Wood is an indispensable material for creating various original things that can decorate the interior of any apartment or house. Incredibly beautiful and stylish decorative elements are wooden candlesticks, which are quite easy to make with your own hands. Such candlesticks, even without a lit candle, always look very attractive and will attract glances if placed on an open shelf or coffee table.
wooden candlestick “heart”
Candlestick made from old wooden bracelets
Designer wooden candlesticks are quite expensive, and purchasing ordinary standard candlesticks is not at all a reason to be proud. The best option will make wooden candlesticks with your own hands, and for this you do not need to have special skills.
Designer candlestick in the shape of a root
Horseshoe candlestick
From hazelnut branches
From thick wooden branches, saw cuts, driftwood and even thin twigs, you can quite easily make wonderful and very original candlesticks with your own hands, such as those shown in the photo. In addition to the fact that such an unusual element will become a worthy decoration for any room, a wooden candlestick made by yourself can be an excellent and unique gift for loved ones.
How to make a candlestick out of wood with your own hands
One of the most simple ways To make an original candlestick from wood is to use fairly thick branches; birch branches are perfect for this option.
Birch candlestick
Operating procedure:
- They need to be cut into pieces, about 10 centimeters high.
- Inside each of them, using a drill, you need to make a recess for the candle.
- The edges of the candlestick need to be processed sandpaper, place the candle in the recess and you can enjoy the new decor in your apartment.
Making a hole with a drill
In addition to this method, there are other options for how you can make a variety of wooden candlesticks with your own hands, without having to spend a lot of time.
5-6 candlesticks of different lengths create a beautiful effect
Gold plated wood
Just like the previous option, you can make candlesticks from any tree by peeling the bark from them and painting the bases of the candlesticks with golden paint. This way you will give the candlesticks a more festive look.
The base is painted acrylic paint from a can
From a thick whole branch
You don’t need to saw a thick branch, but use it to make a stand for several candles. To do this, you need to lay it horizontally and make several recesses along the entire length for small candles. This stand would be an ideal table decoration and would also look great above the fireplace.
Made from a single cut of wood - looks great on the table
A candlestick made from old driftwood looks great on the floor
From an old frozen tree
From timber
It is not necessary to look for a suitable branch to create a wooden candlestick; you can make it using a piece of timber. All you need to do is make recesses for candles in the cups and attach metal horseshoes to the sides, which will serve as legs. In the end it will be very stylish element decor.
Made from solid timber, and old horseshoes on the sides are attached with nails
If you were unable to find thick branches, this is not a reason to be upset. You can buy a candle in a glass cup and cover it in a circle with thin twigs. Despite the fact that making such a candlestick is quite simple and quick, it looks simply amazing!
Small branches are attached to the glass with “liquid nails”
It is better to glue wood to wood with silicone glue
From old roots
From wood that has lain for a long time in water and from this it became very durable, and also acquired unusual shape, color and size, you can make a simply incredible candlestick.
The operating principle is quite simple:
- You just need to connect several of these branches together using silicone glue.
- Glue metal candle bases to the top of some.
This candlestick looks very beautiful and will certainly not go unnoticed.
Candlestick made from old branches
Cleaned and processed tree roots
Attaching the roots to each other using silicone glue
Made from wood that has been in water for a long time
Bark candlesticks
Openwork candlesticks made of wood look especially beautiful and bewitching, and they are quite simple to make. You need to make holes of various shapes in the birch bark using a knife, and then insert a candle in a glass inside.
Birch bark candlestick
Candlestick made of thick branches
A very original and stylish wooden candlestick can be made quite simply with a minimum of effort.
- To do this, you need to screw the required number of candlesticks from the branches to a stable stand.
- In each of them, you need to drive a nail on top and bite off the cap with pliers.
- Then place candles on these pins and decorate the candlestick with decorative elements.
Such a candlestick will become stylish decoration for any holiday.
