Lighting candles on Christmas is a century old ritual. Earlier people use to light a big white candle on Christmas Eve, to show their gratitude to Christ. They believe Christ as the light of the world. With time several changes are incorporated in the ways of celebrating Christmas.
Christmas Candles Decoration
Though the reason behind celebrating it is still the same, the ways have been modified. Now instead of having a freshly cut Christmas tree, people are also using artificial Christmas trees, using of plain candles seems boring, therefore people are using different types of candles to illuminate the area.
Lighting a candle also means a ray of hope in the darkest hour of time. It’s not just about fighting the outer darkness, lighting a candle also means fighting the inner darkness, having a hope of becoming a better person.
35 Stunning Christmas Candles DIY Ideas
Here we are presenting you some of the amazing Christmas Candles DIY ideas which you can easily use to make your own candles. Use them to decorate your home and spread the light everywhere. Enjoy your holidays and the festive time with these adorable Christmas candles.
Birch & Glitter Cloche
Ever seen a candle trapped in a glass clock dome shining and giving light? Maybe a few have seen that. The Birch & Glitter Cloche can convert this dream of yours into reality. Imagine how soothing it will feel seeing the light from that clock dome reflecting all over our homes this Christmas season. This is a great DIY idea to make and light our houses with something different and unique. Want to make yours and enlighten your home? Click here to know how.
Antique World Map Decoupaged Candles
Many of us must have used the World map for traveling purposes but apart from traveling purposes, that printed world map can be of many uses. Almost all of us are fond of antique things; such kind of illusionary things can be made at home, one of them is the Antique World Map Decoupage candles. This DIY can be the best and unique thing you can make for your home decoration. The lights of the candle will provide an illusionary guidance to the places on the map and will light up your home. Read the Tutorial.
Rustic Wax Covered LED Taper Candles
Traditional candles sound boring to you, isn’t it? To bring a new charm for you, this Christmas season, Rustic Wax Covered LED Taper Candles can be a great option to light up your house in a digitized way. With this candle, you won’t have to deal with the melting issue. It will light your mood as well as light up your house. The making of this candle does not require any special skills and can be made within a few minutes. Click to know how it’s made.
Rolled Beeswax Candles
Rolled Beeswax Candles does not need to melt for their making procedure. This can be the easiest and the fastest way to make candles for Christmas. This tiny yet amazing Candle can bring the excitement of your family to a level no one would have thought of. Made from just Beeswax and a couple of household accessories, this little candle is quite fun to make. Even your kids can make it. So why buy candles, Read the Tutorial and start making this exotic stuff by your own.
Cup Candles
Yes, cups are a great source for drinking tea or coffee. But how about bringing light to your house this Christmas season from those Cups? Yes, Cup candles can make this illusion of yours transform into reality. Cup Candles can be the easiest and the most creative thing you could have done for Christmas. It’s quite amusing to transform a teacup into a candle which will light up your home and be a source of joy for you and your family this Christmas. Read the Tutorial and start making it.
Dip Dyed Candles
We have see candles in just a mere white color form. Try to make your Christmas season more vibrant and colorful with the Dip-Dyed Candles. These small candles will bring an immense joy in your home. Imagine their light reflecting in your homes bringing everything to life will be so amazing. Dying is not such a big task and the whole idea will take just a few minutes. So what are you waiting for? Learn the process of making the Dip-Dyed Candles by clicking here and add more colors to your Christmas Season.
Teacup Candles
Everyone likes to drink a sip of coffee early in the morning from the teacup. Have you ever thought of using the teacup for something else? They can be the best option for decorative purposes. Teacups can easily accommodate candles in it and can light up your mood as well as your house beauty to an unbelievable level. This Christmas, try making this DIY Teacup Candles and amaze everyone. Read the tutorial to make it.
Colorful Birch Wood Candle Holders
Nothing can be great if it does not have a support for its head tall standing. Your candles can feel lonely and crooked if they do not have any holders to hold them. Thus, Colorful Birch Candle Holders can be a creative thing to do for your candles to embark the light in a more beautiful and profound manner. Enjoy the majestic colors with them. Read the Tutorial to know how it can be crafted.
Gold Patterned Candle
Name the color which brings sparkles in everyone’s eyes. Yes, you are right, it’s Gold. So, how about making some Gold Patterned Candles for your home? Use them to decorate your home for the Christmas. You will love this DIY idea. The lights reflecting from all over that gold patterned surface will make your home look more like a royal palace to be lived in with absolute lavish facilities as an illusion. This DIY is easy to make. You can place these candles anywhere you want. Click here for the tutorial.
Christmas Candle Decor
Decorations can make anything transform into an attractive looking thing on which people can go gaga over. The Christmas Candle Decor DIY is the most stunning and attractive candle decor idea for this Christmas season. You can choose a variety of decoration methods for your candle, ranging from low to high price depending on your budget. However, the Christmas Candle decor can bring more joy and happiness to your home. Read the Tutorial for its making.
