Christmas Crafting Pool Noodles Into Candles

 Christmas Crafting Pool Noodles Into Candles 

Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams! Everyone survive all the Halloween festivities? For some a busy weekend too. But, here we are November. Feeling the season changing more, next will be Thanksgiving, but as we have all seen Christmas is out everywhere too. 

I Love Christmas! I love being able to craft, upcycle, repurpose all things christmas. Today I want to share a DIY project using pool noodles. Many things can be done with pool noodles, and over time I have learned to keep a few on hand in case I get an urge to make something with them. You see it done many times how pool noodles are used to make Halloween candles. They look great all decorated, and made up too. So, now we get to experience using them for Christmas candles. There are some great ones made I have seen with some adorable center pieces too. 

You could look for the color pool noodle of the color candles you want like red, green, blue, and white too. Of course if you have no luck finding the color you want you can always paint them as well. Have fun creating them, and making them to what you want displayed in your home. You can cut them into different sizes you want for a candle, or for a bundle of candles. 

Ok, once you cut them to the sizes you want don’t forget to outline the base of a tea light flicker candle at the top of the pool noodle. You’ll want to do this to help you better know what hole needs to be cut for you to insert the tea light candles in there. Don’t put them in quite yet though. You want the candle to be completed with any paint you want done, adding glue for the melted wax effect, adding some glitter maybe, epson salt can also be added to give the candle more of a natural look. Just so many fun, and exciting things you can do!

Once the candles have been decorated the way you want you can then add them to whatever you want to use for the base of your center pieces. You can use charger plates, pizza pans, maybe a rectangular serving tray, maybe a rimmed round tray, some kind of bowl, and the possibilities are endless. After deciding that you could add some snow around the bottom, add trees, add some deer, add snowmen, set a bench and some decorative light posts, put some snowflakes on the candles, put some ribbon on the candles, and again the endless possibilities you have with this are so fun!

Below you will see pictures shared of different ideas to make these candles. You will see some arrangements, how some were decorated, and I hope you enjoy them and are able to get some ideas for what you would like. These pictures I share are not my creations. Most were found on Pinterest, in Google searches, and some of them will be marked with who made and shared them too. 

They can be made simple with such a great effect. They can be dressed up more to give it the feel/vibe you want to share. No rules, no right or wrong, just do as you wish for what works for you. Oh, so fun isn’t it?

Well everyone I hope you enjoyed this idea of crafting with pool noodles. There is a lot you can do. I chose to show you the candles because honestly candles are a favorite thing of mine. I enjoy making them, and creating with candle holders too. For more ideas look at Pinterest, and do a Google search. Also, check with different craft groups locally and on Facebook too.

Thanks so much for visiting with LilacsNDreams! Have a great day, take care, and see you again soon!

Using black pool noodles, adding some glue for the melted wax look is my start for these I did couple years ago to put into a vendor fair I attended

Pretty much how it ended up with it being decorated. This was the 2nd time I had made these. Honestly, I think I rushed doing this a little bit. But, it was fun, and I got a lot of looks, compliments, and inquiries.