I’m Melissa, a stay at home mom of 5, I’m so NOT a professional, but I love to look at possibilities of what can “become” with limited time and money.  I blog at 320 Sycamore, come and visit! When I opened an email from Williams Sonoma a few weeks ago and saw this glass hurricane, it took my breath away (see below). But since I live on a budget, I wondered if there was a way to make a DIY glass hurricane that’s just as beautiful.

Isn’t it gorgeous? I loved it.

So, of course it was on my mind. I wish I could empty my brain sometimes, but alas, it was smashed in there along with other useful tidbits of information that I want to remember later, like did you know you’re only supposed to run cold water in your garbage disposal to make it last longer?

Anyway! Stay on track, Melissa…

ETA: if you can’t find these supplies in your dollar store for a DIY glass hurricane, try the Target dollar spot, or any craft store. You can almost always use coupons to places like Joanne’s or Michael’s and get 40% off your supplies. I was picking up some Christmas goodies at the Dollar Tree, and look what I found in the candle/glassware aisle:

Do you see where this is going? You could even use flame-less candles (usually available at dollar stores).

Then, take the candlestick, put some hot glue around the top rim, and place the hurricane on top of it, looking down into the hurricane vase to be sure it’s centered.

Then, take your white skinny candle (next to the saints candles in the aisle), put some hot glue on that and stick it in the hurricane. You could also skip gluing the candle, and instead nestle it into sand, beads, or some other non-flammable filler at the bottom of your DIY glass hurricane vase. Of course, if you’re using a flame-less candle you have some more options!

Once your candle is secure, go out and find some pretty leaves from a tree, or use fake ones. I chose to use brown, cuz that’s what William used, and it’s very Thanksgiving-ish

Place the leaves or other decorative elements around the candle, and let them fall gently between the candle and the hurricane. It definitely doesn’t have to be perfect!

Trim your wicks down, light your candles, and love that you spent only about 15 minutes, and $3 each on your DIY glass hurricane, instead of spending $80 on the Williams Sonoma ones!

I’m not hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, but wouldn’t these look lovely on your holiday table? Or as a hostess gift?

All of the supplies were at the Dollar Tree, but, like I mentioned earlier, you could re-create it using supplies from Target, Walmart, Michaels, etc. I noticed that Hobby Lobby had some glass candle holders that looked almost exactly like the Williams Sonoma bases, so for a few more dollars you could get closer to that look.