Scandinavian Cube Advent Candelabre
What will you get when you mix the stick of woods with some plumbing supplies? A Scandinavian Cube Advent Candelabra, of course. Tailored and made to a perfection, this DIY can be the most accurate and professional looking decorative you could have for the Christmas. Seeing the Candle’s shedding light from the top of the Cube to all directions, this DIY is an example of an absolute genius craft and will surely shock many of your visitors, this Christmas. So what are you waiting for? Click here for the tutorial and make your own.
Soy and Beeswax Candles
If you are looking for some candles which can spread fragrance from them, the Soy and Beeswax Candles can be the perfect solution for you. These candles apart from spreading light, will also add some stunning fragrance in the atmosphere. It will surely make your mood filled with happiness and cheerful memories this Christmas Season. Well, tempting to make one for your home? Read the Tutorial.
Cozy Candle Wreath
The beauty of a candle can be enhanced to a significant level with the inclusion of the Cozy Candle Wreath. This Wreath can cover the candles within itself quite elegantly and comfortably which can prove to be the best combo of the candles with a wreath this Xmas fest. The wreath can easily be customized with different themes which will perfectly suit the candle and make it more attractive. Read Tutorial.
Scented Candle
Candles are such a simple thing but they do provide the best thing, light or the hope in darkness. Imagine your candle showering the beautiful fragrances in your home, along with the light it is spreading. Yes, Christmas festival will be incomplete without the Scented Candles. This DIY can be inexpensive and can prove to be a mood setter for your house as well as for your guests. Click here for the tutorial.
Card Star to Candlestick
Many of the bottles have just been thrown away without realizing their importance in decoration. The Card Star to Candlestick is the perfect example of the usage of a bottle. Yes, you can do a number of things, loads of experiment to make this DIY this Christmas season. Nothing can feel more beautiful than a candle planted on a bottle with the elegance of stars attached to it. The reflection of that light will spread to every corner of your home and will make you and your family rejoices in every possible aspect. Read the Tutorial for making.
Beeswax Candles
Home’s with unpleasant smells can cause mood swing and generate a negative vibe around you. At such situations, Beeswax Candles can prove to be a mode setter. Apart from that, it can also be a great item for spreading light in your home. The Beeswax Candles can be made easily from a handful of beeswax, coconut oil and a small list of household accessories. To know how it is made, click here.
Copper Wrapped Candles
We have known tons of usage of the copper, but there is one use of it which not many of us are aware of. Copper can be used in a unique way to make your own Copper-Wrapped Candles. This DIY can be a unique yet stunning decorative stuff for your Christmas Eve. This combination of a candle wrapped in a copper wire will be a deadly combination and a magnificent thing on its own. Do not waste much time in the expensive decorations and opt for this beautiful Copper-Wrapped Candle for making your Christmas beautiful and pleasant. Read the Tutorial.
Ice Lanterns
Have you ever seen a combination of Fire and Ice altogether? Not many of you, right. The Ice Lanterns can bring certain imagination of many of us into reality. This tiny beast can express fire and snowy feel, both, at the same time. Ice Lanterns can be a unique decorative DIY for your home. Imagine the guests coming to your home and altogether their eyes fall on this beautiful thing. They will be completely flattered and will ask you for its making. Well, want to make one for your own? Read the Tutorial to know more.
Glitter Candles
Glittery things are liked by almost everyone, especially, the kids. So, why not make a candle that has an abundance of glittery particles on it. Yes, the Glittery Candles can be a nice thing to make for this Christmas festival. Lights coming out of that glittery candle with a spark of glitter will make your house filled with radiance and sparkles. Making of this candle does not require any special equipment and can be made with far more comfort. Your kids will surely love this masterpiece. Want to make your kids happy this Christmas, Read here.
Recycled Bottle Candle
Not many people know the importance of recycled stuff and their usage in our day to day life. Well for this Christmas season, nothing can be a better decorative item than the Recycled Bottle Candle. This sweet and simple DIY can be made with minimum money, yet will prove to be the best decorative stuff in your entire house. The lights coming out from this DIY will not only make your Christmas Eve beautiful but will also help in the cause of using recycle stuff worldwide. Want to contribute to the Cause by making Recycled Bottle Candle, Click here.
Essential Oil Candles
Getting your place ready for Christmas doesn’t mean hanging decorative and having a Christmas tree in your hall; it also means making your home smell like holidays. Use this Essential Oil Candles for Christmas decorations, this year, and fill your place with the festive scent. They are easy DIY item, made by balsam trees and spread a soothing yet overwhelming fragrance. To know how to make it, click here.
