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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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  1. Lowri says

    October 1, 2011 at 6:44 am

    I absolutely LOVE this project! Unique and totally gorgeous.I have heaps of these in my garden so will definitely be trying soon.Visiting from WhipperberryLowri :-)http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/

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  2. Jaime Lyn at Crafty Scrappy Happy says

    October 1, 2011 at 4:24 am

    these are just so cool and clever and unique! what great inspiration!!!!! :o) I hope you come up with some more acorn projects because I am loving them!!!Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

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  3. Katie @ OhhBaby says

    September 30, 2011 at 3:49 pm

    I totally would have never thought of that! You are so crafty! Would love for you to link it up to Fabulous Friday! http://ohhbabydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/fabulous-friday-5-easy-artwork.html

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  4. Kim @ The Sasse Life says

    September 30, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    Super creative idea! Love this. I would love for you to link up with us at http://www.thesasselife.com/2011/09/link-party-5.html. I hope to see you there.new follower,Kimwww.thesasselife.com

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  5. Walking by Faith says

    September 30, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    What a creative idea! I absolutely love it!I’m your newest follower, here from Lolly Jane. :)Kim @ Little Rays of Sunshinemorrowsunshine.blogspot.com

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  6. Michelle says

    September 30, 2011 at 5:29 am

    What a neat idea! I love Fall stuff!

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  7. Colleen @ MuralMaker&More says

    September 30, 2011 at 3:59 am

    I love these! I’d love to make some but although I have a ton of acorns, I can’t find any caps ๐Ÿ™ Maybe the wrong kind of trees? Not sure. But I’m bookmarking this in case I find some!Dropping by from Fingerprints on the Fridge.

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  8. Brave Brooke says

    September 29, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    These are so cute! Thanks for the tips!

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  9. Between Blue and Yellow says

    September 29, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    Adorable! Such a clever idea!

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  10. Stephanie @ henry happened says

    September 29, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    You are killing me with the creativity this week!! Loving this! Can’t wait to collect a few on our next walk ๐Ÿ™‚

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  11. Michele Alger says

    September 29, 2011 at 6:50 am

    You are SO CLEVER! Super fun…I’ve been collecting acorns for a jar I have, now I won’t leave out the empty shells! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  12. Bonnie ~ a wee Meenit says

    September 29, 2011 at 4:15 am

    Adorable! Cant wait to se what you do to the acorns!!

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  13. Deanna says

    September 28, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    Cute idea! Would have never thought to do this!Thanks for [email protected]

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  14. Leslie says

    September 28, 2011 at 9:55 pm

    what a great idea – love ’em!

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  15. Lauren @ My Wonderfully Made says

    September 28, 2011 at 9:43 pm

    Oh these ARE adorable!! Even if the do only burn 14 minutes ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. Judy Bagwell says

    September 28, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    Adorable!! What a great idea.

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  17. ladywiththeredrocker says

    September 28, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    I love acorns! These are sooo cute! I just made some painted acorn necklaces on my blog! Great minds think alike!Stephanie @ ladywiththeredrocker.wordpress.com

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  18. Pamela says

    September 28, 2011 at 3:32 pm

    My sons just a picked a tons of these for me the other day. Now, I know what I am going to make with some of them. Really fantastic idea.

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  19. quiverfullofblessings.com says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    So, so clever! Love it.

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  20. Kelly @ Blue Bird Sews says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    op, and I’m your newest follower!

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  21. Kelly @ Blue Bird Sews says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    These little acorn tops are adorable! Thanks for a great projects tutorial.

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  22. Lindsay @ Delighted Momma says

    September 28, 2011 at 1:33 pm

    I love this festive little decorating idea!! How creative of you!

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  23. starsunflowerstudio says

    September 28, 2011 at 7:50 am

    Sooo cuuute!!! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  24. Sher says

    September 28, 2011 at 3:01 am

    I love these! Thanks for sharing. Mhy friend at work was complaining about all the acorns in her yard. I’m going to have her gather me some!

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  25. Miss Kitty says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:57 am

    So stinkin’ cute! Little acorn hats are so adorable and now, thanks to you, they can be a candle. You are very creative! I saw your post over at Savvy Southern STyle.

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  26. Sarah says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:48 am

    These are just amazing! I love them. What a fun and creative idea. Kudos!

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  27. optic on etsy says

    September 27, 2011 at 2:47 pm

    Very cool idea. I love fall and fall decor.

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  28. Jennifer @ Delightfully Noted says

    September 27, 2011 at 2:22 pm

    Yet, another creative idea!Seriously, you should work for like the Acorn Association (if there is such a thing). I have to tell you your little acorn garland is still on my mind….so much so the other day on my run I was paying more attention to people’s yards then I was to my run (which could have proven dangerous). There is one house down the street that I remmeber had TONS of acorns last year I’ve been stalking them..haha

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  29. sherri lynn says

    September 27, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    So that is why you have been gathering acorns! ๐Ÿ™‚ What a fun idea! These would be so cute floating around in glass vases for a fun fall-themed party! Oh and I like how you timed how long it burned!

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  30. Jo says

    September 27, 2011 at 7:55 am

    Really gorgeous candles for fall decorations! Do keep me updated if you burn them and how long they last. Thank you!

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