Vintage Wood Candleholder Centerpiece

Hello all!

This week I decided to create another DIY candleholder. I was browsing on Pinterest and I came across a candleholder made out of a thick piece of wood. I then went to my grandparents in search of a similar piece. After hunting for a few minutes I was able to find the perfect piece of wood. Next, I got down to work in hopes of creating a vintage wood candleholder centerpiece! 

The supplies you’ll need to create this wood candleholder are the following:

Thick piece of wood

Drill press with a round bit.

Sander

Paint Brush

Chestnut Stain

Varnish

**Majority of these supplies can be purchased at a hardware store.

Step 1: Once you’ve found a thick or long piece of wood, take a drill press with a round bit and drill 10 or more holes depending on the size of your piece of wood. Drill the holes in a pattern onto the wood. The round bit is the same size as a tea light, so the candles will fit perfectly into the drilled holes.

Step 2: Once all the holes are drilled, I used a palm sander and sanded the piece of wood down until it felt soft.

Step 3: After the wood was sanded down I used my paintbrush and chestnut stain and painted on 3 coats of stain. I wanted my candleholder to look very shiny. Once the stain was dry I took another paintbrush and painted on 1 coat of varnish. The varnish is a final coat that leaves the piece looking sealed and shiny. Once the varnish is completely dry you can now place the candleholder anywhere you’d like. I placed mine on top of my dinning table and used it as a centerpiece. I also place it on top of my fireplace mantel.

EXTRA: I eventually carved my boyfriend’s, and my name into the piece of wood. I did this with a stencil and a electric wood carver. This is very easy to do and adds more to the piece.

Hope you guys enjoyed the Vintage Wood Candleholder Centerpiece tutorial!  

Festive Mini Pumpkin Candleholders

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Seeing how this weekend is Thanksgiving I decided to make something easy and very festive! I made pumpkin candleholders. These holders are easy and cheap to do. They can be left outside for decorations or inside on the table where they work as great centerpieces for turkey dinner.

What you’re going to need to be able to create these cute candleholders:

Mini Pumpkins

Sharp knife

Tea light candles

Sharpie

Water based varnish

Paintbrush

Step 1: You can purchase mini pumpkins or gourds from a farmers market or Wal-Mart. Cut the steam off of each gourd and use a marker to trace the outline of the tea light candle onto the top of the pumpkin. 

 Step 2: Take a very sharp knife and cut around the marker lines, which will look like a circle. Be careful, the mini pumpkins are extremely tough. Once the hole has been cut, use a spoon to dig all the seeds and guts out of the pumpkin. Do this for each pumpkin.

Step 3: After the seeds and guts have been removed wash the marker lines off and the inside of the pumpkin to make sure everything is looking clean. Dry the pumpkins off with a paper towel thoroughly.  

Step 4: Now take a paintbrush and the varnish, and do one coat of varnish to each pumpkin. This allows the pumpkin to look shiny and the varnish allows the pumpkin to last longer.

Step 5: Once the varnish has completely dried, you can place the tea light candles into each pumpkin. Now you are finished! You can place these festive candleholders anywhere you would like.

Hope you enjoyed, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!