Wax and Bubbles

Using a tall or short glass container and a candle and a bit of creativity you can create festive holiday luminaries to use on your table or to line your walkway or stairs.

If you head to your local craft store or even you local florist there is a huge selection of different shapes, wide-mouth, and glass containers. You can purchase tall or short containers without lids that can be used for luminaries. If you purchase them in even numbers you can stagger them down stairs or even use them to light or line a walkway leading to you front door.

If you use seasonal items such as cranberries or holly leaves, or even peppermint candies you can create a luminary setting with tea lights or even small fat pillar candles. Here’s how it’s done.

First choose glass containers that are more wide than tall. These work best because you can fill them with more items and they won’t over-take the candle inside the container. Wash and dry the container thoroughly. You may want to also use bigger candles than a tea light, possibly a fat candle that is about 3 to 4 inches tall. This will allow the candle to burn without catching the stuff on fire that is around the candle.

Place the candle inside the container and layer the seasonal items around the bottom. For example, if you are using cranberries or peppermints rounds, place the around the bottom around the candle and do not layer them above half way up the candle.

Place the pillar luminaries on your holiday table or on the stirs leading up to your front door to give a festive, yet inexpensive glow to your holidays. You can even use items such as grapes or Hershey’s Kiss and blow the candle out when serving the meal, so your guests can pick from the items as well.