30+ Decorative Votive Holders

Cut Paper: Cut pattern from self-adhesive paper then stick design on glass candle holders.

Cinnamon: Tie cinnamon sticks to a glass votive holder with raffia, as the sticks heat up you’ll enjoy a waft of cinnamon scent.

Lacy: Pieces of lace are shaped with fabric stiffener and molded over filled balloons until they dry. Once dry, fit a small glass votive inside.

Easy Vintage Style: Decorated with old book pages, bits of ribbon and lace and flowers.

Floral: Soft candle light flickers through flowers…achieved by inserting a small votive inside a slightly large glass (flowers are positioned in between the gap).

DIY Wine Glass Candle Lampshades: Inexpensive wine glasses become fancy candle lamps when topped with vellum shades.

Lace Covered: Very easy to make, just wrap a piece of lace around a small glass jar or votive and keep in place with transparent tape.

Pine Cone Scales: Layer pine cone scales with hot glue to achieve this look.

Goblets: Fill metal goblets with melted microwavable soy wax and candle wicks for this lovely craft.

Printed Paper Votive Luminary: Print chosen design on cardstock then fold and shape around a glass votive.

Artichoke Candle Holder: Cut out the inside of an artichoke (first given a lemon juice bath to prevent oxidization) then insert a small glass votive and tealight.

Paper Napkin Covered: Apply one layer of decorative paper napkin to a glass votive with a 50/50 mix of water and PVA.

Fall Leaf: Decorate small glass containers with leaves (preserved with clear poly-crylic) kept in place with double sided tape and twine.

Easy Fabric Covered: Cover glass votives with bits of fabric and mod podge.

DIY Vellum Wrapper: Wrap vintage book paper around mini glass jars.

Cornhusk: Wrap votives with dried cornhusks and tie in place with ribbon.

DIY Mercury Glass: Spray the inside of glass vases and candle holders with mirror paint to achieve this look.

Colored Glass: Pint-sized canning jars, glazed with paint to match a garden’s decorating scheme, provide pretty, low-cost candle lanterns. These blue-hue jars enhance the garden scene while protecting the votive candles from breezes.

Jam Jar Cozies:
Three adorable little cozies to make that cover jars of all sizes.

Sweater Cozies: Simple crochet pattern to make votive cozies using worsted weight wool.

Water Balloon Luminaries: A paraffin wax luminary is made using a balloon as the mold, tea light tucked inside once set.

Birch Tree Bark Candles: Votive candles are slipped inside hollowed out birch branches.

DIY Painted Votives: Paint the inside of glass votives with watery paint, allow to dry and then see how pretty they look once candles are lit.

Origami Wraps: Squares of decorative origami paper are folded and taped around clear glass votives, the paper is thin enough for the light to shine through.

Stained Glass: Cover a clear glass votive with tissue paper in assorted colors (cut in various shapes) and Mod Podge.

Faux Gilded Cups: Small frosted cups are decorated in a lacey pattern using a paper doily, spray adhesive and Sharpie metallic paint pens.

DIY Mercury Glass: Use vintage cut glasses for a pleasing display, items required for project include silver, gold, or copper leaf sheets, adhesive and leafing paint.

Photo Memory Candles: Black & white photocopies and transparent contact paper are used to make these glass candleholders.

Evergreen Candles: Spray adhesive is used to cover a glass hurricane with evergreen pieces, fill container with pillar candles.

Fabric Lined Glass Jars: Should only be used for battery-operated tea lights for safety reasons.

Frosted: Wrap a thrift store goblet with rubber bands then spray with frosted glass spray paint.

Concrete Tealight Holder: Made with fine mixed concrete, small silicone molds, oil and some tealights…great for the deck!