DIY Mini Mummy Candle Holders

Not to long ago I logged onto Facebook and came across a picture of someones DIY creation. They took what looked like mason jars, wrapped them with gauze, and gave them googly eyes. What an awesome idea right? Unfortunately I don't have a lot of spaces in my house that A) has enough room for a couple of mason jars and B) that Baby A couldn't get a hold of so I wrote the project off as being cool, but not something I would do. The image of the mummy jars stuck in my head over the next few days so I brainstormed how I could make them with what I had available to me. It occurred to me that I had a small stash of empty glass baby food jars and I knew that Mr. Hunky had some adhesive surgical tape laying around somewhere. I gathered the supplies that I had on hand and went at it. Before I knew it, I had three ridiculously adorable mini mummy candle holders!

How stinkin cute are those?

What You Will Need:

3 Empty & Clean Baby Food Jars (take the label off)

Adhesive Surgical Tape OR Gauze (Cut into strips) and Mod Podge

6 Small Googly Eyes

Glue (Tacky Glue, Elmers Glue, Etc)

3 Tea light Candles

To Make The Mini Mummy Candle Holders:

First, make sure that your baby food jars are clean and that the label is completely off. If there is any part of the label still on the jar you will be able to see it when the candles are burning. Take your adhesive surgical tape starting at the back of your jar (or where you can still see a bit of the adhesive from the label) and wrap your adhesive surgical tape around the jar as many times as needed to cover from top to bottom. Make sure your "start line" and "finish line" are at the same place when finished. Next, use your fingers to smooth out any small bubbles that may have appeared during the wrapping process. Once that is complete, place a small dab of glue on each googly eye and place where you want your mummy's eyes to go. Once the glue on the eyes is dry, light your tea light candle and place in the jar!

Super simple yet super cute way to decorate for Halloween!

Will MCO see Mini Mummy Candle Holders in your submission for the Spooktacular Contest?



MCO's Spooktacular Contest

Halloween is one of MCO’s favorite holidays (really though, I love all of the holidays, but Halloween just puts a smile on my face!) and this year, I want to celebrate MCO’s first official Halloween by holding a contest for my amazing readers.

For the month of October, MCO is inviting you to upload a picture to our Facebook page of your house all “Halloween-ed” out. I want to see how crazy you go with your Halloween decorations or how you fulfill your Halloween with simple and fun décor. No matter what you use to decorate with, MCO wants to see it!

Contest Begins: October 1st at 12:01AM PST

Contest Ends: October 30th at 11:59PM PST

The winner will be announced on October 31st- Halloween!

One photo entry per person! Winner will be chosen through careful consideration of myself and two guest judges.


Now, what will you win for all of your uploading efforts?

YOU CHOOSE between a Starbucks Card or a Amazon Gift Card!
The prize will be purchased by MCO and sent via e-mail to receive. You must have a registered Starbucks Card or Amazon Account to redeem.




Official Rules:
Any photo submitted before or after the appropriate contest times will be disqualified. One photo per person HOWEVER you may use a photo frame application (found on smartphones or Picasa) to create a multiple imaged photo. If you are the winner, you must redeem your prize no later than 48 hours after MCO has announced the winner otherwise your prize will be offered to the runner up. The prize will be purchased by Mommys Craft Obsession in the winners gift card of choice. The prize will be redeemable for the amount of $5. Facebook, Starbucks, and Amazon are in no way affiliated with this contest. Must have a valid email address to redeem prize. This contest is open to US and Canada (if applicable) residents only.