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How to Make a Pool Noodle Candle Holder

June 5, 2015 by Katie Femia 5 Comments

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Use this tutorial to make pool noodle candle holders. You can use tea lights encased in metal or battery operated tea lights to make pool noodle luminaries. You can make the pool noodle tea light candle holders even more festive by decorating them with washi tape.

How to Make a Pool Noodle Candle Holder - Use this tutorial to make pool noodle luminaries with either traditional tea lights or battery operated tea lights. Decorate with washi tape. Click through for the tutorial.

Let’s get ready for all of those summer pool parties with these pool noodle candle holders! This easy DIY project is perfect when guests are due to arrive and you need some fun and frugal party decor. The best part is, you can find everything you need at your local dollar store. Here is how to get started!

How to Make a Pool Noodle Candle Holder

Supplies needed:
Pool noodle
Serrated knife
Tea light (battery operated or real)
Washi tape, thin
Scissors

items needed to make a pool noodle candle holder

Safety Tip: Now before we go any further, let’s have a chat about safety! For our project, we used a real tea light encased in metal. For this gathering it was small with only adults present. The flame was well protected by the metal surrounding it, so it never neared the noodle. Should you be crafting these for a party where kids are present, or, if you are worried about getting the wrong tea light, a battery operated votive may be ideal for you. That way, there are no worries or threat of a fire or burns. Let’s continue!

Directions:
1. Begin by taking the serrated knife and cutting the pool noodle into a two inch chunk. Just saw the noodle until the piece is free. Use the knife the shave the ends so they are even.

how to cut pool noodle to make a pool noodle tea light votive

2. Take a length of thin washi tape and wrap it around the pool noodle. You can secure it in place with glue if you wish.

decorate the pool noodle luminaries with washi tape

3. Insert the tea light into the hole of the pool noodle. If it is not fitting, make small slits to the hole to free up some space. Then, just nestle it in.

Your pool noodle candle holder is now ready to be used. With all of the colorful pool noodles and washi tape options out there, you can imagine that there is no limit to the color themes you can create! So gather those supplies and give this easy pool noodle candle holder craft a try. It will be perfect for your next summer party.

how to make a pool noodle tea light votive

 

More Ways to Use Pool Noodles

Frugal Uses for Pool Noodles including a drink marker and a straw topper which are perfect for summer parties!

How to Make a Pool Noodle Obstacle Course –  this is a fun activity for kids this summer.

4 Pool Noodle Crafts for Kids including how to make a pool noodle pony and how to make pool noodle boats.

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  1. Cindys Recipes and Writings says

    June 12, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    Love it! Thanks for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday Linky Party!

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  2. Nina Lewis says

    June 11, 2015 at 6:39 am

    I’m dropping by from Live Laugh Rowe link up. This is such a cute, cute idea! And so easy to make. And, with the different colors of pool noodles, you can have a very colorful setting with these tea lights. Wonderful!!!

    I’m trying to grow my own link party and I invite you to share this idea (and a couple of others) at my Grandma Ideas Sharing Time link up at http://grandmaideas.com. I think that my readers would really enjoy this idea.

    All the best,
    Nina

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  3. Megin says

    June 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm

    What a cool idea!
    Thank you for sharing this at Brag About It Link Party on VMG206.
    ~ Megin of VMG206

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  4. Laurie says

    June 9, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Such a cool idea! Thank you for sharing this with us at Brag About It! Pinning!
    ~Laurie

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    • Laurie says

      June 9, 2015 at 9:55 pm

      Just wanted to drop you a note to let you know that I’ll be featuring your post on next weeks Brag About It! Hope you can join us – party starts Monday at Midnight!
      ~Laurie

      Reply

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