UPDATE: This post originally ran on October 4th 2012 but with Thanksgiving coming up we wanted to share it again since these would make lovely decorations!
It’s that time of year…pumpkins are pretty much everywhere you look, and I don’t mind one bit – there is something about their plump orange appearance that is so loveable. Plus, in addition to making great decorations, they’re also pretty delicious. I had some wax left over from my homemade lip balm so I decided to use it to make some candles – and then I thought, why not turn mini pumpkins into candles?
What you need: a small pumpkin (or several :)), a sharp knife, a spoon, candle wicks, wax and if you want, scented oil. I got my mini pumpkins from the grocery store and all other supplies from A.C. Moore – you should be able to find wax and candle wicks at your local arts & crafts store!
Start by cutting the top off of the pumpkin – you can cut a small hole around the stem, or slice the whole top portion off, it’s up to you.
Next use a spoon to remove the insides of the pumpkin (maybe use the insides to make a delicious pumpkin dish!) Make sure to get the inside of the pumpkin as clean as possible.
Place a wick inside the pumpkin. If you want, you can put a dab of glue to hold it in place, but I just dug the metal ring into the bottom of the pumpkin and it stayed put – plus, once you pour in the wax the wick won’t go anywhere. Now it’s time to melt your wax. You can use a sauce pan on medium heat, or a double boiling method – boil water in one pot, and heat the wax in a smaller sauce pan placed over the pot. If you’d like, you can add in a few drops of scented oil like vanilla or cinnamon! I used cinnamon and it smells amazing.
Once the wax is melted, pour directly into your pumpkin. If you want it to cool quickly, stick the pumpkins in the fridge, or just let them sit overnight. I put mine in the fridge and the wax hardened in less than an hour.
Your pumpkin candles are now ready to be lit! These make great table decorations or Halloween party décor.
More DIY projects from the BLDG 25 Blog.
Photos by Julia.
How lovely!! I’m definitely going to make these :)
LOVE!!! The FP girls always have the best DIYs. I can’t wait to do this this weekend!
Where would you recommend buying the soy wax and candle wicks?
These are so cute…any ideas on how long they last (before getting rotten or moldy)?
Katie – i got the wax and wicks at a.c. moore but your local arts & crafts store or a place like Michaels should have them!
K – they should last around 3 weeks!
woooow great idea!!
DIY and more:
http://diyearte.blogspot.com
I am seriously gonna do this!!
Thanks for the inspiration!! I made a candle and blogged about it over on my blog, here! http://nativewell.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/things-for-thursday-2/
Thanks! xo
This may be a stupid question but…does the wax ruin your pot?
i just made these- they’re so lovely!
thank you for the idea : )
Hey, loved this. Blogged: http://skyturtle.net/ooh-i-like-that-some-diy-inspiration/
Pumpkin Candles is lovely vegetable,, I like it, its very uncommon food and healthy, no doubt, its make the vegetable salad, rice, soup, So its really lookrativ., I so much interested in Pumpkin Candles
These would be so cool in oranges, or lemons and other citrus fruits too
Checkout @srgoodie On insta! I just posted a wonderful pic of out home with these candles on it. Thanks for the wonderful idea :)
Do you a post a ‘Saturday-Do’ every Saturday? Or just occasionally? Because I really enjoy them, and would love to see them every weekend :)
You should do a post on arts and craft supplies to stalk up on/always have on you :)
Similar to the one you did on the nail art supplies kit.
Usually I do not read article on blogs, however I wish to say that this write-up very pressured me to check out and do it! Your writing taste has been amazed me. Thanks, quite great post.
Hi Julia
Thanks for the tutorial they look amazing. I made some out of Apples as well, There is also a pic on our blog that someone has done with Tangerines and the scent that you get is amazing.
Thanks Sarah