How to Make a Candy Corn Candle With Tissue Paper

A candy corn theme is a warm and welcoming way to decorate your home for the Halloween season. Creating a candy corn candle holder can be a fun, yet inexpensive craft activity that is quick and easy to do, using some simple materials like tissue paper. This cute candle holder will serve the dual purpose of holding your Halloween candles, while adding a playful, seasonal ambience to your décor.

Things You'll Need

• 1Jar
• Acrylic paint, cream colored
• Paint brush
• Tissue paper (white, orange, yellow)
• Scissors
• White crafting glue
• Water
• Small bowl for mixing
• 6 Inches of raffia
• Tea light candle

Instructions

1. 

   Paint your jar with the cream colored acrylic paint. Set it aside to dry for at least one hour. Re-paint the jar with a second coat of the same paint. Place it in an open space to dry overnight.In the meantime, draw out the outline of a piece of candy corn, as shown in the diagram. Cut out the outline of the candy corn. Cut out each of the three sections.

2. Cut a square section of white tissue paper measuring six inches by six inches. Fold the square in half, and then in half again, forming a smaller square. Fold this in half again, and in half once more for an even smaller square. The paper will now have been folded in half a total of four times.

3. 

   Trace the outline of Section #1 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the tip of the candy corn.

4. 

   Repeat Step #3 with a piece of orange tissue paper. Trace the outline of Section #2 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the middle of the candy corn.Repeat Step #3 with a piece of yellow tissue paper. Trace the outline of Section #3 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the bottom of the candy corn.

5. Divide each color of your tissue paper cut-outs into two groups. This will give you a total of six groups, two groups of each color.

6. Make a decoupage solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of white glue and with 1 teaspoon of water each. Dip the paintbrush into the solution and dab any excess off onto the side of the bowl. Use it to apply some decoupage solution to a small section of the jar.

7. Place one of the white triangle cut-outs onto this section of the jar, with the tip pointing upward. Use the paintbrush to apply a thin layer of solution over this white cut-out. Repeat this step until you have used up one pile of white cut-outs.

8. Glue an orange cut-out below the white tip, letting the edges slightly overlap. Use the paintbrush to apply a thin layer of solution over this orange cut-out. Repeat this step until you have used up one pile of orange cut-outs. Repeat this step with the white cut-outs, positioning these below the orange ones, to complete one candy corn.

9. Repeat these steps to create a second candy corn on the jar, using the second pile of each color.

10. Wrap a piece of raffia around the top and tie a bow, to add some homemade charm. Spray the jar and decoupaged tissue with acrylic sealer spray. After it is dry, place a tea light inside of the jar.