Hanukkah is just under a month away, and it’s now or never for getting in a few DIY projects for the festival of lights. While you're prepping some delicious + modern recipes and decorating your home from top to bottom, whip up one of these DIY menorahs for the perfect balance between unique and traditional. From color blocked and metallic to natural and kid-friendly, there's a menorah for everyone.
Our Favorite DIY Menorahs
Ombre Menorah
These festive candle holders are classy but still have some pizzazz. Impress your friends and family with this colorful take. (via Brit + Co)
Menorah-saurus
Amp up a stegosaurus’ backbone with candles in between the plates.
Citrus Menorah
One orange, four limes, nine Hanukkah candles — everything you need for this project is right in your kitchen. Spruce up your patio or breakfast nook with this natural indoor/outdoor candelabra.
Multicolored Wooden Menorah
Give regular candlesticks a personal touch by painting them in your favorite holiday colors or in your decor's color palette.
Modern Copper Menorah
Everything’s better dipped in gold. Or in this case, copper. Opt for a metallic menorah with this easy paint project. (via Brit + