Hi, friends! Today I have a really quick and easy project for you. I am working on decorating flameless candles today and I wanted to share how it do it!
You know I love the big projects but sometimes it is nice to have one up your sleeve that only takes a few minutes. Crafting helps me to relax and unwind. Sometimes that means pulling out all of my supplies and working on something new. Other times I go back to a project that I’ve done many times and still love. (I’m looking at you decorated vintage bottles!)
And on days when I only have a little bit of time or energy, I love easy projects like decorating flameless candles. I still get to craft and I still love the results but I don’t make a mess and I can wrap things up quickly. Read on to learn how I take plane candles and add a little bit of love to make them beautiful!
Decorating Flameless Candles
I do love the smell of real candles and I have decorated many over the years. When I had my shop we would buy candles from a local candle store. We would get the ones that had minor imperfections and then dress them up. Once they were covered with pretty thing you couldn’t tell that they had bumps and bruises. They sold like hot cakes in my shop and I loved making them.
That candle store is closed now and I have really come to love flameless candles. I love that I can turn them on and off with a remote and don’t have to worry about them burning unattended if I doze off or leave the room. And, since I don’t have to worry about anything that I add to them catching on fire, I have more design options too!
Decorating Flameless Candles Supply List
- Flameless candles (the smoother the better, try to avoid the ones with lots of faux wax drips down the sides. These look lovely but aren’t as easy to decorate).
- Vintage lace, tatting, doilies, ribbon, etc.
- Buttons and other embellishments
- Hot glue gun
- Any other fun things that you want to add
How to Decorate your Flameless Candles
As promised, this part is super simple! What I do is go through my lace and pick out pieces that I love and that will fit around my candle. One of my favorites pieces that I have used was a beautiful vintage collar that I picked up at a vintage market.
If you don’t have a vintage lace collection you can probably find some pretty pieces at your local craft store. I know that I have seen some very pretty laces at mine. You may even be able to snag some premade collars too. Once you have your pieces picked out use your glue gun to attach the lace around your candle.
You can wrap your lace around the top, middle, or bottom of your candle. You can also use more than one wrap. Then go back and add your buttons and other pretty things. On one of my candles I added buttons all around the top of the candle. I have also added pretty broaches and other jewelry pieces.
Another Fun Idea
With the holidays quickly approaching I have been thinking about dressing up some of my candles to match. You could stick with a vintage theme for this or leave the antiques behind and just use holiday items. A nice thick fall or Christmas ribbon would be fun to wrap your candles in.
Then you could add little bells, snowflakes, holly sprigs, tiny ornaments and other pretty things! For you fall themed candles you could add faux fall leaves or florals. This could be a great way to find a use for little leftover bits that you have from crafting!
The Wrap Up
I love adding my decorated candles to my decor displays. When they are all dressed up they look lovely tucked in with my other vintage items. I made these for myself this time but decorated candles also make great gift ideas! You can tailor them to the recipient’s decor.
Or make them with holiday themes and give them that way. They would also make a cute hostess gift as we start attending holiday parties again! I hope you enjoy this cute little project and that you love your decorated candles as much as I love mine. Happy crafting, friends!
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