Scented Jack O Lantern Tea Lights made with Oranges!

BySusan Myers on holiday crafts

Create a whole mess of Jack O Lantern Tea Lights with Navel Oranges!  Scented with allspice, they make the whole house smell wonderful!

scented tea lights made with oranges

I’ve never been a huge fan of scary Halloween decorations.  Orange isn’t my favorite color and being scared isn’t my favorite thing.  So, I tend to decorate with fall themed items rather than going the scary-witchy route.  But I really do love the smell of citrus and allspice.  So I found a way to combine the Halloween “scary-ness” with the natural scents of oranges and spice.

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For this project I used:

Navel Oranges (or as my family calls them “belly button oranges”)
Whole Allspice
Tea Light Candles
A Metal Cookie Cutter
Knife

jack o lantern tea light made from oranges

scented tea lights made with oranges

Begin by cutting a “lid” from the orange about 3/4″ from the top.

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scented tea lights made with oranges

Scoop out the orange and set aside for making fresh squeezed orange juice.  Take a metal cookie cutter that is smaller than the circumference of the lid and firmly press to cut out a shape in the center of the lid.

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I am an artist, crafter and humor writer living in Atlanta, GA. I attended the Atlanta College of Art, and have a background in fine arts, graphic design, and photography. I like to specialize in vintage and recycled crafts such as quilling, Ukrainian Egg Dying, batik and quilting.

51 Comments

  1. Oh Suzy, these are the cutest thing i have seen in a very long time. I love anything that makes my house smell like i have been baking for days and what an inexpensive decoration at the same time, BRILLIANT !! Thanks, i just signed up so I will get more of you, can’t wait !!.)

  2. Oh goodness, those are adorable! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your post with us at the #HomeMattersParty

  3. Cute idea to scent the house for Halloween. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinned.

  4. Hi Tiana!

    So glad you liked it! Would love to see what you come up with!
    suzy

  5. Love it! Love it! I don’t do Halloween either and this is such a great idea. I’m headed out for the oranges now.

  6. What a wonderful idead! I am definitely going to attempt this. Thank you 🙂

  7. Susan In MD says:

    Definitely doing this! Nothing goes to “waste”!

    Another use for the Jack-O is to let them completely dry and use them as “fire starters” in you fireplace! Smells great.

    Here in Maryland the Baltimore Oriole LOVE oranges. Maybe that’s why they are black and orange! 8]

  8. Coffee beans is a wonderful idea, and I think it would go well with the orange! Awesome idea!

  9. I think this is wonderful! I just wanted to share that I have been using coffee beans to scent my candles, much the same way as you used the allspice/and or cloves. I have glass jars that I put candles in, and pour coffee beans around the candle. The scent is incredible – and though I don’t know how well it would pair with a fragrant orange, I just thought it would be something else you could toss in there.

  11. Oh I love them. I will do this tomorow. Thank's for this Post.

  13. Hi Suzy, what a neat idea and I can imagine your home smells really good. Great job. I found and am now following you through My Romantic Home and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris

  14. Gwen @ The Bold Abode says:

    You did NOT just do that…

    Of course you didn't cuz you had to take pictures and then write about it so you could post it…

    That is unequivocally the most creative use of fruit I have ever seen….

  15. Felicia @ All Things Fee says:

    Too cute, and smells good too? I'm in!

  16. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com says:

    (found ya on a link party)
    love these! im going to have to try them.. you make it look so easy 🙂

  17. I saw this on Someday Crafts and just had to share it on my blog: http://coloradocasual.blogspot.com/

    I can't wait to give these a try. I bet they are easier to gut than pumpkins.

    Thanks Suzy,
    Morgan

    p.s. I hope it is ok I featured you on my blog. I'm new to the blog world and hope I'm not going against a blog etiquette.

  18. Kimberly from "bugaboo" says:

    Oh my gosh. Seriously??? Seriously????? This is one of those things that makes me really wish I had thought of it first… 🙂

    I'd love for you to link up to my pumpkin party:

    "Pumpkinspiration Party!

  19. I LOVE this idea!!! They'll make great centerpieces on my table. I'm even thinking of adjusting it a bit for Thanksgiving but not sure how. Any ideas?

  20. This is so cute!!!! 🙂

  21. Pattie @ On Hollyhock Farm says:

    I love this idea! They are so cute and I love having my house smell great so this is going to be in my house. Thanks for sharing.

  22. Jen at A Heart Full of Love says:

    I love this idea. I think I might make a couple with the kids!

  23. I worked same work only with pumpkin and apple. Never tried orange, your work is best and I got a new idea to do on this weekend.

  24. shopannies says:

    love this idea love the aroma of orange and this is such a cute idea plus would make the whole house smell great come see me at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

  25. Anonymous says:

    Awesome! We made these with our Pathfinder unit tonight and it was lots of fun!

  26. ❀ⒹⒺⒺ❀@ A Lapin Life says:

    OH wow! Your little Jack O Lanterns are so adorable.

    Dee

  27. Anonymous says:

    Bellissima idea! E molto piu' facile da eseguire che svuotare una zucca!!

  28. kristastitched says:

    this is beyond cool, i cant wait to try it!

  30. RecycleCindy says:

    Super cute and I love the idea. I stumbled the post for you on SU. Happy Halloween!

  32. Natasha in Oz says:

    What a brilliant idea! I will definitely be trying this idea at Christmas time too…I bet it smells very festive!

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

  33. Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It says:

    Oh great idea! I can only imagine how yummy your house smells! I'm getting some oranges next time I'm at the store.

  34. Rhissanna says:

    Oh, these must smell lovely. I'm so going to try these.

  35. i am so in love with these! can't wait to make them with my kiddos!
    thanks and have a great weekend
    lisa

  36. So totally cool. I bet they smell wonderful!

  37. I love these – I've made clove studded versions, but never tried to carve them. We'll definitely be giving these a go! 🙂

  38. Shabby chic Sandy says:

    Those are adorable–so creative!

  39. So clever and fun! I'm sure they smell fantastic.

  40. Michelle@Somedaycrafts says:

    Super cute! I featured these at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com

  41. Oh wow Suzy! These are fantastic! So much easier than carving out pumpkins and I can just imagine the gorgeous aroma they create!! Thanks for sharing this!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

  42. Vivienne @ the V Spot says:

    This is fab. Pinned, tweeted and stumbled!

  43. Screaming Sardine says:

    OMG, this is just way too cute! How unique, too. TFS.

    Pinning on pinterest. 🙂

    Cheers,
    Tracy Screaming Sardine

  44. {nifty thrifty things} says:

    How CUTE!! I love these little jack o lanterns!! 🙂
    Hugs,
    Vanessa

  45. SOOOOO Cute!!

  46. Brenda Williams says:

    Love this idea. Thanks for sharing.

  47. Anna@Directions Not Included says:

    Those must smell so yummy!

  48. chillin with Quillin says:

    what an awsome idea!!!!
    Paula

  49. They turned out great. I love them!

  50. Teddie Seeley says:

    what a wonderful idea, and save the pumpkins for a pie.
    thank you

  51. Happier Than a Pig in Mud says:

    Really cute and I'm sure they smell great-enjoy:@)

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