How to Make Last Minute Easy Cinnamon Christmas Candle Decor

Mmmm, why is it that so many of us associate Christmas with food smells?

I mean, there IS also the spending-time-with-loved-ones thing. And the gift-giving. And the decorating-the-house thing.

But so often it comes back to the Christmas-y smells and the food.

Now, I do not have a recipe for you. Although I CAN share a quick and easy way you can add a Christmas scent to the air.

In my last post I shared a stack of simple, fun Christmas crafts and DIY activities for kids. But there’s one I left out. And I’m telling you, it’s the easiest of them all!

I’m talking about making your own last minute Christmas décor using candles with an added secret Christmas smell! You can make one in a matter of minutes. Or, just imagine it, you could let your kids make the candles, which leaves YOU free to finish off the goodies in the kitchen!

Are you ready? Yes? Then you need to check out this quick tutorial: how-to make your own cinnamon Christmas candles. (I PROMISE you there will be no dealing with melted wax making these.) Read on!

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Quick & Easy DIY Cinnamon Holiday Candles

What smells do YOU think of when you imagine Christmas? Perhaps a roast in the oven? Eggnog? Mandarines? Spices like cinnamon and nutmeg?

I LOVE the smells of Christmas. Which is why I jumped at the idea of making these simple, yet gorgeous, candle decorations with a delicious hint of cinnamon.

I only needed a few things to put them together and- hey presto!- I’ve created some stylish, pretty holiday decorations that smell lovely too!

These DIY Christmas candles can be given as gifts, used in combination as a table centrepiece, or just be placed around a room for extra sparkle. And all this in just a couple of easy steps!

Now it’s your turn …

What you need to make your own easy Christmas candle

One pillar candle

Cinnamon sticks for the total Christmas mood, although you can use regular sticks and twigs found outdoors

One rubber band (to fit around the candle)

Ribbon (at least 1 cm wide)

Scissors and glue

(Optional) Extra pieces for decoration, such as wooden stars, small pinecones, nuts, dried fruit, glitter…

Step 1

Once you have decided whether to use cinnamon sticks or regular sticks, make sure that that they are shorter than the height of your candle. They do not need to all be the exact same height as each other. You choose how it should look!

Step 2

Stand a couple of sticks up against the side of the candle.

Wrap the elastic band around the outside of the candles and sticks to hold the sticks roughly in place.

Step 3

Continue adding sticks one by one inside the elastic band until you have formed a complete ring of sticks around the candle.

If required, wrap the elastic band around the candle a second time to make sure the sticks are held securely in place.

Step 4

Hold the candle upright and gently tap against a flat surface, to ensure that the bottoms of the sticks are in line with the base of the candle.

Step 5

Time to decorate! Wrap the ribbon around the outside of your Christmas candle, covering the elastic band. A small amount of glue may be of help for this step. Tie a bow, glue it flat, however you choose!

(Optional) You can also glue on those small decorations for an extra pretty effect.

And you’re done!

Truly, that’s it! See, I told you you’d be done in a few minutes! And they smell sooooo good.

Try making more than one candle! Use pillar candles of various heights, use different colour ribbons, add other small decorations… Get creative or just keep it simple.

This time of year can be so much fun. I hope you enjoy making these cinnamon Christmas candles as much as we did!