How to Make Apple Tealight Candles

Whether you're looking for a fall-like, vibrant centerpiece or you’d like to see a different way to light the night, creating tealight candles from the center of an apple is a unique and creative way to make a statement.

Steps

Preparing the Apples

1. Remove each apple's stem. Simply hold the apple by the stem and either pull to remove or slice with the craft knife.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


2. Create the candle holder shape in the top middle of the apple. Place the tealight on top of the apple and trace around the bottom with a pen or pencil.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. Cut out the traced hole using the craft knife. Plunge the craft knife into the guide and cut a hole by following the tracing mark. Cut as deeply as possible to create a hole large enough to hold the candle.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


4. Cut two “X” shapes in the middle of the circle with the craft knife. Cutting the X shapes will make it easier to remove the middle of the apple.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   


5. Scoop center area. The pre-cut X shapes should lift easily. Then continue to hollow out the apple with your spoon.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • Scrap around the sides of the pre-cut hole to create a smooth center and base to hold your tealight.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
   
   
   
   

Adding the Tealight

1. Drop the tealight candle into the hole. Light the candle after adding it; if using battery operated candles though, be sure to turn on the candle before dropping into the apple hole.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Determine a Theme and Grab Supplies

1. Decide how you will use the apple tealight candles.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   • For a fall theme, you could fill a large tub with water and fill it with lit floating apples.
   
   
   • Or a large, Golden Delicious perched upon a small saucer with a single tealight candle in the middle on each table might be a great way to celebrate your child’s teacher at the next teacher luncheon.
   
   
   
   

Tips

• When scooping the apple to create the hole, design something shallower at first––you can dig a deeper hole if necessary.


• Make sure the candle wick is visible and in-line with the top of the apple (the hole inside the apple should not be so deep that the candle is unable to be seen).


• Consider purchasing same colored tea lights for a seamless look (red apples with red candles, etc.).


• Usually these apple tealight candles will last only one night; keep them too long will see them eventually turn brown and mushy!

Things You'll Need

• Apples of a decent size, large enough to be encased in metal; color of choice; good, hard surfaces and not lopsided
  
  
  
  


• Enough tealights for each apple; battery operated tealights are easier and safer than flame versions but the choice is yours
  
  
  
  


• Sharp craft knife to slice the top of the apple


• Spoon to remove and hollow out the area to hold the candle


• Pencil or pen to trace the tealight guide (optional)
  
  
  
  

Related wikiHows

• How to Make Shot Glass Candles


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• How to Make Pumpkin Candles


• How to Make Glow in the Dark Candles

Sources and Citations

• http://ift.tt/1yZLLhE – research source

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via Peter