Calling all the monsters, it’s time for vintage Halloween crafting! Make your Halloween boo-tiful by making these upcycled decorative retro Halloween candles using cardboard tubes and paper! These are a spooktacular addition to your Halloween decorations or would even be a fun activity to craft during a party!
Materials:
- Fiskars Paper Trimmer
- Silicone Mat
- Fiskars Precision Wire Cutters
- Fiskars Scissors
- Paper Roll Tubes
- Clear Tape
- Halloween Decorative Paper
- Black Cardstock
- Glitter Pipe Cleaners
- Glitter Chenille Stems
- Glitter
- Hot Glue Gun
- White School Glue
- Paint Brush
- Decorative Ribbon
How To:
Prep paper roll tubes:
If you are making a cluster of candles, you will want them to be different sizes. Cut down your paper towel rolls into different sizes or tape some together to make them larger.
Cut your paper to size:
Measure the length of your paper tubes and cut your paper down to size with the paper trimmer. Wrap the paper around the tube and tape or glue it down well.
Create the flat top of the candle:
Stand the paper towel roll on a piece of paper and trace around the base. Cut out the circle.
Add the flames:
With the wire cutters, cut a glitter pipe cleaner about six inches long. Pinch the pipe cleaner in the middle and twist the ends together and manipulate it to look like a flame. Cut a piece of the glitter chenille pipe cleaner about two inches long and twist it into the center of the flame. Pierce a whole in the center of the cut out circle and put the bottom of the flame inside.
Add the halo and candle top:
Take another glitter pipe cleaner and glue one end to the inside of the paper tube. Glue the other end of the pipe cleaner directly across on the inside as well. Hot glue the cut out circle to the top of the tube. Tip: Don’t worry about it being messy!
Time for glitter:
Use school glue and a paint brush to evenly coat the top of the candle and sprinkle on your glitter, this doesn’t only look cute, it hides any imperfections! Take the paint brush and add drips down the side of the candle and sprinkle more glitter. Tip: do these steps on top of the silicone mat for easy clean up!
Make the candle holder:
take a lid of a jar and cut out a circle about three inches in diameter. Cut out a strip of paper about half an inch wide and glue it around the cur circle to create a rim. Cut out a strip of paper that is about an inch wide and 4 inches long and glue the ends together to create a circle and glue it to the bottom of the cut circle. Cut one more strip for the handle and glue it in place. Once that’s all connected decorate it with ribon, strings or paper.
Happy vintage Halloween!