Easy Scented Jack O Lantern Tea Lights
by Susan Myers
I’ve never been a huge fan of scary Halloween decorations. Orange isn’t my favorite color and being scared isn’t my favorite thing. So, I tend to decorate with fall themed items rather than going the scary-witchy route. But I really do love the smell of citrus and allspice. So I found a way to combine the Halloween “scary-ness” with the natural scents of oranges and spice.
For this project I used navel oranges, whole allspice, tea lights and a cookie cutter.
Begin by cutting a “lid” from the orange about 3/4″ from the top.
Use a cookie cutter to cut an opening in the lid.
Scoop out the inside of the orange.
Carve a fun Jack O Lantern face.
Add 2 tsp. of whole allspice into the bottom and push in a tea light candle.
Light the candle and soon your home will fill with the smells of citrus and allspice!
These little votives will last as long as the candle does and you can replace the candle several times before the orange finally gives out. Mine lasted about three days and then I put the rinds out for the birds to enjoy.
You could also use these little Jack O Lanterns as place settings on a Fall table scape. Wouldn’t that make the table look festive!
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I plan to make them next year, already had all my Halloween out. Thirty idea.
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GREAT IDEA (Y)
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Great idea! I was just wondering though - could the oranges catch fire from the candles, especially as they start to dry up?