We are starting to get things ready for Christmas here. Yes, I know Thanksgiving hasn’t passed yet, but every year my girls and I plan our table centerpiece together. Then I get busy making the elements. I like to have it done before Thanksgiving, so the day after Thanksgiving I can go Christmasy at our house. Part of our table centerpiece for this year involved learning how to make a glitter candle. It was really easy and could be some fun DIY home decor for any time of year.
Making glitter candles is surprisingly easy. For how much they charge for candles, I think that decorating my own may become a standard thing around here. It is so easy and in this case makes them so pretty and sparkly. Is it just us or does anything with sparkles and glitter seem a little bit better? Let me show you this easy and quick DIY home decor craft.
Supplies:
Candles
Mod Podge
Paint Brush
Start by painting all sides of your candle on which you want glitter with Mod Podge.
There are two slightly tricky parts to painting your candle with Mod Podge. The first is only with the larger candles. They are hard to hold because they are tall. The second is that the Mod Pode will streak and leave holes in it as it doesn’t really want to adhere to the waxy candle. You can see that in the picture above.
I found that if you paint your candle with two coats of Mod Podge, even though you will see the streaks and the holes, there is enough Mod Podge that the glitter will stick to the candle and you won’t be able to see them.
I ended up using two types of glitter. If you want to do the same, start with a larger glitter and gave the candle an initial light sporadic coating. Go back over your candle with your fine glitter (the glitter that is pictured in the supply picture).
Let your candle dry. I like to leave mine on a piece of parchment paper
to dry so it doesn’t stick to the surface and lose glitter in the process.
to dry so it doesn’t stick to the surface and lose glitter in the process.
By using the two different sized of glitter, you get a varied and pretty texture to your glitter candle.
Like I said, this is an easy and pretty craft. Those are my favorite kind…how about you?
I’m using these glitter candles on my Christmas table, but they could easily be used for so many other seasons and holidays. Oh and by the way, please check your glitter packaging to make sure it isn’t listed as being flammable. Mine was not, so I think it will be fine to light the candles. Just make sure to read your packaging, because burning glitter would be a bad sparkly!
Have you started to get ready for Christmas? Any glitter and sparkle in your Christmas plans for this year?
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I bought candles with the intention of doing this, and no DIY instructions! Thanks for posting!
So glad I could help you out! Have fun! I hope you love how they look when you are finished.
I have no idea if my glitter is flammable or not but I am thinking I can just do this with cheap battery operated candles instead. Glitter + glue + candle = one happy girl! Thanks for this simple idea!!!
Yes, I think you might be able to do this with the battery operate candles. They just may be a bit more challenging to get the Mod Podge and Glitter to stick to since they are plastic. I hope it works!
KC
Oh wow that is pretty simple and best of all much cheaper than going out and buying candles! Although I do not think my little man would be to into making glitter candles I sure wouldn’t mind doing this for the holidays! Thanks for sharing! ~Leah~
Yes, I love how much cheaper it is over buying this type of candle! You might be surprised that your little man might like sprinkling the glitter. You never know. Take care,
KC
A beautiful DIY!
Thanks!
Love it! Such a great idea!
Thanks!
Love white sparkly candles, they look so serene in a grouping as you’ve shown them. Candles are so expensive now. Maybe that’s something we might want to try to make on our own. I’m tired of paying so much for a plain white candle. I do watch at Michaels when they have candles on sale or I use a coupon. Only way I’ll buy candles anymore is on sale or coupon, I blame it on my SS budget (and I’m cheap). Happy days, glad I found your blog again.
Beautiful candles love the glitter effect i have just done this with wine glasses, now where did i put my candles? lol!
is glass glitter flammable Thank you
I’m not sure. The glitter I used is not glass. I’ve used these candles for years now and never had any issue with the glitter. Sorry, I don’t have more information for you.