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
- Remove each apple's stem. Simply hold the apple by the stem and either pull to remove or slice with the craft knife.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scrap around the sides of the pre-cut hole to create a smooth center and base to hold your tealight.
Adding the Tealight
- 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
- 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)
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Sources and Citations
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