Candy Cane Candles
If you need a last minute table centerpiece, holiday gift or even something simple that the older kids can make, these candy cane Christmas candle sticks are perfect! All the supplies can be purchased at the dollar store! FULL POST WITH FREE PATTERN HERE
SUPPLIES NOTE ON CANDY CANES: 4.5″ measured tip to curve. If candy canes have a measurement on the box it is from tip to tip not tip to curve. ⚫Candy Canes, Pack of 12, Singly Wrapped (KEEP WRAPPED) ⚫10″ White Taper Candles, Wrapped (KEEP WRAPPED) ⚫Hot Glue Gun ⚫Silver Ribbon 1.5″ wide ⚫Sheet of Red & Green Cardstock ⚫1/2″ Gold Jingle Bells, one per candle ⚫Detail Scissors for cutting out poinsettia pattern ⚫Poinsettia pattern FREE ON OUR SITE POST
Lay down a 3 to 4 inch heavy strip of hot glue on the candle base.
Quickly stand up the candle and press the first candy cane on it to make it stand as straight as possible. IMPORTANT: Once you have placed them on the glue, you can only adjust them for just a second or two. So be quick! The trick is to get your candle to stand straight. If it does not, in the end you can glue a little something under one side to make it even, such as a sliver of wood, then paint it to match so it won’t show.
Add your next row of glue.
Quickly stand up your candle and press on your cane. Because these are taper candles the candy canes will touch at the top but will have small gaps at the bottom. Again, the goal is to get your candle to stand straight.
This shows the bottom of my candle after all the candy canes were glued on.
You can see the gap at the bottom because of the taper. This is fine.
Cut out your poinsettia pattern. You can get this on our site.
These are ready to glue together.
Glue the leaves behind the red leaves and glue a bell in the center.
Glue your ribbon around the candy cane base.
If your candy canes have uneven spots where the plastic sticks up you can clip them off.
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Super cute!
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