Making Pumpkin Candlelights
Turn your mini pumpkins (or big pumpkins) into tea light holders for an elegant and moody autumn ambiance with this easy tutorial.
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Ingredients
- pumpkins
- pen
- small knife (I used a paring knife)
- tea lights with metal holders
Instructions
- Take one pumpkin and remove stem. This is easy with small pumpkins. With big pumpkins you may need more force).
- Take one tea light and remove the candle from its tin holder.
- Take the candle and center it over where the pumpkin stem used to be.
- Trace around the candle with a pen.
- Using a small knife carefully cut all around the circle you traced. You want to cut around the circle as if you are going to pull it out, but wait- don’t pull it out.
- Instead, push the circle down enough to create a platform for your tea light to sit on.
- Put the candle back in its metal container and push into the hole you have created.
- They are now ready to use!
Notes
Tips for success:
- use a soft scrub or baking soda to remove any pen marks if needed.
- little pumpkins will last around a week before getting soft, so make these a day or two before you plan on using them.