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Homemade Cranberry Candles

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Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candle

Homemade Cranberry Candles

During the holidays I’m always looking for easy DIY ways to decorate the house. I also love any decoration that could be turned into a makeshift gift. After a little trip to Ikea I found these awesome larger tealight candles that are perfect for making my own candles for different seasons.

This craft for homemade cranberry candles takes a mason jar, some cranberries, and a tealight and makes it into so much more! If you have a few of these supplies lying around why not try your hand at making your own decorative candle for the holidays. Add a bit of twine and you have the perfect centerpiece or mantle display.

How to Make a Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candle

What you’ll need:

  • regular mouth pint sized mason jars
  • bag of cranberries
  • Ikea GLIMMA candles
  • twine (optional)

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles supplies

What you do:

1. Take lid off mason jar and discard flat disc.

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles take off lid

2. Pour in cranberries.

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles  pour in cranberries

3. Stop at the fill line right below the neck of the jar.

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles fill to below lid line

4. Place the candle on top of the berries. Make sure it’s flush with the top of the jar.

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles add tealight

5. Screw on the lid.

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles screw on cap

6. Embellish with twine, or ribbon, and enjoy your candle!

Homemade Cranberry Tealight Candles finished

What holiday crafts are you making this year?

Danielle is a work-at-home-mom of two beautiful kids and writes at Simmworks Family Blog. She loves to blog about her family, healthy living, going green and crafting. Danielle would love for you to come visit! You can reach her on Facebook and Twitter as well. If you have any questions feel free to email her at [email protected].

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Danielle is a work-at-home-mom o f two beautiful kids and writes at Simmworks Family Blog. She loves to blog about her family, healthy living, going green and crafting.

Comments

  1. Lindsay @ youaretheroots.com says

    December 20, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    LOVE THIS! That’s adorable.

    Reply
  2. Elena says

    March 24, 2013 at 11:27 am

    I love this idea!

    Reply
  3. Heather says

    September 5, 2013 at 1:25 pm

    I am loving this! Great idea! I love cranberries!

    Reply
  4. Trish F says

    January 25, 2014 at 9:15 pm

    Oh how nice. I wish I had an Ikea close by, I would love to make these and you really could put just about anything in the jar, swap it out for the different holidays. Thanks for a great idea. I’m going to keep my eyes open for these larger tea light candles and if I find myself by an Ikea, I’ll be rushing in to look for these.

    Reply
  5. shelly peterson says

    January 26, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    what a beautiful idea! This is an easy to craft and great for gift giving.

    Reply
  6. Thomas Murphy says

    January 26, 2014 at 10:08 pm

    Awesome idea!

    Reply
  7. Amanda Sakovitz says

    January 27, 2014 at 10:35 am

    so pretty, i love this.

    Reply
  8. Jean says

    January 31, 2014 at 9:01 am

    I LOVE this craft! I think I’m going to fill up some mason jars with conversation hearts and do some Valentine’s candles for the table!

    Reply
  9. Heidi says

    February 1, 2014 at 10:23 pm

    I never thought to put the candle on top! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Bonnie says

    December 14, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    What size tea light candles are used?

    Reply
    • Amy says

      December 22, 2018 at 8:55 am

      The information for the Glimma candles used is as follows;
      Width: 4 1/2″
      Height: 3 1/4″
      Length: 6 3/4″
      I hope this helps!

      Reply
      • Amy says

        December 22, 2018 at 8:59 am

        Sorry, the diameter of the candle is 2 1/4″. I gave you the measurements of the total package!

        Reply
        • Mariah says

          December 22, 2018 at 9:36 pm

          Thanks Amy!!!!

          Reply
  11. Lauren says

    November 16, 2019 at 10:51 am

    I was looking for a pretty Christmas that preschoolers could do. This is perfect! Thank you!

    Reply

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