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Jack-o’-Lantern Clay Candleholder is Perfect Handmade Halloween Decoration

Flaunt eerie candles in style this spooky season
Priya ChauhanBy Priya ChauhanOctober 23, 20242 Mins Read
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Candleholders are a big part of Halloween decorations as you need something with which you can flaunt the eerie candles and keep them from tumbling over. I made this Jack-o’-lantern clay candleholder to suit my holiday décor. It is perfect if you want something handmade and adorably spooky. This air dry clay craft is easy to make and can be created for less than $15. Read on to know how you can replicate this at home.

Materials Needed:

  • Air dry clay
  • Craft wire
  • Wood skewer
  • Acrylic paint and brushes

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty Level: Easy

Also Read: I Made 5 Clay Candle Holders You can Easily Replicate for Halloween

How to Make Jack-o’-Lantern Clay Candleholder for Halloween

Divide and make three balls from air-dry clay.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - make clay balls
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - Make clay balls to form pumpkins
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Give them pumpkin shapes using threads or skewers.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - Make clay balls to form pumpkin
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween (23)
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - Give shape
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - use thread to shape
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Then carve out a big chunk from the one that’ll go on top. This is where you will place a candle. You size the candleholder depending on how big you want it to be.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - empty top pumpkin
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Then stack the three pumpkin balls on top of each other and make sure to hold them in place with a piece of craft wire.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - secure with wire
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - secure with wire and smooth it out
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - make indentations on all pumpkins
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - carve out faces
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween [ carve jack-o'-lantern faces on the clay pumpkins
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Next, paint everything orange with a bit of fall shades.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - paint
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - paint in shades of orange and brown
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Now, all that’s left to do is to paint Jack-o’-lantern faces on them.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - paint the faces black
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween is ready
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Let everything dry up and display your candles in this cute handmade candleholder.

Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - display 1
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween 3
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Jack-o’-Lantern Candleholder for Halloween - display 2
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Check out the video tutorial below and let me know what you think of this DIY holiday craft. Happy Halloween!

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Listening to her grandmother weaving nighttime tales to penning down her own thoughts, Priya developed a penchant for stories and their origin early in her childhood. After her master's in literature, she started writing copiously on diverse topics including architecture, interior design trends, and home improvement while learning the ropes of copyediting. For the past couple of years, she has been crafting DIYs for Homecrux. Reading novels, painting, and baking are her favorites on her long list of hobbies. She also loves to eat, travel, meet new people, learn about different cultures, and listen to stories.

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