Aren’t these just adorable!?! Well, wine glasses turned candle holders are becoming all of the rage in DIY home decor. You can make them for any season and any reason. In fact, there are hundreds of painted wine glass ideas on Pinterest.
So we wanted to add this the mix with the cute and creative ideas by sharing this idea for summer to be used as home decor, table decor, outdoor table decor, etc. – Watermelon Candle Holders from Wine Glasses.
Who knew that wine glasses would make such a popular home decor idea?
These are bright, fun and summer festive! They are really easy too.
Here’s what you need to make Watermelon Candle Holders from Wine Glasses:
- Any wine glass
- Martha Stewart satin craft paint: Kelly green, bright green, pink, bright pink, and black
- Flat tip paint brush
- Votive candle
Directions on How To Make Watermelon Candle Holders from Wine Glasses:
1. With your flat tipped paint brush, paint the bowl and inside of your wine glass with your pink paint and let dry (use your hair dryer for a quicker dry time)
2. Paint the stem and base of your wine glass with your kelly green paint and let dry
3. Once your glass is dry, paint on a second coat of pink and green and let dry
4. Now use your brighter pink to paint vertical stripes onto your pink bowl to give dimension
5. Use your bright green paint to paint stripes onto your stem and base and let your paint dry
6. Dip the end of your paint brush into your black paint and paint small seeds onto the pink bowl of your wine glass and let dry
8. Once your glass is dry, place a votive candle on the base of the wine glass and display your wine glass upside down
Guess what!?! You don’t even have to leave home! All of the supplies are found online here:
You can print the instructions for these wine glasses below:
| How To Turn Wine Glasses into Adorable Watermelon Candle Holders (Perfect Summer Decor) | Print |
- Any wine glass
- Martha Stewart satin craft paint: Kelly green, bright green, pink, bright pink, and black
- Flat tip paint brush
- Votive candle
- With your flat tipped paint brush, paint the bowl and inside of your wine glass with your pink paint and let dry (use your hair dryer for a quicker dry time)
- Paint the stem and base of your wine glass with your kelly green paint and let dry
- Once your glass is dry, paint on a second coat of pink and green and let dry
- Now use your brighter pink to paint vertical stripes onto your pink bowl to give dimension
- Use your bright green paint to paint stripes onto your stem and base and let your paint dry
- Dip the end of your paint brush into your black paint and paint small seeds onto the pink bowl of your wine glass and let dry
- Once your glass is dry, place a votive candle on the base of the wine glass and display your wine glass upside down
That’s it! Enjoy your thrifty, easy summer decor. You can make these from all different shapes of wine glasses too and when they are displayed together, they look beautiful as they look like a watermelon patch!
Laura
These are so cute! 🙂 Never thought to use a wine glass as a candle holder!
Melissa
These are soo cute. Made them with my stepson for his mom for mother’s day. I was looking for something simple that he could do. They turned out awesome and he had a lot of fun making them.