How to Make Outdoor Ice Candle Holders

These candle holders look absolutely beautiful outside of your home. They twinkle, sparkle and shine against a dark winter night. These candle holders are very easy to make and you probably have everything you need already in your house.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Place rocks in a plastic cylinder shaped item. You can use a section of old pool hose, a medium sized round shampoo bottle etc. It just has to be slightly larger than a votive candle. If you are using an item without a bottom secure plastic wrap over one end to keep the rocks inside.

2. Fill a small plastic bucket such as a child sand pail or an old clean coffee can about ¾ of the way with water.

3. Apply shortening to the cylinder with the rocks inside.

4. Place the cylinder in the center of the bucket or coffee can.

5. Put some pine needles, whole cranberries or holly leaves in the water.

6. Place the containers in your freezer or if it is consistently below 32°, even during the day, leave them outside to freeze.

7. When frozen solid, this can take 1 to 4 days depending on the temperature and the size of your container, remove them from the freezer.

8. Remove the center cylinder. If you have trouble removing the cylinder pour water in the cylinder to defrost the shortening and it should slide right out after a few minutes. Turn the bucket upside down in your sink, run warm water over the container until the ice slides out.

9. Wipe the excess shortening out of the center hole with a paper towel.

10. Place the ice block on a plate. Place a votive or tea light candle in the center hole. Put pine cones, pine branches or holly around the outside of the ice block.

11. Place ice blocks along your driveway or outside stairs and light the candles.

[missnye]

on 12/10/2009 I have everything but freezing temps! (I live in FL)*****

[jaredsgirl]

on 11/20/2009 I love this idea for making outdoor ice candle holders. Thanks for sharing another creative article! 5*

[writer7]

on 11/16/2009 What a great idea on making outdoor ice candle holders!

[sallyemaycreate]

on 11/15/2009 What an awsome idea... wish you had a picture of what it looks like! Thanks for a great article on How to Make Outdoor Ice Candle Holders! 5*

[ourlastchance]

on 11/13/2009 What a great idea for a candle holder. Thanks!