31 Days of Fall Inspiration: Decorating with candles

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So excited to talk about one of my favorite ways to decorate my home…

First we have to start with talking about burning scented candles. One of my fall favorites is this scent from Yankee Candle.  I actually picked up an almost new/hardly burnt jar candle at a yard sale this summer for $1.00.  It about 1/2 gone now and will probably be gone by the end of the season!

I love the ambiance of candle light and the scent is amazing too!  Unless the REAL scent of something pumpkin or apple baking in the kitchen is filling my home.

But candles can be beautiful as well as smell wonderful.  Here is some gorgeous ways to display or use candles to decorate your home for fall.

Fill a simple candle holder with acorns, nuts, berries, then add a candle, and tie some jute with a cute tag around it.  If you have a Silhouette, Love Grows Wild shows you how to make this tag using your machine.

Here’s another candle idea –a huge hurricane filled with nuts and candle as a centerpiece.  I just found this blog, The Goodwill Gal while I was searching for ideas for this post and you know that I instantly loved her blog!  She said almost everything on that gorgeous Thanksgiving table came from Goodwill. 

I already shared some ways to decorate with corn and many of those included some candle ideas as well.

And there was some candle ideas in my decorating with acorns post too.

BHG shows you how to take table legs and other architectural salvage pieces and create candle holders for your table or even your hearth.

Another gorgeous candle centerpiece idea from BHG – layered candle displays in vases.

I love this idea and it would be simple to do.  Decoupage some leaves on a candle for a simple, beautiful display!

Here’s a fun display for your kitchen – display candles and various other dried berries, etc. in muffin tins!

 

Turn a simple mason jar into a beautiful candle holder with some decoupage and fall leaves.  No Wooden Spoons has the tutorial for these.

What a difference bundling multiple candles together could make for a centerpiece.  And then embellish or decorate them to fit whatever color scheme or holiday theme you need.

This is another one that is on my “I want to do this one day list”.  Turn a branch from your yard into a beautiful candle centerpiece for your table.  Marty over at Marty’s Musings shows you how to do it. 

You can make candle holders out of small logs that are stood up.  Cheap, rustic and natural décor – tutorial here.

Wrap some small sticks around a candle holder for another way to create a natural, pretty display.

 

Want to personalize your fall or Thanksgiving table?  Print off some family photos and have them displayed around candles or candle vases down the table.  Or you could customize a small candle at each person’s place as their place setting with a picture of them.

I have always loved these mini pumpkins turned candle holders.  A Pumpkin and a Princess shows you how to make these.

If you want to make some pumpkin candle holders that will last from year to year, Twig and Thistle shows you how to make pumpkin candle holders from faux pumpkins.

Sometimes it is just the simple things that make a big difference.  Wrap some candles in burlap and add a ribbon, a strip of scrapbook paper, an acorn, a fall leaf – so many ideas and possibilities.

What is your favorite way to decorate with candles?  Or your favorite scent or brand to burn in your home?

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