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October 2, 2018 · 30 Comments

Pumpkin Candle Holder Upcycles

Fall

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I love thrift stores & garage sales, and I love solar lights and things that light up (you’ll probably hear me say this a lot)!  On one of my trips, I bought 2 candle holders – both are fall pumpkin shaped. I turned one into a solar holder and the other incorporates a recycled bottle and lights…

Who doesn’t love a good deal???  I found both of these pumpkin candle holders at a thrift stores.

I’ll start with the solar pumpkin… I bought a solar light from Big Lots that matched the brass decor of the pumpkin.

I pulled the light off the stem.

I had a glass vase that fit into the pumpkin, but you could find one of these at Dollar Tree.

I set the solar light on top of the vase.

I put the vase and solar light inside the pumpkin and I was done!

You could definitely leave this up all fall. I will probably leave mine up all year.

Onto the second candle holder re-purposed a different way…

I took an empty bottle and cleaned off the label.

I stuffed a strand of 20 lights I got from Dollar Tree into the bottle.

I set the bottle into the pumpkin candle holder where the candle would go and created a stem.

Plugged in the lights and that was it.

Again, a great decoration for out on your porch all fall, and I’ll leave mine up all year!

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  1. Kathleen Rupp says

    September 19, 2017 at 7:24 am

    WOW I love that solar light! I will have to do that. I always envy my neighbors solar lights that she has in her gardens. Thank you so much for the idea. Saw it through the brag about it link party. pinned:)

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    • Chas says

      September 19, 2017 at 8:08 pm

      Thank you Kathleen, I am addicted to solar lights! So glad you want to give it a try 🙂

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  2. Suzy says

    September 19, 2017 at 3:46 pm

    Love these ideas!

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    • Chas says

      September 19, 2017 at 8:08 pm

      Thank you Suzy 🙂

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  3. Julie says

    September 20, 2017 at 3:54 am

    Such simple but clever ideas. Brilliant.

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    • Chas says

      September 20, 2017 at 8:44 am

      Thank you Julie

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  4. Miriam says

    September 20, 2017 at 6:46 am

    I love the solar light and I will definitely give it a try sometime.Thanks for sharing.

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    • Chas says

      September 20, 2017 at 8:45 am

      Thank you Miriam, so pleased you want to give it a try 🙂

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  5. Angie ~ Ambient Wares says

    September 20, 2017 at 10:31 am

    It was like that candle holder was actually meant to be a solar light 😉 Love it! Pinned

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    • Chas says

      September 26, 2017 at 6:37 pm

      Thank you Angie, thank you for the Pin 🙂

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  6. angie says

    September 21, 2017 at 7:42 am

    this is a great piece that you created love the pumpkin shaped candle holders. Thanks for sharing
    come see us at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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    • Chas says

      September 21, 2017 at 11:34 am

      Thank you Angie, I’ll be sure to stop by

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  7. Rebecca Allen says

    September 22, 2017 at 4:15 pm

    Those are two very creative way to create outdoor lights. Both turned out beautifully.

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    • Chas says

      September 22, 2017 at 6:26 pm

      Thank you Rebecca 🙂

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  8. Leslie says

    September 23, 2017 at 9:14 am

    Very cute! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!

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    • Chas says

      September 26, 2017 at 4:02 pm

      Thank you Leslie 🙂

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  9. Trudy says

    September 24, 2017 at 8:37 am

    Those were really cute thrift finds! Solar lights make all the difference in landscaping, your idea is easy and functional. I need to go thrifting and see what I can find! Thank you for sharing with us at Designing You!

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    • Chas says

      September 24, 2017 at 8:39 am

      Thank you Trudy, I have to say I’m kind of a solar light junkie 🙂

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  10. Twochicksandamom/Donna says

    September 27, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    Hi. We featured your unique solar light at Party in Your PJs 175! Hope you will join us again.
    http://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/2017/09/party-in-your-pjs-176-and-discounted.html

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    • Chas says

      September 27, 2017 at 9:53 pm

      Thank you so much and thank you for having a place for all of us to share ideas! 🙂

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  11. Bright says

    October 3, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    I’ve never seen those lights at my dollar tree….hmmm……start the car I’m going back!
    Thanks for the idea! mybrightideasblog.com

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    • Chas says

      October 4, 2018 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks and I hope you find them. They are come in purple or orange. The also have some fabulous LED lights as well.

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  12. CraftyHope says

    October 5, 2018 at 4:07 pm

    These are both great ideas, but I am in love with the solar one. It worked so perfectly. Now I want to make a ton of my own! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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    • Chas says

      October 6, 2018 at 6:12 am

      Thank you so much and I hope you can find or have some fun candle holders to do this too as well 🙂

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  13. Stephanie says

    October 6, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    You are so clever and creative, my friend. I just love these pumpkins.

    I hope you’re enjoying your weekend. Hugs! Stephanie-The Enchanting Rose

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    • Chas says

      October 7, 2018 at 7:33 am

      Thank you so much Stephanie, I’m so glad you like them. I hope you are having a wonderful weekend as well and staying warm. Hugs back!

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  14. Elise L Ho says

    October 7, 2018 at 11:08 am

    Hooray for upcycling. I love seeing things reused.

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    • Chas says

      October 7, 2018 at 12:46 pm

      Thank you so much Elise 🙂

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  15. Jodie Fitz says

    October 9, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    These all look great. Love the lighting ideas. THANKS for sharing at last week’s RTT Party. See you at this week’s party: http://www.jodiefitz.com/2018/10/09/reader-tip-tuesday-weeks-craft-recipe-party-14-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/

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    • Chas says

      October 9, 2018 at 8:12 pm

      Thanks so much and I’ll see you again this week at the party.

      Reply

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