Thread: My candles

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I made some candles last year for my cemetery, but I'm making more for this year. I'm hoping to arrange them on a coffin. Anyway, last year, I only made a few drips from the top of the candle. See below.



But, after I saw Shawn and Lynne Mitchell's tutorial here,I loved how they looked with the drips down the entire thing.



I made 23 candles, ranging from 10" to 2".

I still have to paint the candles and get about 20 or so more tea lights



I guess my point is this: If you haven't tried making these candles, you really should. They're extremely cheap (although the glue drips do take some time), and they add a neat touch to a haunt

niteride, those candles look great. I especially like the way the tops are uneven, it makes it look more realistic.

Thanks for the visual, Nightride. I plan on making some this year and you've got the look I am wanting for mine. I plan to put some on shelves that will be on the front of the crypt I am building.

Thanks again.

Nightride, very nice candles. IS that a 3w flicker bub you are using in the video or something else?

Originally Posted by Homestead Haunt

Nightride, very nice candles. IS that a 3w flicker bub you are using in the video or something else?

No, like most other people that made these candles, I used an LED tealight similar to this one:



But you definitely could use the flicker bulbs, especially if you need to have them on for more than one night. The LED teallights do last for a while (website says 100 hours), but if you need them for 5 hours a night for the entire month of October, you might go with the 3w bulb to save money and the hassle of changing batteries. I think that Terra did just that.

These are wonderful and are going to look great setting on the edge of my steps! Thanks for sharing.

VERY nice ! Some food for thought . Why not remove the batteries from them , and use a wall wart with enough/proper DC voltage to cover them all in one group , since they are all on at the same time anyway ? One wall wart/one switch -25 candles ( or how ever many you plan on using - just alter DC voltage wall wart as needed for different quantities )
BTW -- those are some GREAT candles ! I made some of the ones with just a few drips , but , thats gonna change -

very nice!!!!

Those are great!
I'm with skulkin on how the uneven tops add to the realism.

They look great!!!