DIY Wooden Candle Holders

By DIY Maven

If you have some leftover scraps from your latest woodworking project, how about using them to make votive candle holders? They’re easy to produce and beautiful when completed, which means you might want to make a few for yourself and some to give as gifts.

Supplies

1. A chunk of wood the size of your choice. Although, a standard votive cup is about ½ inch high, which means you’ll want to use a piece of wood double that thickness, or so. (My hunk is 3.5" wide by 13.75" long by 1.5" thick.)

2. A spade bit the same size as the diameter of your votive cup and a drill. (Experience has taught me that not all votives are the same diameter. Cheap ones--those sold in bags of 25 plus--sometimes have bigger cups. Standard, good quality votives, however, measure 1.5" in diameter.)

3. Votive candles in accompanying tin or plastic cups

Steps

1. Measure and mark the board where you want to place your votive candles.

2. Using drill and spade bit, drill holes as deep as your votives are high.

3. Finish board as desired. I sanded my oak board and applied a fruitwood stain but didn’t bother with polyurethane.

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June 06, 2007

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baconthecat

July 24, 2007

Hey!! That is such a fantabulous idea! If one had wood carving skills one could even carve designs into it... Ooo!

StillSubtleDance

June 15, 2007

My dad has more wood in his basement than anyone I've ever seen. I went and looked at what some possible options were last night. I'm going to make one this weekend! Thanks so much for the idea!

DIY Maven

June 06, 2007

No issues with the fire/wood aspect. Of course, the votives have tin cup holder things. I'd say, as with all candles, don't leave them unattended... and keep them away from kindling, of course ;)