How to Make a Seashell Candle Holder

Simple to make rope-wrapped Seashell Candle Holder!

Do you love coastal decor but not the price tag associated with it? If you do, then this simple to make Seashell Candle Holder is a wonderful DIY and only costs a few dollars to make, $5.00 to be exact if you get your supplies from the Dollar Tree.

Vacation Memories

If you have some seashells saved from a beach trip or vacation, this would be a wonderful way to use them and display those memories.

I saved some sand and shells from a lake trip a few years ago, added a beach picture, and made these Mason Jar Photo Displays. I still love to look at, though it does make me sad to see my now tall and lanky teenage son this little.

Now, to NEW things!

I made this beach-inspired seashell candle holder with items I already had on hand including a vase from the Dollar Tree.  

The inexpensive nature of this craft makes it a perfect fit for this month’s Thrifty Style Team post. After you check out all the details, including the simple tutorial, you can head to the bottom of the post to see all of the other inspirational shares from the Team!

How to Make a Rope-Wrapped Seashell Candle Holder

Supplies:

All of the supply links directly below lead to Amazon BUT, if you have a Dollar Tree nearby, I suggest you shop there either in person or online for supplies. You’ll save yourself a lot of money by doing so! You can find everything you need there and the cost would only be $5.00 for this entire craft. (I’ve included a second set of links to all of the Dollar Tree Options at the very bottom of this post).

Glass Vase

Craft rope

Sand

Seashells 

Pillar Candle

Hot glue gun

Instructions:

I started by washing my vase well and making sure there was no residue so that the hot glue would stick.  You can wipe your glass vase with a cotton ball dipped in alcohol just to be sure your have a clean surface to work with.

Start at the bottom side of the vase and apply hot glue a little bit at a time attaching the rope to the vase as you go along.  Wrap it up as high (or low) as you prefer.

Unfortunately, I only purchased one package of craft rope but wanted a little more on my candle holder so I used twine that I had on hand. I may go back and add more of the craft rope at some point.

Add the sand and insert a taper candle or pillar candle in the center pushing down to make sure it is secure. At this point, you can be all done if you would like OR you can glue some seashells to the top rim of the rope.

Below is another variation of a seashell candle holder I made a few years ago.

A smaller candle was used in this version and that allowed seashells to be placed inside of the vase/candle holder.

A starfish was propped in front of it and gave it a nice beachy vibe. I also placed some chandelier crystals around the rim that look so pretty when the light dances off of them. I bought mine at a local antique store but they have them on Amazon as well.

If a pillar candle was used, you can opt to use hot glue to add seashells around the top rim of the rope.

There you have it ~ a 5 minute start to finish Seashell Rope Wrapped Hurricane Candle Holder that’s great for indoor or outdoor entertaining.  

I also made some tassels out of a mop head and glued those around the rim as well. I’ll be sharing that simple tutorial soon.

And here are the gorgeous shares from the rest of the Thrifty Style Team!

The rest of the team has some amazing shares this month (as always!). Click on any of the links below this collage ⬇️ to be taken to the each of the team member’s blogs.

Shop the Post – Dollar Tree Links for Supplies

Glass Vase

Craft Rope

Sand

Seashells

Pillar Candle – there are none available online but I see these in the store often!