Combine Dollar Tree Candles And Garden Flowers For Stunning Decor You Can DIY

Candles are one of the best and easiest ways to elevate your interior design and make a statement in your spaces. There are many beautiful ways to decorate your home with candles, and the best part is that you don't need to break the bank to do so. In that design spirit, here's a cottagecore-inspired candle DIY using supplies from the Dollar Tree and your own backyard that has piqued the interest of social media users on TikTok, Pinterest, and YouTube. Pressed flower candles of all kinds — tapers, pillar, and container candles — look stunning and complex to make, but you can craft these cute accents on your own without a big budget. You can add a beautiful touch of decor to your home with candles purchased at your local discount store or Dollar Tree and the flowers sitting in a vase or your yard.

Even beginner crafters who are nervous about home DIYs will see that this craft is super simple to execute. It involves very little prep time, especially if you opt to purchase pre-pressed flowers, and isn't as untidy as other crafts. Given its low price tag and limited mess and stress, DIY Dollar Tree-inspired pressed flower candles are both an easy way to add a design pop to any room and a fun crafting activity. 

First, stock up on your preferred candles at Dollar Tree, like these taper candles for $1.25 each. If tapers don't suit the space you want to decorate, then you can opt to use pillar candles as well. You'll also need smaller tealight candles for its wax, and Dollar Tree carries a 20-pack for that same $1.25 price tag. To finish off your supply list, you'll want to grab a small paintbrush, lighter, and possibly a spoon.

Next, gather your pressed flowers or greenery. If you have fresh flowers you want to use, either from an existing floral arrangement or from your garden, you can speedily press them using the microwave method (microwave your flowers under a paper towel and heavy dish in one-minute increments) or the hot iron method (place your flowers between paper towels and run a hot iron over them). Of course, you can press them the good, old-fashioned way — between two heavy books or between the pages of one big book — but this will take a bit longer, sometimes around a week or even up to two months.

If you choose this method, give the flowers a couple of days to dry out naturally. Alternatively, you can also purchase pre-pressed flowers rather inexpensively, like these options on Amazon. If you end up having extra pressed flowers, there are plenty of ways you can use them for decor in addition to candle making too.

Now you're ready to craft! Light your tealight candle and let it melt so that there's enough wet wax that you can easily dip your paintbrush into it. Place your flowers on the larger candle in whatever placement you'd like, then take the paintbrush and dip it in the tealight candle's melted wax. The wax essentially serves as glue to stick your pressed flowers onto the candle. Lightly brush the wax on top of the pressed flower on your candle to seal it into the surface. Overlap the flower or greenery pieces to create a pattern that's all your own, or space them out to use up the entire candle — it's totally up to you! For bigger flower pieces, lightly melt the wax on the candle where you want to place it with a lighter to give it some extra adhesive support. A spoon also works well to help press the dried flowers into the candle.

And voilà! You have the perfect floral candle that no one will suspect is a Dollar Tree DIY. It'll give your home the perfect light design touch. When you're ready to burn it, bear in mind these tips to make your favorite candles last longer; with how stunning these crafts are, you'll want them to last. And the best part is you can repeat this craft with seasonal flowers all year round!