Christmas is one of the busiest times of year! Everyone gets in the holiday spirit in some way. We love DIY Christmas decorations. Our friends have started to share and scour their boards for fresh ideas. Chris is a fan of ALL toilet paper roll craft ideas. So when we saw this toilet paper roll craft for Christmas, we knew our readers would love it also! And the best part is this is a perfect Christmas decoration to make yourself or with your kids!
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Supplies to make DIY Christmas candles:
- toilet paper rolls (empty, of course!)
- hot glue gun and glue stick (our favorite is the Gorilla Dual Temp Mini Hot Glue Gun)
- plain copy paper (We used white paper, but a textured or colored paper would be awesome as well!)
- paint (we used white, but red would be very festive!)
- battery-powered tea light candles (best value if you plan do use a lot of tea lights are these Beichi 100-pack tea lights)
- creativity
Instructions for DIY Christmas Candles:
We liked cutting our toilet paper tubes to varying heights. This gives the look of new candles as well as used candles. It makes for an interesting display to have several heights.
On one end of the toilet paper tube, make an insert of heavy-duty tape. This will act as a basket or shelf to hold the battery-powered tea light candle.
Next, cover the TP tube with plain copy paper. Use clear tape or a dab of hot glue to fasten it together. Don’t worry about the glue running down the side. It creates the melting wax effect!
Now you will drizzle hot glue down the sides of the tubes to resemble melting wax. If children are helping with this step, please caution them about using the hot glue gun. At what age do you let kids use hot glue guns? We were born with them in our hands. 🙂
Once the hot glue has cooled, grab the paint color of your choice and paint the entire tube including the glue drizzles.
Finally, arrange your candles in a pleasing grouping. Insert your tea lights and enjoy the cozy feeling your new DIY Christmas decor brings to your winter nights. We think these would be spectacular in a guest bedroom during the holidays. Or what a great DIY Christmas gift idea? Or scouting troop project? OR children could make these and deliver to the elderly or hospitals where open flame candles aren’t permitted. The possibilities are endless.
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I did make these for Halloween – hung with fishing line they’re spooky! I used white spray paint, which worked very well.
That’s awesome! I’d love to see. Hope over to our Facebook page if you want and post them.