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Floating Acorn Candles

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Make Floating Acorn Candles from all of those acorns cluttering up your yard! These adorable candles look so cute floating in a bowl of water.

floating acorn candles

I am still loving the acorns in my yard and had to come up with another acorn project (and I’m sorry but there might be more to come) I was looking at my candle supplies and the acorn caps and remember seeing a post about mini candles made in bottle caps.

I thought that these acorns would look great as candles but I wasn’t sure how because they are not flat on the bottom.  Then, I came across floating acorn candles on esty and I thought, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

wicks and acorn caps

I poked the acorn caps into a large piece of styrofoam to keep them in place while pouring in the hot wax.

melting candle wax in a spoon

I placed a chunk of wax on a spoon and melted it over a flame.

candle wax poured into acorn caps

Then, I poured the wax in the acorn caps and held the wick in place until the wax hardened and the wick stayed.  I added green candle tint to 2 of the caps and yellow to the other 2. After the wax has hardened, trim the wick.

acorn candles

They cannot be burned like this because they are not sitting flat plus I’m not sure if the acorn cap would burn.

floating acorn candles

So, put them in a pretty bowl of water and let them float!  I did not burn any of these yet but I do not think they will burn long because of how small they are.

floating acorn candle

An update…this morning, I added more wax to each acorn candle so that they were completely full.  The wax settled into a cup shape overnight.

Then, I put one burning and timed it. The candle burned for 14 minutes but I am sure that completely depends on the size of the candle.

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Comments

  1. Clayton says

    October 22, 2016 at 5:57 pm

    Does the wax leak out of the candles as they burn?

    Thank you so much,

    CJH

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  2. Lydia Engle says

    August 19, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    This sounds so cool! I am defiantly going to try this when we have acorns in season! 🙂
    Thank you so much for posting this 🙂
    Lydia Engle

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    • Tonia says

      August 19, 2015 at 11:31 pm

      Thank you, Lydia! I can see that it is going to be a great year for acorns at my house!

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      • Lydia says

        August 29, 2015 at 9:26 am

        Where do you buy the wicks?
        And How long do they normally burn?
        Thank you so much!
        -Lydia

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        • Tonia says

          August 30, 2015 at 9:41 pm

          I think I got the wicks as part of a candle making set I bought secondhand, but they are available on Amazon http://amzn.to/1NI1f1f (affiliate link). The ones that I made burned about 14 minutes. Best of luck! ~Tonia

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  3. Sheri says

    March 15, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    2 questions:
    1 – Did you use the wicks with the metal disk on the bottom, or did you just use a piece if wick?
    2 – I can’t imagine sitting there holing them all until they harden. How long did that take?

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    • Tonia says

      March 16, 2015 at 7:32 am

      I used the wicks with the metal disks. The ones I used are in the second photo. I don’t remember how long it took for the wax to harden (I made these acorn candles in 2011) but it only has to harden enough for the wick to stay in place, not completely harden. Best of luck! ~Tonia

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  4. Linda says

    May 17, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Just suggestion..but DON’T use such a big wick next time..that is why they burn SO quickly..the bigger the wick, the hotter the flame and the faster they burn out!

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    • Tonia says

      May 17, 2013 at 2:11 pm

      Ahhh…thanks for the tip, Linda! I had no idea that was why!

      Reply
  5. Christina says

    November 5, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    I’ve made some this year … Did you have a problem with your acorn caps catching fire as the wax burns? It made for an exciting dinner : )

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    • Tonia L says

      November 5, 2012 at 2:49 pm

      Oh my! No that didn’t happen but yikes! Good thing they were floating in water!!

      Reply
    • Christina says

      November 5, 2012 at 4:59 pm

      Here’s pictures of my candles with a link to your tutorial.http://www.prettylittlenest.com/2012/11/more-acorns-clay-and-candles.html

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    • Tonia L says

      November 5, 2012 at 11:11 pm

      They look great Christina!

      Reply
  6. Melisse says

    December 10, 2011 at 8:12 am

    These are adorable! I wish we had acorns here cause they would be getting made now! Thanks for posting!

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  7. SSzem says

    October 4, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Just pinned this to my DIY Crafts pinn board! What a great idea!

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  8. Audra @ The Kurtz Corner says

    October 3, 2011 at 8:32 pm

    You been featured! Check it out :)http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/2011/10/link-party-features-no7.html

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  9. Lindsay says

    October 2, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    And this is why I love your blog! You have the best ideas on here! I am so glad you shared this @ Show & Share!

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  10. The Answer Is Chocolate says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm

    Never ever EVER would have thought to make candles out of these. They turned out so great and I can just see these on a Thanksgiving table. So lovely.

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