Attaching a candle to a spoon
Attaching a candle to a regular nail
With hot wax
Unusual beautiful candlestick can be done from a small cut of a thick branch, making one large depression, completely filling it with wax and inserting several wicks for candles.
Set of apple tree candles
Wooden cut with wax
Candles with colored wax
In addition to the fact that unusually original and stylish wooden candlesticks made by yourself look especially beautiful, they will also last for a very long time, delighting you with their appearance.
Any interior looks more interesting and cozy if it is filled with various accessories and details. These could be paintings, candles, decorative pillows. If you decide to decorate a room with candles, you cannot do without candlesticks. In this article we will tell you how to make a wooden candlestick with your own hands.
Materials and tools for making a candlestick:
- cuttings of timber 50×50 mm of different lengths (the cross-section of the timber may be different)
- shells or any other decor (buttons, pebbles)
- wood glue
- hot glue gun
- sea green paint
- feather drill, the diameter of which matches the diameter of your candles
- drill
- clamps
How to make a stylish candlestick
Select pieces of timber of different lengths, or cut a whole timber into pieces. Try to arrange them so as to get an interesting shape.
Glue the blocks with wood glue, tighten them with a clamp and let dry.
Drill holes for candles on the upper edges of the bars. In our case, the diameter of the holes is 22 mm, the depth is about 25-30 mm.
Sand all surfaces, corners and edges with sandpaper. Paint the candlestick. We chose marine theme, so we used turquoise paint. You can choose the paint at your discretion.
Cover the lower part of the candlestick with shells or other decorative elements. For this, it is best to use a hot glue gun.
Insert the candles into the holes. A stylish wooden candlestick is ready.
Original article in English.
Do you want to decorate your home for the holidays or just create a cozy atmosphere in it? Then just decorate dinner table, shelves and consoles with candles. And to save on buying a lot of candlesticks, we recommend making them yourself. In this material you will learn 7 ideas for making candlesticks from easily accessible, improvised and even waste materials in just one evening.
Idea 1. Candlestick made from wooden saw cuts
A cut of wood is an almost ready-made candlestick, beautiful, environmentally friendly and versatile. It will be appropriate in or interior design all year round, including on New Year's holidays.
How to do it: You can make saw cuts yourself, but it’s faster and easier to buy ready-made ones, which are sold in many online stores and craft stores. “Ready” cuts are good because they do not have splits or cracks, they are properly dried and can already be sanded. You can pick up the cuts different diameters, heights, different varieties wood and make a whole set of candlesticks. You can make a cell for a candle in a cut using a drill with a Forstner drill (about 150 rubles) or another drill that can make a blind round hole of the diameter you need (for example, it can be a “ballerina”, a wood crown, a spiral or feather drill, etc.).
Idea 2. Candlestick made from a wooden block
And here is another idea for making a candlestick out of wood with your own hands, although this time from a block. However, you can replace the block with a dried log or board of a suitable size.
How to do it: To make a large wooden candlestick with your own hands you will need:
- Dry planed or unplaned wooden block(it’s better to be wider so that the candlestick is stable). In this master class, a 100x100 mm block was used.
- A drill and Forstner drill of a suitable diameter (for your candles) or any other drill that can be used to cut a blind round hole of a small depth of 0.5-1 cm or more. A drill with a diameter of 50mm was used here.
- Square.
- Roulette.
- Pencil.
- Hammer.
- Stain of the desired color, rags or brush.
- Latex gloves.
Step 1. First of all, you need to cut a section from the block required length using a saw or jigsaw. IN this project the candlestick was made for decoration large table, so it is 90 cm long. Consider how many candles your candle holder will hold, and what spacing there will be between them. Then mark the cut line, cut the block and lightly sand its end with sandpaper.
Step 2. Next, you need to draw markings on the block to place the candles. To do this, first decide on the length of the indents from the edges of the candlestick (this MK has 7 cm indents), then simply place the candles on the block at equal intervals, circle them and mark the center of each circle with a dot.
