In this tutorial I’ll show you how to make romantic lace candle holders. This DIY tealight candle holder is great to use up small pieces of lace. And it’s very easy to make, even for a sewing beginner.
You’ll need:
- glass jar
- tealight or DIY oil lamp
- lace – such as bobbin lace, crochet lace, broderie anglaise, Valenciennes lace …
- thin white cotton fabric
- optional: sewing machine – you can also handsew the lace candle holder with running stitches
- white sewing thread
- scissor
Measure the circumference and height of the glass jar. Use the measurements + seam allowances to cut a rectangle out of cotton fabric.
Stitch the laces down with zig zag or straight stitches.
-> Tutorial: How to insert lace
You can also add pintucks and hand embroidery, such as feather stitching.
-> Tutorial: How to attach/ insert lace with a sewing machine
Close the fabric tube with a flat felled seam.
Put the fabric tube over the glass jar.
Now light the tealight and enjoy the romantic candlelight.
Here’s another upcycling project for you: Use lace scraps to update a boring, ill-fitting T-shirt.
Very pretty. This would be great as a wedding table centerpiece.
Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!
Thank you 😀
What a creative idea–and they are beautiful! Thanks for sharing @Vintage Charm–pinned!
Thanks! 😀
OMW Line, your lace candle holders are stunning. I love the way the candle light looks through the lacy bits, it’s so old world romantic
Oops, I’m so sorry I made a typo Lina
Thanks. 😀 It wasn’t easy to photograph the lace & candle light. 😉
This is such a great idea! You’ve basically made a decorative sleeve for each of your jars. I have tons of jars in the pantry because I hate to throw them away. This idea could be updated for various seasons of the year by changing out the fabric and lace materials. Thanks for this great idea.
Thank you! 😀 Jars are so useful. Here I made snowflake candle holder for Christmas.
Your candles are gorgeous; what a great way to use up scraps of lace or a wounded vintage linen! Great idea. Thank you.