To celebrate the release of Concrete Garden Projects, we’re sharing a sneak peek of one of the projects in the book: tealight holders!
These little holders are easy and fun to make — an especially good project for beginners not used to working with concrete. All you need is fine mixed concrete, oil, a paintbrush, a spatula, tealights, and some molds. Try using a variety of molds, such as silicone muffin cups (as seen below) or small plastic containers, like empty sour cream tubs.
 1. Begin by oiling the molds. You technically don’t need to oil silicone molds, but it doesn’t hurt to be on the safe side. |
 2. Oil the underneath and sides of the tealight. |
 3. Mix the concrete and fill the mold with it to just below the top, stopping the concrete from overflowing when you push in the tealight. |
 4. Shake the mold to get rid of any air bubbles and to level the concrete’s surface. |
 5. Press the tealight into the center of the concrete, then leave to set on a flat surface. It will take about 24 hours to set. |
 6. Carefully remove the holders from the molds, and then wash the molds so that they can be reused. |
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Fun easy craft for the garden Love it!
So glad you like it, Annie!
Great project
Love cement garden art, these are very fun. Perhaps I’ll make up a batch for gifts. Can’t wait to read through this book and see what other fun projects are contained in it’s pages!
Nice! And I bet you could make/buy little candles that fit inside without the tin, making the project a no trash project!
BRILLIANT!!!!
I’m so glad you all are enjoying the project! Make sure to enter our giveaway for a chance to win the book with even more cool concrete project ideas.
Wondering if the concrete can be tinted a color?
I start doing candles not long ego ,and i reusse all old glass conteiners,but i will try to do those, looks like a easy to do project. I wonder what more fun ideas is in your book?
What a fabulous idea! I purchased those cupcake molds and don’t like them for cupcakes. This sounds great!
Its like you read my mind! You appear to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you could do with a few pics to drive the message home a little bit, but instead of that, this is magnificent blog. A fantastic read. I will definitely be back.
i love this idea would love to win this giveaway
I think these would be really pretty if you added stones, beads or shells along the top!
Love this idea!! What kind of oil did you use, I want to make a lot of these
I’m going to do this but make them deep enough to put a succulent in.
found you through Craft Gossip! great idea with the concrete!
gail
What an Awesome and fun project. Love making concrete projects for my gardens.
A person can even use those small tea light battery candles
Thank you for this giveaway opportunity
ColleenB.
Awesome and for once I have everything to make them!
What a great idea thanks for sharing. I will have to try and find the molds
and make some for my deck.
I am so doing this for summer get togethers
Great idea! I can’t wait to try it!!
What a great idea…..would be super for a cub scout, brownie, girl scout or blue birds group to make for gifts for parents……Or the hard-to-do grandparents for Christmas,etc. THanks for sharing!!
I used cement color. Tinthandmade mine black and terra cottaa cute and put glitter on them when they set up a bit
Wow great idea!
Yes concrete can be tinted!
I buy the “oops” cans of paint at Home Depot for concrete projects, like stepping stones in my yard. I just dig the “form” right in the ground right where I want the stepping stone. A little deeper in the middle.
Thanks for the tip, Julie!
I will definitely add this to my list of things to do! Thanks!
Hi Gina! Thanks for saying hello and be sure to let us know how it turns out.
Comment: We took a wrought iron wall hanging and pressed it into our entry floor ( concrete floor tiles and then a slurry of concret in the middle) pressed the 3 x 4 framed piece into the slurry … it looks amazing…
Great idea, Shelly. Thanks for sharing!
Just bought some 50% off Valentine molds at Walmart…thanks for the idea!
I love this idea!! Cute
Love these!!
Love this!!! Can someone tell me what kind of oil is used? Thanks–rosebudsylvia@aol.com
Hi Sylvia,
In answer to your question: we used regular old vegetable oil.
Here is a link to the book from which the project came: Concrete Garden Projects
Good luck!
I can not wait to make these
Thanks for the comment, Mary Ann. Let us know how they turn out!
How cute are these? These would make a great craft project with a group of friends. Since I work with concrete all day long, maybe a good gift for my wife! Thanks for sharing!
I go camping every year, we dont have access to electricity, and all of our candles need to be covered or in a candle holder (so they dont fall over and burn down the campsite) this would be great to make for all different sized candles too! and they would catch the wax! love this!
Thanks for the comment, Elizabeth. Have fun camping this year!
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