How to Make Jar Candles With Flowers

Jar candles decorated with flowers make a lovely home accent and a great gift. You can make your candle reflect the season or a special holiday, all depending on your choice of flowers. A great craft project for kids and adults.

Things You'll Need

• two jars, one small enough to fit inside the larger one
• votive or tea light candle
• potpourri or dried flowers or synthetic flowers
• glue gun or large rubber band
• ribbon
• scissors

Instructions

1. Take the smaller jar and attach flowers or potpourri to the outside of the jar. Glue the decorative elements on with a hot glue gun. If you don't have a hot glue gun, put a rubber band around the jar, tuck the flowers into the rubber band, and tie a ribbon around the rubber band.
   Don't give the jar too many decorative elements or you won't be able to see the candlelight through the glass.

2. Trim the flowers to make sure none of the decorative elements stick over the rim of the jar. Otherwise, you risk setting the flowers on fire when the candle is lit.

3. Place the candle into the smaller jar.

4. Put decorative moss, leaves, pebbles or more potpourri on the bottom of the larger jar.

5. Place the decorated small jar gently into the larger one, resting it on top of the moss and pebbles.

6. Tie a ribbon around the larger jar and add a decorative flower to the ribbon if you like.

7. Using a fireplace match or a long butane lighter, light your candle.