A bunch of you have asked for the how to on the candy cane candle holders, I am so glad you liked them! You never know if you are the only one that thinks something is cute, you know? They are super easy to make. We’re talking fifteen minutes for two. They are super inexpensive too, costing about $1.50 each. Let’s get to it:
How To Make Candy Cane Candlesticks
Supplies to make two:
- 20 candy canes
- 2 taper candles
- hot glue gun
- scissors
I started by cutting off the plastic wrapper on just the two ends of the candy cane, leaving the remaining wrapper in tact. You could leave your ends on, by mine were pretty long and buggin’ me.
Next I took the wrapper off, leaving about six inches on the bottom. To measure how far you want to go down, just hold a candy cane to the candle, you want to wrapper to be below the candle.
Then run a thin strip of glue along the candy cane and press onto the candle, with the hook on the bottom. I will warn you, you can’t play much with the candy cane once it is on, it dries fast! I worked the rest of the way around by holding the candle in my hand by the hook (so the candle was upside down), and found that to give me the best control when placing on the canes.
Continue gluing the canes on, trying to keep the same angle of placement, and the base of the hooks at the same level. Let dry and you’re done! So so easy. On one of mine I did not have much room for the last candy cane, so it sticks out a bit, but I figure I am the only one that will notice. :)
I do think they look cutest with a little bow tied on, but I only had enough ribbon to squeak out one bow, yet another trip to the craft store…dang it. For the candle at the top of the post I used a grosgrain ribbon and tried to keep it small. Go to big and you might just overwhelm it.
So there you have it! They would be great for gifts, especially if you make the candy dish to go with them!
I have a bunch of other stuff I have made, just need to find the time to post them. I need an elf or two. Anyone?
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You’re so clever! What a cute idea!!
I recommend adding a rubberband to hold the candy canes as you get them on… slip them under as you add. :)
Great idea! I didn’t have any problem with them sticking though, quite the opposite! I would stick them on and they would instantly bond. Maybe because I left the plastic on? Without, you probably would need something like you said.
Thanks Rebecca!
That is totally cute, you could use rubberbands like rebecca said and hide them with the ribbon tied around it, I might have to dry this!!! Thanks
ya totally!! Even instead of glue, then you could munch on the candy canes when the festivities were over!
Love this…they will be perfect on my table Christmas Eve :) Thanks for the great idea!
very adorable! I’ve seen candy cane candlesticks, but never any like yours :)
OMG what a great idea, now this is something I would definately do, and it would make an awesome gift for my staff! Thanks for sharing~Suz
these are adorable! I’ve never seen anything like this. What a great DIY decor :)
Popping by from Made by You Mondays :)
This is a great idea! I think it would look stunning as a Christmas centerpiece! I am featuring this at somedaycrafts.blogpsot.com.
Super cute! :)
I’m going to try this with tacky double-sided tape wrapped around the candle. Faster and less messy, if it works, plus you could easily pull of the candy canes later to eat. :)
My son and I are gonna make these for his teachers tonight!!! I love this idea!
These are adorable. I so admire a person who is talented and crafty enough, to think of something that is so simple, and pretty, and it is just staring you right in the face. What an awesome use for all of those candy canes that you end up with each year. Good Job!!
i actually decided to use these for my sixteen candle holders at my sweet , thank you for the idea , it’s brilliant .
Your welcome! What a great idea for your sweet sixteen, do you have any pictures? I would love to see them!
when i make them , i will definitely post them . (:
What a fabulous idea!!
Can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks for your genius :)
Oh my! So cute. What a cleaver idea. Thanks for sharing.
This is by far the best Christmas craft idea I’ve seen yet!I love how easy it is.And would look great on any Christmas dinner table.I hope to make these sometime before Christmas.
Thanks so much Hilary! They really are super easy.
i think this is adorable…but had a hard time getting the 2 I made to stand even. Any hints?
Hi Chris, I just had to make sure I kept them at the same level on the bottom as I glued them around the candle. Maybe check as you go, and even if one is a little off, you can get the next one in line and it will balance it out. Hope this helps!
I loved these and am making them for gifts for my kids teachers!! Instead of glueing right to the candle, I made a small tube out of an empty toilet paper roll. I cut a piece of the toilet paper roll big enough to wrap around the bottom of the candle snuggly then taped it to form a mini tube and glued the candy canes to the outside of the mini tube and then stuck my candle in. That way I can change out the candle! Thanks for posting these!! Love them!
Oh my! That is the best idea! Thanks so much for sharing :)
Oh that’s clever and adorable!!!
These are absolutely adorable & so simple! I made these this evening for my MIL. She is going to love them! Thanks for the great idea!
My daughter found these on your website and bought the supplies for us to make them together. We had so much fun with it! I’m going to blog about it today. Thanks for sharing.
Came across this fabulous idea of yours using stumbleupon.com. I used poinsettias on mine as well. Came out just fabulously!
Definitely a cute idea!
Made this last week it was fast and easy (perfect for a school night) and it came out SUPER CUTE!!! In fact I’m going to make them for gifts. I’m actually thinking of cutting small pieces of PVC pipe and gluing the candy canes to that so you could reuse it.
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