Holiday Candy Centerpieces

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Holiday Candy Centerpieces

Even when guests are about to arrive, there's time to make a small collection of these pretty candles.

From the book, 501 Fun-to-Make Family Crafts

What You Need:

canning jar votives filled with buttons and candy

Brainstorm nonflammable items
that would work in these
luminarias.

Canning jars without lids
Nonflammable items, such as buttons, unwrapped candies, marbles, or aquarium rocks
Votive candle cup
Votive candles
Ribbon, if desired
Scissors

Instructions:

1. Remove the lid from the canning jar. Wash the jar. Let it dry.

2. Fill the jar approximately halfway with desired filler, such as buttons, unwrapped candies, marbles, aquarium rocks, or other nonflammable items.

3. Place the candle in the votive cup. Nestle the cup in the center of the filler.

4. If desired, tie a ribbon around the neck of the jar. Trim the ribbon ends.