Step 3: Using a drill and Forstner bit, cut out the blinds round holes small depth. Don’t worry if the edges of the cells turn out rough, this is only a plus for our rustic style candlestick.
Step 4. Give the wood an aged and rustic look by tapping the ends of the candlestick with a hammer. You can make dents in just a few places or all of them. visible sides bar.
Step 5. Now you need to add color to the wood, while maintaining the appearance of its design and beautiful texture. To do this, simply rub the stain with a soft rag into the surface of the product in one layer, and then let it dry.
This is what you should get.
Idea 3. Candlestick from a bottle
Glass bottles make not only elegant or vintage candlesticks, but also caps. Here are some ideas that you might like and are very easy to implement.
These candlesticks, made with your own hands from cut bottles, can be beautifully packaged and gifted to loved ones.
How to do it: There is nothing easier than making a candle holder from a bottle with your own hands as in the photo above, because to do this you just need to cut it and fill it with wax and a wick, or just put a small candle. Trim glass bottle possible in two ways.
- Method 1: Soak a thick cotton thread in alcohol (eg nail polish remover), then wrap it around the bottle. Light the thread with caution and immediately begin to rotate the bottle around its axis so that the fire spreads along the entire length of the thread. Now immerse the bottle in boiling water for 3 minutes, and then immediately transfer it to a container with cold water. Due to a sharp change in temperature, the glass will crack where the burning thread was tied. However, if the glass is too thick, for example, like a bottle of champagne, then the procedure will have to be repeated 2-3 times.
- Method 2: If you have a glass cutter or glass drill, you can use them. Wrap a hair tie around the bottle and then use a glass cutter to draw a line along its outline. Burn the cut line, immerse the bottle in boiling water for 3 minutes, and then quickly transfer it to cold water.
When the bottle splits, sand the sharp edge with first coarse and then fine grit sandpaper.
Now that the candlestick is almost ready, you can insert the wick into it, fixing it in a vertical position (eg Chinese chopsticks as shown in the photo) and finally fill it with pre-melted paraffin.
Idea 4. Candlestick made from a glass or tin can
Jars are another available material from which you can quickly and easily make a candlestick. In this selection of photos you can get ideas for decorating Christmas candlesticks.
In this video you can see a master class on how to make New Year's candlestick with your own hands from a glass jar.
And here is an example of candlesticks that you can make with your own hands from a tin can.
Detailed master class on making a candlestick from tin can you can see in the next video.
Idea 5. Candlestick made of plaster or concrete
Concrete or plaster poured into a container dries and takes the shape of the container. Thus, to make a candlestick with your own hands, you only need to find a suitable disposable container, for example, plastic bottle or a container of yogurt.
These cute concrete candle holders were poured into yogurt cups.
Concrete candlestick made using a plastic bottle
This candle holder was made from plaster in the shape of a balloon.
Plaster candlesticks are made using disposable cups
You can learn the principle of working with mounting mixtures from the following master classes.
Idea 6. Lantern candlestick made of polymer clay
Polymer clay (plastic) is excellent for making figured or openwork candlesticks, in which the light from a candle decorates the walls with fancy patterns or scenes. If you need to make a themed candle holder, say for Halloween or New Year or do you just have original idea, then we advise you to experiment with this material. Next, we present a selection of photo ideas for lanterns and candlesticks made of polymer clay.
A piece of birch and a candle: DIY wooden candlesticks
Elements of nature in these DIY wooden candle holders. They can be made from logs, sticks, branches. Simple idea will add warmth to any room when it’s bitterly cold outside. Let's see which style you like best!
From birch
Perhaps one of the easiest ways to turn a short candle into something elegant and cozy. You need to go into the forest and find a decent-sized birch tree (preferably already broken). Then you need to drill small holes for the candle.
Ready-made candlesticks
A little gold
This work is similar to the project above. However, here you can use any breed you like. Neatly decorated gilded wooden candlesticks – great idea for the upcoming holidays!
