hand so I went with that. I used epsom salt combined with fine glitter to give the votives some texture, which I love!

Step 5: Be careful not to get your brush too close to the glitter when you’re applying additional glitter. You can pick it up on the Mod Podge on your brush. Sometimes it works best to work an area at a time and let dry in between.

Optional to finish: Let dry completely. Brush another layer of Mod Podge on top to seal them and prevent the glitter from falling off. Since I was making two dozen, I skipped this step to save time. However, it does help the glitter from falling off later.

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