Pottery Barn Halloween Votives {DIY Knock-Off}

Halloween is just about a month away, so this means it’s time to think about all those spooktacular things you can create to decorate your home. We don’t have many trick-or-treaters, nor a Halloween soiree, so I tend to keep my Halloween décor minimal, chic and no fuss. But, this doesn’t mean I don’t thoroughly enjoy the things I do make.

Last year I made spider web votives, and this year I spotted some votives I love from Pottery Barn. Problem is…I don’t love the price tag. Never fear, Monica is here with a version that is so easy and inexpensive. Chances are you have most everything you need already, and if you don’t it’ll cost about $1.50 per votive if you have to run to your nearest Walmart & Dollar Tree.

Let’s do this.

Supplies:

-Vellum (Vellum gives the frosted appearance of a candle, and individual sheets are about 20-cents at craft stores.)

-Printer

-PDF Template (Created by yours truly…you’re welcome!)

-1 LED Tealight (They’re 2 for $1 at Dollar Tree, which is where I bought mine)

-Votive/tealight holder (I have a TON on hand, but if not, they’re 50-cents each at Walmart or Amazon)

-Scissors/paper trimmer

-Double-sided tape (Regular could work, too)

Total Cost: ~$1.50 each

Savings: $8 per candle holder or about 80% each

Time: Should take no more than 5 minutes per votive holder

Step 1:

Plop your vellum into your printer, and print out the votive templates. Cut out each votive using scissors or a paper trimmer.

Step 2:

Now we want the appearance of beefier candle holders, just like the PB version. So, grab a piece of double sided tape, and add it to one of the ends of your wrap. Circle the other end over and press until you have a nice cylindrical tube of sorts.

Step 3:

As you can see, my sleeve is quite larger than my votive holder (which still has candle wax in it…oh well!) This will create the “look” and this is also why we are using LED tealights and not real tealights that could catch on fire and burn your house down. Don’t be cheap; get the LED tealights!

Plop an LED tealight, upside down, into each votive holder. Like this:

Not only does this actually illuminate the design by forcing the light to the middle/bottom, it also means you don’t have to flip each one over to turn them off. Just reach, switch it to off, and move on. Easy peasy.

Step 4:

Place sleeve over the glass and place wherever you want some mood lighting.

So easy! This seriously is a super simple craft that packs a lot of punch, without worrying about creating a fire hazard.

But, if you want some classier backgrounds instead of black, I got ya covered.

Here’s moroccan skeleton head:

And damask skeleton head:

And if your pair all of them together, you have yourself quite the trio.

So, at a savings of over $8 per votive holder + super easy directions= FAB, nearly free décor.

Hope you enjoy the free printable, and if you make any please send me pics! I’d love to see how you all use the printable. Would also make for good napkins rings!

What’s your favorite décor for Halloween?