5 Natural DIY Candle Rings In Under 10 Minutes
Hey friends, are you adding warm, cozy candlelight to your home as the days get shorter? Would you like to elevate those simple candles with creative, natural candle rings? Wait until you see how simple it is to make these 5 Natural DIY Candle Rings in under 10 Minutes! With just a few natural elements and your trusty hot glue gun, you can transform ordinary natural materials into stunning, rustic candle rings perfect for farmhouse, cottage, or traditional-style decorating. So grab your supplies and let’s get started.
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DIY Forged Candle Rings: Inspiration and Preparation
I’m deeply inspired by nature, and each day as I walk, I look along the ground for the amazing shapes and colors that nature has to offer. I started coming home with beautifully colored fallen leaves. Then my pockets started bulging with acorns and nuts that captured my attention. Brad kept asking what I was going to do with all these items, and I wasn’t exactly sure, but I liked how they looked. So the first thing I did was add the leaves to my flower press to dry them. Then I used the tips from my Foraging Safety Guide to debug my other foraged materials. Within a few days, I had a plan. I could use my finds to make candle rings, and here’s what I did.
Supply List
First the free foraged materials
- Hickory Nuts or any shelled nut you desire.
- Fall Leaves – Pressed
- Acorns
- Dried Hydrangeas blooms
- Hickory Nut Shells
- Small Pinecones
Additional Items To Complete The Project!
- A glass cylinder that will hold a pillar candle or a round glass jar approximately that size.
- Rubber Bands
- Raffia Ribbon (optional)
- Hot Glue Gun
- Parchment or Wax Paper
1 – Hickory Nut Candle Ring Tutorial
The first candle ring is made using hickory nuts and a few small acorns that I added at the last minute. You will need the glass cylinder and hot glue for this project.
Easy Steps For Hickory Nut Candle Ring
Prepare your work surface with a non-stick material such as wax paper or parchment paper. Then begin to attach the hickory nuts with hot glue. Apply the hot glue to the side of the nuts and press them together to adhere.
For the first round, place the nut flat on your work surface with all sides facing the same direction. Use the glass cylinder to wrap the nuts around. Keep the nuts pressed against the glass until the circle is complete.
Next, add a second row of nuts. This time, the nuts stand instead of lying flat.
Optional: Add Acorns To Hickory Nut Candle Ring
Since I’m more of a more-is-better kind of girl, after finishing the hickory nut candle ring, I decided to add a row of small acorns. Add a drop of hot glue to the side of the acorn and nestle it between the nuts. Hold until the glue dries.
The rustic texture of this candle ring complements the textured fall mantel well.
2 – DIY Fallen Leaf Fall Candle Ring
The leaves are starting to turn, and I couldn’t resist saving a few maple leaves that had turned a beautiful fall red.
Leaf Candle Ring How To
This is a remarkably easy project, and you can complete each candle ring in under 5 minutes. Gather your glass cylinder, pressed fall leaves, rubber band, and hot glue gun.
Insider Tip
For best results be sure to press your leaves until they are dried. Otherwise, as the leaves dry they will curl. You can place leaves inside heavy books or use a flower drying press like this DIY Scrap Wood Project I made. It only takes a fews days for the leaves to dry.
Begin by adding the rubber band around the bottom of the glass cylinder or jar. Cut the stems from all the leaves. Then, place the larger leaves under the rubber band, allowing them to cover the bottom section of the jar completely.
Once you have the jar covered, begin adding smaller leaves by attaching them with hot glue. Don’t allow the hot glue to adhere to the rubber band; instead, attach it just above the band to the previously applied leaves. Completely circle the jar with a row of smaller leaves.
Finally, wrap a ribbon or raffia around the leaves and tie.
You can leave the leaf candle ring on the glass cylinder, or you may prefer to use it alone without the glass. If so, gently remove the rubber band from the leaves. Slide the leaves from the glass and add the ring to any pillar candle you choose.
Now you can add your fall leaf candle ring to your fall decor. The leaves add a high-end, designer feel to the Dollar Tree glass cylinder.
3 – Make An Easy Dried Hydrangea Candle Ring in Under 5 Minutes
If you have any dried hydrangeas, you will want to make this easy hydrangea candle ring. It will add a charming, elegant feel to any candle.
Quick & Easy Steps
Gather your glass cylinder, a rubber band, and a few dried hydrangea blooms.
Begin by placing the rubber band around the glass. (Note: The blooms will stay attached to the glass cylinder, so you want to use one that is the height and design you want to decorate with.)
Cut the hydrangea blooms into small pieces to make the placement more manageable. Place the stem of the blooms under the rubber band.
Continue to add blooms and nestle them together until you have the desired effect.
Add your decorative dried hydrangea candle to create elegance in any vignette. This candle ring will work with your decor year-round.
Insider Tip
Preserve Blooms: To avoid excess shedding, you can spray the blooms with a light coat of hair spray. Allow the spray to dry before adding the blooms to the rubber band.
Artifical Blooms: If you don’t have access to dried hyrdrangeas, this candle ring will look amazing with faux blooms.
4 – Foraged Acorns Candle Ring
Another easy candle ring can be made with foraged acorns. It’s put together much like the hickory nut candle ring. All you need are gathered acorns and hot glue.
How To Make A Candle Ring With Acorns
Begin to attach acorns with hot glue. Lay them against the glass cylinder to shape and turn all the acorns in the same direction. I then added the second row and attempted to incorporate some touches of yellow to add a fall color. I also placed the second row with the colored ends at an angle away from the glass.
Add a decorative candle, and you have a rustic candle ring to complement your fall decor.
All of these DIY candle rings would work with these adorable pinecone flicker candles.
Insider Tip
Want to use your acorn candle ring beyond the fall? You can spray paint the candle ring with gold, silver or white paint for an elegant holiday style.
5 – DIY Pinecone & Nut Shell Candle Ring
Last but not least is another nature-inspired candle ring. After picking up whole hickory nuts, I began noticing that the squirrels had cracked and emptied many nut shells. The shells were broken in half, and I decided to create another ring displaying the squirrel’s handiwork. It’s unique and I hope you like it.
For this one, I used the glass cylinder again, small gathered pinecones, the cracked nut shells, and hot glue.
How To Pinecone & Nut Shell Candle Ring
The first row is made with small gathered pinecones attached with hot glue. Hold the cones together until the glue adheres.
Once the circle is complete with pinecones, begin adding the cracked nut shells with the inside of the shell facing up. Then add a second row to complete the rustic candle ring.
Add a candle and decorate with your unique, rustic candle ring. This ring would also look amazing if you painted the pinecones gold before adding the nut shells. Really many color combinations would be stunning.
Post Resource List
- Pinecone Flicker Candles (Battery Operated with Remote)
- Pillar Flicker Candles (Battery Operated with Remote)
- Cylinder Glass Candleholder
- Hot Glue Gun
- Pinecones
- Faux Hydrangea Stems
- Hydrangea Candle Ring
In Conclusion
Although I planned these candle rings for fall decorating, many are perfect for use at Christmas or can also be adapted for year-round use. I hope you are inspired by these 5 easy-to-make, nature-inspired DIY Candle Rings. There are several more options and combinations to make stunning candlerings. I made a simple gold pinecone candle ring with Dollar Tree pinecones last year, and you can follow that tutorial to use foraged pines.
Be open to new ideas and look to nature for inspiration when decorating for the fall and Christmas seasons this year. Not only is it economical, but it is also an environmentally friendly way to decorate your home. You may also enjoy reading 10+ Nature-Inspired Free Fall Decor Ideas You Can Easily Make. Thank you for following along with my DIY adventures.
