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Easy Halloween Candle Holder

Easy and fun, these DIY Halloween Mummy Candle Holders are a great upcycle craft and they make really fun Halloween decorations (on the cheap!)

With just a few supplies needed, it’s an affordable and easy craft for all ages and I love that it ends up being a fun decor item for Halloween parties, a haunted house or even a fun party favor!

Depending on the theme of your party, these unusual candles would make a great decorative piece as a Gothic candle holder too and will look fantastic at your Halloween dinner party.

Before you use these as candles, you could also use them as candy or pencil holders for gathering or classroom parties.

Easy and fun, these DIY Halloween Mummy Candle Holders are a great upcycle craft!

Obviously the jar size can vary and I would definitely check out your dollar store for bandage supplies and we’ve even used old shredded white t-shirts as mummy gauze, so get creative!

As far as the candle part goes –  I love to use tea lights in these but you could also use a battery operated votive candle, taper candles or pillar candle (just be cautious of course, to make sure these Halloween candle holders do their job and actually HOLD the Halloween candles upright so that you don’t risk a fire – again, why I really prefer the small tea light or battery operated candles…a lit candle always makes me nervous and with the battery operated candle option you won’t have to worry about the heat of the candle or and Halloween night accidents) Ok, did I “mom” out enough for you there??

I love homemade Halloween spooky decorations and I definitely think we kind of have a thing for DIY mummy crafts.

My hubby is a veterinarian so gauze is something that my kids have played with since they were young, and we’ve shared a few other mummy crafts in the past so make sure to check out our Mummy Pencil Treat Holders and my easy tutorial on How to Make a Mummy Pillow.

This is a very inexpensive halloween craft and the end result is so fun!

Easy Halloween Candle Holder

List of supplies:

  1. Clear glass jar – empty and clean
  2. White gauze bandage
  3. Scissors and Glue (hot glue or school glue will both work)
  4. Google eyes
  5. Black craft paper
  6. Flameless Tealight Candles (we love this 36 pack of flameless tealight candles!) 

How to make Mummy Candle Holders with Mason Jars

I love crafts made with mason jars, don’t you? So simple and classic. 

Step ONE:

The jar should be made of clear glass. If you do use plastic jars, obviously use caution putting any type of heat inside. Hold the bandage bundle from its open end. If the bandage is more than an inch along its width fold it to 1 inch width.

Step TWO:

Take the glass jar and apply glue on it, from where you want to start wrapping the bandage.

Step THREE:

Place the open end of the prepared bandage (from step 1) on the glued area; make sure that the bandage is glued nicely with the jar.

Step FOUR:

Start to wrap the bandage around the jar, making sure not to leave any gap between the wrap. Apply glue on the jar after each wrap.

Step FIVE:

Done wrapping? Cut off the bandage from the bundle and glue the open end to secure the wrapping.

Step SIX:

Use craft glue to attach the googly eyes on the top part of the jar’s body.

Aren’t these fun? My favorite part is that you can modify this craft to fit your needs and even use these fun jars as a way for guests to carry home goodies after an event or you could even use these to deliver treats to teachers, neighbors and friends! So many fun ways to use this DIY mummy candle holder craft!

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Mummy Candle Holder

Mummy Candle Holder

Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

This DIY Mummy Candle Holder is a fun Halloween craft activity and we love that this one will also help create some spooky decor to set the mood for your Halloween party! You could also use this as a craft activity for the kids at your fall harvest party, and we love the idea of lining your porch with these glowing mummy lanterns!

Materials

  • Clear glass jar - empty and clean
  • White woven bandage
  • Google eyes
  • Black craft paper
  • Candle

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    The jar should be made of clear glass, do not use plastic jars. Hold the bandage bundle from its open end. If the bandage is more than an inch along its width fold it to 1 inch width.
    Take the glass jar and apply glue on it, from where you want to start wrapping the bandage.
    Place the open end of the prepared bandage (from step 1) on the glued area; make sure that the bandage is glued nicely with the jar.
    Start to wrap the bandage around the jar, making sure not to leave any gap between the wrap. Apply glue on the jar after each wrap.
    Done wrapping? Cut off the bandage from the bundle and glue the open end to secure the wrapping.
    Use craft glue to attach the googly eyes on the top part of the jar's body.

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