These Halloween wine glass candle holders are perfect for DIY Halloween decor or for your Halloween party centerpiece. They would be great for a Pumpkin Painting Party right on the food table!
Halloween wine glass candles
These Halloween wine glass candles are sure to get a few comments at your Halloween party, and they are so easy to make! Personalize the wine glass monsters however you like, or try new characters, such as a witch or a vampire.
Prefer to buy? There are a few variations available from sellers on Etsy.
If you need some treats to match the wine glasses, check out these zombie candy pops or Frankenstein chocolate bark.
you will need:
- Wine glasses
- Rubbing alcohol
- Acrylic enamel craft paint*
- Gauze
- Foam brushes
- Paintbrushes
- Black felt
- Hot glue gun
- Orange votive candles
*To make all of the Halloween wine glass candle holders here, you’ll need green, black, orange, purple, red, and white acrylic enamel paints.
First, dab alcohol on a cotton ball or cloth and wipe the entire wine glass to clean. Let dry completely.
Next, paint your wine glasses with the base coat of paint. Pour your paint onto a palette or paper plate. Brush the paint to cover the entire wine glass (the bottom of the wine glass, where the candle will perch, is optional).
I prefer to use foam brushes for best coverage. Set the wine glasses on a piece of wax paper to dry. You may need two to three coats of paint, letting the paint dry very well between coats, until the glasses are opaque.
For Frankenstein, paint the wine glass green and the stem and bottom black. For the mummy, paint the entire glass white. For the zombie, paint the entire glass purple. For the Jack O’Lantern, paint the wine glass orange and the stem and bottom green.
Third, flip the wine glasses upside down and add your designs.
For the mummy, cut strips of gauze and wrap around the glass, including along the stem, securing with dabs of hot glue. Use caution with the hot glue, as the gauze is thin enough that you will feel the hot glue through the material if you touch it. Keep a space on the glass open between the gauze and paint two black dots for eyes. Let dry.
For the Frankenstein, cut out a circle of black felt about 3-inches in diameter. With scissors, snip a line to the center of the circle and cut a smaller circle, about 1/2-inch in diameter. Snip zigzags around the edges of the felt circle.
Wrap the felt circle around the base of the wine glass, securing with hot glue, for Frankenstein’s “hair.” Use a small paint brush to paint the eyes, mouth, and scar with black paint. Let dry.
For the Jack O’ Lantern, use black paint and a small paintbrush to paint any face you like.
For the zombie, paint an “X” and a dot for eyes. Paint a mouth. With red paint, add drops of blood. Cut a strip of gauze and wrap around the wine glass, carefully securing with hot glue.
Finally, top the wine glasses with candles. Use a dab of hot glue to secure, if desired.
I just love these silly, sort-of spooky Halloween wine glass candles. I’m already thinking of versions for Thanksgiving and Christmas!
If you’re planning a Halloween party, these fun Zombie Mason Jars make great treat holders! Or, take off the lid and place a candle in them for zombie luminaries.
See how easy it is to make these Mason Jar Lid Pumpkins! If you have a stash of jar lids, be sure to keep them for this adorable fall craft, or you can purchase them via the link in the post. Make a few with friends for the perfect fall decor!
And for one last Halloween decoration idea, these paper Halloween luminaries are cute by day and spooky by night!
More Halloween Ideas
- Halloween Party Ideas
- Halloween Terrarium
- Halloween Ribbon Wreath
- Black Cat Pumpkins
- Clay Halloween Village
- Salt Dough Haunted HousesÂ
- You’ve Been Booed
Halloween Wine Glass Candles
Supplies
- Wine glasses
- Rubbing alcohol
- Acrylic enamel craft paint* green, black, orange, purple, red, and white acrylic enamel paints.
- Gauze
- Foam brushes
- Black felt
- Orange votive candles
Craft tools
- paintbrushes
Instructions
- Dab alcohol on a cotton ball or cloth and wipe the entire wine glass to clean. Let dry completely.
- Paint your wine glasses with the base coat of paint. Pour your paint onto a palette or paper plate. Brush the paint to cover the entire wine glass (the bottom of the wine glass, where the candle will perch, is optional). Set the wine glasses on a piece of wax paper to dry. You may need two to three coats of paint, letting the paint dry very well between coats, until the glasses are opaque.
- For Frankenstein, paint the wine glass green and the stem and bottom black. For the mummy, paint the entire glass white. For the zombie, paint the entire glass purple. For the Jack O'Lantern, paint the wine glass orange and the stem and bottom green.
- Flip the wine glasses upside down and add your designs.
- For the mummy, cut strips of gauze and wrap around the glass, including along the stem, securing with dabs of hot glue. Use caution with the hot glue, as the gauze is thin enough that you will feel the hot glue through the material if you touch it. Keep a space on the glass open between the gauze and paint two black dots for eyes. Let dry.
- For the Frankenstein, cut out a circle of black felt about 3-inches in diameter. With scissors, snip a line to the center of the circle and cut a smaller circle, about 1/2-inch in diameter. Snip zig zags around the edges of the felt circle. Wrap the felt circle around the base of the wine glass, securing with hot glue, for Frankenstein's "hair." Use a small paint brush to paint the eyes, mouth, and scar with black paint. Let dry.
- For the Jack O' Lantern, use black paint and a small paint brush to paint any face you like.
- For the zombie, paint an "X" and a dot for eyes. Paint a mouth. With red paint, add drops of blood. Cut a strip of gauze and wrap around the wine glass, carefully securing with hot glue.
- Finally, top the wine glasses with candles. Use a dab of hot glue to secure, if desired.
This post originally appeared here on Sept 5, 2018.
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Nancy says
The dollar tree store has black and orange battery tea lights! fyi
Mona Rowe says
What is base coat color?
Amanda Formaro says
There’s no special base coat color, it’s the color for each glass. So for example for the jack o lantern glass it’s orange. If you go to the blog post and look for the first step photo you will see :)