Gold-plated wooden candlesticks from Etsy
Glass and branches
If you can't find logs for candlesticks, then just use branches. You can take a regular glass large enough to hold a candle, pick some branches and paste it over it. You can verify the elegance of this technique by looking at the photo below.
Yellow and pink
Easy to create handmade
Sawn birch log
The final appearance of such mastery is like a birch branch falling from a tree. These candlesticks would look chic on the table. Look how the guys from Make+Haus dealt with this.
Oblong candlestick
Birch decorates the table
Mysterious piece of wood
Driftwood comes in different shapes and sizes. However, these factors only contribute to new experiments with candlesticks. You can drill at different levels wood surface. You can make this craft to your taste.
10 candles in one driftwood
Modest and beautiful
Heart cutouts
If you know how to use power tools, you can say goodbye to an ordinary tree and start processing it. You can hollow out various shapes, and then place a candle there to suit your taste. For greater effect, you can add glass.
Candlesticks with heart-shaped patterns
Enlarged version
Logs across and in half
Cool idea for those who don't have a fireplace. Just take a regular log and cut it down the middle. After this, drill small pockets and place candles there. Outwardly, it is comparable to a small fireplace. You can even turn it over, and the pockets will be located on the reverse side.
Candles from the inside
Candles from the bark side
Candelabra on driftwood
Maybe you're looking for something more sophisticated, but at the same time warm and cozy? If so, then you need to check out the candle holders made from driftwood from Drifting Concepts. There are snags different forms and sizes.
An ancient Egyptian legend says: a hill appeared in chaos, and a lotus flower grew on it. In the middle of the flower, people met the solar god Ra. He made the darkness dissipate, and the earth was covered with light. A century later, people learned to chisel stumps and create a fire. The first candlesticks made of wood appeared, which imitated a flower bowl, or a profit flower. The candle nest itself did not mean anything, but with the fire inside it already indicated that this creation was created by people who saw how light and darkness created the world.
What is a candlestick? This is a decorative element in which a candle is inserted. Modern version artificial candlestick - chandelier, sconce and even floor lamp. The stand and candle are a symbol of life, while the lit version in the hands is a symbol of faith that art will always live.
Wooden candlesticks: pyramids and aroma lamps
The ancient accessories found during excavations did not lose their meaning: they looked like small pyramids, which symbolized life after death. Modern candles are also produced in this form, but you won’t find candlesticks, except that aroma lamps look like them.
History says: ancient Greek accessories were made of white and red clay, it was fired and covered with glaze. India specialized in ivory and cane candlesticks, and the Egyptians used wood for such a product.
But as the century gave way to a new century, workshops appeared that began to use plaster, marble and metal. The Italians were the first to highlight the beauty of the candle holder, so decorative elements began to transform, turning into sculptures.
Ancient Greece appreciated the Roman invention, ennobled it somewhat and populated the chambers of wealthy people with such unusual items. Now not only churches were illuminated with the help of candelabra, but also the houses of eminent citizens. Aroma lamps were also used as candlesticks: they were brought to pools and baths.
The Middle Ages turned candlesticks into ceremonial objects. Metal began to be used in full, including gold and silver: wood faded into the background and was practically forgotten by the nobility. Only peasants and artisans still kept it in the house.
The industrial boom of the late 19th century gave a wide field of activity to blacksmith shops. Along with steamships and locomotives, the production of goods for all social strata began. Glass (crystal) was used gems, tin and bronze. The tree also returned, but as decorative decoration candlestick made of glass or clay.
Wooden candlesticks from this era
Wood for candles is a thing of the past, but has returned in the form of ethnic crafts. Now you can find something similar in your home, but it will only be a well-decorated piece of driftwood.
Although for rustic style It's not that bad anymore.
The combination with furniture gives an excellent result: the style reflection of self-sufficiency is also liked by country lovers with sufficient .