Candles have long been associated with romantic ambience and Valentine’s Day.

Check out the photos or illustrations on each project page to help you decide which of these candle crafts to make first for your special Valentine!

Valentine’s Day Candle Crafts

DLTK’s Pretend Candle
A children’s craft for Valentine’s day - make pretend candles from printable templates and toilet roll tubes.

Candy Candles
Another cute candle pretender made from popular candy rolls and other candies.

Heart Candle Holder
Recycle a pickle jar by painting it with a country speckle design, leaving heart-shaped cut-outs to see the candle inside.

Rhinestone Studded Candle
Pick out heart shapes on a store-bought candle with red rhinestones.

Valentine Candle Poem
Short poem expressing love and how much you care, suitable for giving with a candle.

Ivy Bowl Candles

Candy Heart Candle
Here’s an easy Valentine’s table decoration; fill an ivy bowl with Valentine candies and a votive candle.

Ivy Bowl Candle Lamp
Romantic ivy bowl candle warms the house with the scent of potpourri and the mellow glow of candlelight.

Red Glow Candle
Fill a glass globe or ivy bowl with red glass pebbles and a votive candle.

Faux Oil Lamp Candle
Ivy bowls or glass globe fixtures become the faux base for a romantic oil lamp lookalike. Two main versions are pictured at right - one suitable for a lady, the other destined for a gentleman. Which one will you make?

Ivy Bowl Table Centerpiece
Intended to decorate the bridesmaids table at a wedding, this simple ivy bowl candle craft is surrounded by silk flowers and ideal for any romantic table setting.

Ultra Frost Heart Votives
Use DecoArt glass paint to add a translucent, frosted elegance to glass ivy bowl candle holders. If you apply heart stickers to the glass before painting, them remove them, you create see-through heart shaped windows to catch the candlelight for Valentine’s Day.

Floating Heart Candles

Floating candles make an easy, yet elegant table centerpiece on Valentine’s Day. Buy a few heart-shaped or rose-shaped floating candles and simply float them in a crystal or glass bowl of water. Consider scenting the water with a few drops of floral scented fragrance oil or perfume and floating a few rose petals in the bowl as well.

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