Our solstice tealight holders were so much fun to make and we loved using them, that we decided to make some salt dough heart shaped candle holders for valentines day. This recipe for salt dough will make about 10 candle holders.

These are so much fun to make and were so simple that the boys made them by themselves with only help lifting in and out of the oven.

How to make salt dough valentine candle holders

Prepare your dough as per the recipe below. If you don’t use it all you can store it in an airtight container for a couple of weeks.

Roll out your dough on a floured surface to around 2cm (3/4 inch) in depth. Using a cookie cutter cut out your heart shapes.

Dip a tea light into flour before pressing it into the heart shape to make an indentation. Make sure to wiggle it about a bit to allow for shrinkage when baking.

Smaller children can use their fingers to make an dip for the tealights if they find that easier.

Once you are happy with your salt dough candle holders transfer them carefully to a baking tray and bake in a cool oven as per the recipe. Allow to cool.

We then painted our salt dough with acrylic paint. Maxi chose pink, Mini pillar box red and mine were a dark red.

We then allowed them to dry overnight before covering with glitter mixed with PVA glue to seal them and give the holders a sparkle.

Again we let these dry overnight before popping in the tealights.

If you think these look pretty take a look at the beautiful valentine candle holders that Nurturestore made with coloured dough, they are stunning.

34 thoughts on “Salt dough valentine candle holders”

Sonia January 18, 2015 at 10:45 am

Oh these look fab Jen, what great idea 🙂

Em @ snowingindoors January 19, 2015 at 11:15 am

I love crafting with salt dough, it’s perfect for this kind of project, I can see the kids really enjoying making these.

Mammasaurus January 19, 2015 at 12:02 pm

Ah you romantic thing you!
Kitty will love these, I’ll show here when she gets home from school x

Emily Shepperson January 19, 2015 at 1:08 pm

These are so cute!

Foz January 19, 2015 at 1:35 pm

Oh I think my daughter would love having a go at making theses!

Mummy of Two January 19, 2015 at 1:52 pm

What a lovely idea – nice and easy for my two to be able to make too!

Liska @NewMumOnline January 19, 2015 at 2:01 pm

Now that since Friday I have got rid of my block with regards to baking, I could actually see myself doing this. I burn tea lights every day so it would be right up my street and so seasonal. Aaron would simply love doing this as he loves to paint. Thanks for such a topical educational post xx

Sonya Cisco January 19, 2015 at 2:10 pm

They look so lovely. I must do salt dough again – has been a while!

You Baby Me Mummy January 19, 2015 at 2:23 pm

Such a great idea. I can never get it to dry properly in the middle though x

My Family Ties January 19, 2015 at 5:03 pm

What a creative and pretty idea! I will have to try this out with my girls 🙂

Globalmouse January 19, 2015 at 5:25 pm

These look great, perfect rainy day activity – simple but really effective.

wendy January 19, 2015 at 6:12 pm

Great idea and so easy, thanks Jen

Rachel January 19, 2015 at 6:50 pm

These are just so cute and they look so easy to make too x

Jenny @ The Brick Castle January 19, 2015 at 7:24 pm

Your CommentsWhen I was a child we used to make these using clay from our garden! Those were the days 😀
Tea lights were virtually unheard of back then, so they tended to have a candle stuck to them and then end up as ashtrays! The 70’s really were awful 😀

Hannah Staveley January 19, 2015 at 7:41 pm

I think these are so cool just love it!

Joanna Imran January 19, 2015 at 8:26 pm

I love salt dough, you can make pretty much anything with it – I can’t believe I’ve never thought of making little decorative bits for the house!

Mary Louise January 19, 2015 at 10:36 pm

I am so glad to have seen this idea/recipe.
I wanted to make some of these for Christmas with my Daughter.
And now i know how!

Charlotte January 19, 2015 at 11:33 pm

These are gorgeous Jen, really pretty and they look simple enough to make 🙂

Sara-Jayne January 20, 2015 at 12:25 am

I love the tealights and I know my boys would love to make them! My oldest made me salt dough stars for Christmas, these would be a lovely addition to my collection!