Razor Clam Candle Holders

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I lived in the South for a couple of years before returning to the north and let me tell you, the South West coast is beautiful! I was based in Dorchester and was 5 minutes from the nearest beach. The reason I’m telling you this because I love beach crafts! I had bags of driftwood, jars full of sea glass and bowls full of shells. You never know when the crafting muses will strike or what you might need!  

So in this post I want to show you some razor clam shell candle holders. I think when the candle is lit, the glow cast through the shell looks lovely and now I’m back in the North they are a lovely reminder of the warmth of the South.

I collected a lot of these, made two candle holders and still have a jar full of shells!  What you’ll need is a clean jar, like a jam jar, your go to glue product (I used a glue gun) and of course enough razor clam shells to fully surround the jar.

I sorted the shells out so that all the shells on one holder were similar heights. Then I just started to glue the shells to the jar. For the more organised among us, you can map it out and make sure there is no overlap but I am not that organised and it’s a natural craft so I wasn’t too bothered. In fact it then inspired me to do anther holder but with a second smaller round over the top of the first.

So there you go, I have lovely candle holders and a nice memento of my time in the South.

I have a couple of other beach keepsakes that I want to share with you so look out for those!