Painted Candle
Well seeing the old same white candles sounds too boring now. Even they look very pale, in front of all the colorful decorations you are making for the Christmas. So why not try to make these Painted Candles this year to add to the beauty of your Christmas decorations. They are easy to make and looks amazing with your colorful decoration. Click here, to know how you can start making it now.
Peppermint Mason Jar Candles
Well Christmas brings a lot of decorations, gifts and treats. Why not make candles to gift your friends and family members, while using some of them for your home decoration? You will be surprised to know how easy it is to make candles on your own. All you need is candle wax, your favorite scent, and a mason jar; all these are easily available in your home. It will take few minutes to make it, but the look they will give will be mesmerizing and priceless. So, why wait? Learn how to make it.
Frosted Glass Christmas Candle
Imaging your candles illuminating in a frosty way? Sounds interesting, right? Yes it is. It’s very easy to make on your own. Frosted Glass Christmas Candles can be used to decorate the mantel, dining table, or you can even place it near the Christmas tree. Once you will light them, you will love the glow it will provide along with the frosty effect it will give. Click here to know how you can do that.
Scented Soy Candles
Decorating a place is not enough to celebrate Christmas; you also need to make the place smell good. It will calm your senses, removes the negativity from the surroundings and will fill it with peace, joy, and happiness. Let your guests enjoy each and every bit of your Christmas decor along with these Scented Soy Candles. You can even use them as a return gift. Your loved ones love it. Start making it now, by following the tutorial here.
Pinecone Scented Soy Candles
Remember the smell of the freshly cut Christmas tree? It reminds you of Christmas and the holiday season. But one should capture it and keep the holiday scent intact for few more days? The best idea to do so is by making Pinecone Scented Soy Candles. It is cheap, easy and need very few things. You will love it. Here, get the full tutorial to make it.
Thrifted Mug Candle
We use different things each season for Christmas decorations. At times, there are few relics you find which you have used earlier but can’t be used now. Why not give them another life? You can turn them into Thrifted Mug Candles. Since the mugs are no longer in use, this can be the best way of using them as a Christmas decorative. How to do that? Click here.
Silhouette Lantern
Remember those chilly nights, when you are decorating your home for the Christmas and suddenly you have to go out for some work in the night. You will see darkness everywhere, though have light on your porch still the area ahead seems so dark. Why not light up those areas with this amazing Silhouette Lantern. They will look amazing in a dark night, spreading light everywhere. They are easy to make and looks stunning in the snow. Get its full tutorial here.
Floating Candles
Candles, when we hear the word we think about standing, plain white candles. But not anymore, no more standing candles this season. This Christmas make these stunning Floating Candles at your home and surprise everyone with its beauty. This is an easy DIY project and you will have a lot of fun while doing it. Here, get its full tutorial.
Mini Jar Lanterns
Remember the time when your parents use the traditional lanterns to light up the outdoor areas. Let us follow the same tradition but with few changes in it. We will be using the Mini Jar Lanterns instead of the old lanterns to light up the whole area. They are small in size, look cute and adorable and spread light as much as they can. Hang them anywhere you want and just enjoy the look. Here, know how to make them.
Handmade Shell Candles
Remember those holiday trips, where you enjoy spending time at the beach and collected a lot of shells? Why not use them to make some of the amazing, beautiful Christmas decorative for this season? Sounds exciting? Read this to know how you can make it. They look so adorable and can be used to light up the whole area.
Soy Candles
Lightning is the one thing which enhances each and every decoration or it is self-sufficient to make anything beautiful and decorated. Let the holiday spirit spread everywhere the light. Also include the fragrance to kill all sorts of negativity around you and to fill the home with positive, energetic vibes. Soy Candles are the best DIY idea to get all of this. Easy to make at home, here know how.
Votive Candles
Votive Candles are mainly used for wedding decorations but why not use them for your Christmas decorations. The different look will add to the charm of your decorations. Different colors, texture will allure more people towards it. And the best part is, it’s easy to make, cheap and looks ravishing after lighting. Here, get the full tutorial.
Christmas Candles
Bored of using the old traditional plain candles? Why not try these decorated Christmas Candles to light up your home? Want to know how? Then read this. All you need is yarn and hot glue and you are set to make these lovely Christmas candles. You can use them in your decorations and let everyone praise it.
Can & Wool Candles
Wool is the widely used fabric in winters and cans are the most common item found in every household. Why not try this Can & Wool Candles DIY idea to create some of the amazing candles for your Christmas decoration? Cool idea, right! You can place these candles anywhere, along with other decorative to add more charm to them. Here, read this to know how to proceed.
Lighting plays an important role in the Christmas decoration. Though you might be using a lot of sources to light up the whole area, these simple yet amazing Christmas Candles DIY ideas will blow your mind. You will love them, they are easy to use, simple to make, costs nothing yet looks amazing. Do try them, this Christmas.