DIY Flower Tealight
Have fun making a DIY flower tealight! Use faux flower petals and recycled plastic spoons to create these beautiful flower tea lights.
Transform a flameless tealight candle into stylish home decor. These flower tea light candles glow and flicker so beautifully, and they make great homemade decorations for parties or weddings!
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How to Make a Flower Tealight
Materials:
- 1Artificial flower(s)(large, with lots of petals)
- 4Clear plastic spoon(s)
- 1Battery operated tealight candle
Check Out The Video Tutorial:
Instructions:
Step 1: Find what you need
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Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Prepare the flower and spoons
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Cut and/or pull your faux flower apart. You’ll need 4 smaller petals and at least 8 larger petals, but it’s better to cut a few extra.Cut off a few pieces of greenery as well.
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Cut the handles off of 4 plastic spoons. Recycle the handles and keep the rounded spoon parts.(Read below the tutorial if you need help cutting the spoons.)
Step 3: Attach the spoons to the candle
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Add lines of hot glue to the back of a plastic spoon.
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Place one of the smaller flower petals into the glue, arranging it so it just sticks up over the top of the spoon.Repeat with the other 3 spoons.
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Add a dot of hot glue to the side of a battery operated tealight candle, close to the bottom.
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Place the bottom of the spoon into the glue.
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Hold the spoon in place until the glue sets (20 to 30 seconds).We found it helpful to set the candle on our working surface and push on the bottom of the spoon while holding the top up and away from the candle. This helps to keep it straight, not leaning in to the center.
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Add the 3 other spoons an equal distance apart, 1 on each “side” of the candle.
Step 4: Glue petals around the candle
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Add a line of glue at the side bottom of the candle, between 2 of the spoons.
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Press a larger petal into the glue, lining up the bottom of the petal with the bottom edge of the candle (you don’t want any white showing).
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Repeat, adding 3 more petals between the gaps.
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Next, add glue to the bottom of one of the spoons.
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Add a petal in the glue between the other 2 petals.Decide where you want to add the petal vertically. We placed ours a little bit lower — it’s okay if the petal sticks out the bottom of the candle a bit. You can trim the petal now, or later.
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Glue the next 3 petals onto the spoons, covering the candle.
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Add another layer of petals if you’d like, continuing until you’re happy with the size and look of the flower.Then cut off any extra fabric from the petals that sticks out from the bottom of the tealight.
Step 5: Glue greenery to the tealight (optional)
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To add the greenery, place a small dot of glue on the bottom of the candle.
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Press the leaf into the glue.
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Then add another small dot of glue very close to the bottom of the flower and push the greenery up into it.Repeat, adding as many leaves as you’d like.
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Your flower tealight is complete!
Helpful Tips:
- Make sure your spoons are glued at the right angle and hold them in place until the glue is dry. They can shift position easily if you don’t hold them.
- Test your battery operated tealight candle and make sure it glows brightly before gluing all the petals to it!
- You can also buy flower petals already separated and ready to use.
What type of flower is best for making a flower tealight?
A flower with many layers and curved petals is definitely recommended for making a flower tealight. We bought our silk peonies at the dollar store. Roses or tulips would also work well.
We found the candlelight shone better through lighter coloured flowers, so keep that in mind when you choose your blooms.
Do I have to use plastic spoons to make my flower tea lights?
We do recommend adding the plastic spoons around the tealight candle. It gives the flower height and helps to create the bud shape.
Try to use clear spoons if you can find them, but white spoons will also work — you just won’t get quite as much light coming through.
What’s the best way to cut the plastic spoon to make these flower tealight candles?
Cheaper, thinner spoons should be easily cut by sharp scissors. If your plastic spoon is better quality it probably won’t cut as easily. To remove the handle from more sturdy spoons, you either need to use a saw or heat the plastic to make it more malleable.
To heat the spoon, hold a heat gun or blow dryer several inches away from it. Do this for 10 – 20 seconds at a time and then try to cut the spoon. You’ll need to test the amount of heat needed to cut the spoon cleanly.
Do I have to use hot glue to make a flower tealight?
We do recommend using a glue gun to make your flower tealight, at least for attaching the spoons. Even with hot glue you have to hold the spoons in place, making sure they stay attached to the candle. Tacky glue would also work, but you’d have to hold them up for even longer.
If you’d like to switch glues for attaching the petals you could use tacky glue or glue dots.
Use dollar store supplies to make these pretty flower tealights! These petal covered tea light candles shine beautifully without the danger of real candles.
These pink and white flowers look great for spring or summer, but you can choose different colours or types of flowers to decorate for fall or Christmas as well!
Here’s even more flower craft ideas:
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
Where to buy:
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