Make your own DIY tealight candle holder

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Holly Spanner

Published: February 4, 2021 at 7:47 am

Make this easy tealight candle holder with just some paper, glue and a stapler. This design is so simple, that you can adapt it for any occasion, and you'll be whipping it up in no time! Just change the paper to suit the occasion how about using standard white printer paper for an easy frosty DIY candle holder?

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You will need:

  • Card
  • Stapler
  • Glue

Step 1

To make this tealight candle holder, we’re going to start by making some hearts. Each heart is made from two 2.5 x 12.5cm and two 2.5 x 10cm paper strips. Take a short piece and create a loop. Take a long piece and fold around the small loop, as shown.

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Step 2

Repeat step 1 to create the second half of the paper heart. Use a paperclip to hold the base of the heart together, then staple the completed heart to secure.

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Step 3

Add a pretty glitter glue edge to each heart to add a bit of sparkle. Once your paper hearts are complete, simply ‘top and tail’ them around your tealight holder. If you have a similar sized candle to us, we made 14 hearts to complete this project! Join your hearts together in a ring around your tea light, to ensure you get the right size. We recommend using a battery operated safety candle but remember – if you’re using a real candle, keep flames away from paper elements, and never leave lit candles unattended.

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Holly Spanner

Staff Writer, BBC Science Focus

Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and engineer, informing on ground risk and remediation in the north of England, while hunting for exoplanets in her spare time. Alongside this, she was regional editor of a popular theatre website for nine years, and has a solid background in curating and developing content for the digital space. Holly is also an artist and illustrator, and regular contributor to the craft website, Gathered. She has previously worked with the RSPB, English Heritage, Disney, Pilot and Brother, as well as on BBC Good Food magazine, Home Style magazine, and Papercraft inspirations magazine. She enjoys photography and has a sustained interest in antiques.
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