How To Make Taper Candle Rings For Christmas

Make your very own taper candle rings with this quick, easy and elegant home decor craft for Christmas.

Grab your supplies at the dollar store and whip them up in minutes for a fun and festive holiday look.


Candles are a decorating staple in my home all year long. However during the Christmas season, they're literally everywhere.

I used to rely on mini lights to illuminate my rooms, but for the past several years, I've replaced them with candles.

There's just something about them. A bit more charming. A bit more cozy.

And a whole lot less annoying to set up.

No cords, no wires and no timers.

And since I use these battery operated taper candles there are no flames either, so I can get very creative with my candle centerpieces and displays.

I just pop those babies into my {thrifted} brass candlesticks, hit the button on the bottom, to set them, and then every night after that they go on automatically.

Like magic. Christmas magic.


Some of the candles are naked.

I leave them unadorned and enjoy the simplicity of their lines and style. 

Others get dressed up with candle rings, taper rings to be specific. You know, they look like little wreaths hugging the wax.

I have plain white berry ones, that I use all year round.

Then I have several that are made of shiny red balls.

But with candle explosion that happened this particular Christmas, due to my expanded collection of brass, I didn't have enough rings to go around.

And to be honest, I didn't even think about shopping for more, since they can be rather pricey. I just let that idea go.


Then last night, I was sitting at my kitchen table, staring at those flickering lights when a lightbulb went off in my head and immediately I knew how I was going to make my own.

I've made candle rings before and glitter candle holders, both with supplies from Dollar Tree. So it's no surprise that's where I grabbed my supplies this time.

Although...I have to say, that's not why I bought these particular items, but once I had them in my house, I knew they were perfect.

If you're not into the DIY and want a quick holiday fix, here are a few options:

Pip Berry Taper Wreaths
Small Berry Candle Ring
White Pip Berry Rings
White and Red Rings

How To Make Taper Candle Rings For Christmas

Super simple and very inexpensive.

1. Make The Ring

Are you ready for the very complicated directions?

I'm just kidding, because literally all I did was wind one of the evergreen garland ties loosely around my finger a few times.


And then I wrapped the ends around each other to form a fluffy circle.


Once I had several made up, I started decorating them. Now, I only had the red pip berry garland and white berries in my craft cabinet, so that's all I used.

Then again, I'm a simple girl, I probably wouldn't have added much more.

2. Add Berry Garland

I started with the pip berry garland, because it didn't involve glue.


I wrapped the wire around the garland tie and kept fluffing the greenery as I moved around the circle.

When I was satisfied with the amount of red I added, I stopped. 

That's it.

Very easy.

3. Adding Berries To Candle Rings

Then I moved onto the white berry ones. 

For those I picked clumps of berries off the stems and used hot glue to add them to the rings.


I used a lot of glue and added them both as individual berries and in clumps. 

Then I placed them around the inner edge of the circle in a random pattern.

There was no rhyme or reason to where I put them, I stuck them wherever I felt they looked best.

And, trust me, none of them were the same.


I made three of the white berry version and added them to my silver thrift store candelabra.

An elegant addition to my holiday hallway.


I was so taken with the way they turned out, and transformed my candles, I wanted to add them to every single candle I owned.

Luckily, that pack included 12 ties. 

Enough to make the entire cottage just a little more festive for Christmas.


And I did it all in about 10 minutes and for $1.25.

How fabulous.

Hey, before you run I wanted to share a few quick candle ring making tips.

Happy Crafting, Friends!