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Fall Foliage Candle Holder Craft

October 11, 2015 By Emily Gammon 3 Comments

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Chris and I have been so excited about the fall foliage and making crafts with beautiful leaves.  We challenged each other to come up with a new project to top last year’s Nicole Duke’s Leaf Roses.  My project is a fall leaf candle holder using a canning jar, Mod Podge, a paintbrush, and leaves.

Fall Foliage Candle Holder

After gathering leaves, I placed them on paper towels to dry.  The night before I gathered we had a significant frost, and everything was wet in the morning.  I layered the leaves and weighted them down with a heavy cutting board.

Maple Leaves

I seem to be stuck on using up my canning jars, don’t I?  I love them!  They’re durable, functional, and pretty!  Oh, and they’re relatively cheap!!

Foliage Candle Holder Supplies

I covered the canning jar with Mod Podge and placed the leaves on the tacky surface.  They didn’t adhere well, so I tried applying more Mod Podge.  The leaves weren’t pliable enough or flimsy enough to mold to the round jar.  To hold the leaves in place while drying, I wrapped parchment paper around the jar secured with rubber bands.  I left it overnight to dry.  In the morning I got an okay result.

Adding a Bow for "Bling"

Adding a Bow for “Bling”

I don’t love the “glue” look over the leaves, but it is very pretty when lit at night.  I added a bow to give the jar some pizazz in the daytime; and as they say: It Is What It Is!

Foliage Candle Holder

Foliage Candle Holder

If someone comes up with a better idea for attaching leaves to jars, I’d love to hear about it.  Possibly if my jar was smooth, it would have worked better…

As an end note, I’ll say it’s kind of funny when your sister calls and tells you she’s making a new leaf craft and you say, “Me too!”  Later that night you text to say, “My project isn’t that great,” and she responds, “mine stinks too.”  You have to laugh at these moments and keep finding new ideas to share!

What new ideas have you been experimenting with?

Take a look at our other Fall Leaf Projects! And as always, don’t forget to share your pictures with us on Facebook!

Easy DIY Fall leaf mason jar candle

Filed Under: Projects Tagged With: affordable crafts, DIY, Fall Crafts, Mason Jars

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  1. Easy DIY Fall Leaf Bowl Decorations says:
    October 12, 2015 at 5:24 pm

    […] you are putting leaves on a canning jar, try using a dab of hot glue to adhere at first, then coat with mod podge for finished result. […]

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  2. Sisters Know Best Top 5 Picks for Fall Crafts - Sisters Know Best says:
    September 5, 2018 at 10:48 am

    […] make and again are affordable. For complete instructions, check out our blog post where we made our mason jar leaf candles. These are fun to make and are beautiful when lit up at night. They are the perfect gift for fall […]

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  3. Fall Craft Ideas Roundup - the best just in time for Autumn says:
    September 8, 2020 at 7:52 pm

    […] candle holders. And mason jars absolutely ARE fall! Think of canning. Right? Anyway.  with this fall leaf mason jar craft, you’ll add a touch of fall to your candlelight ambiance. As the light glows and flickers […]

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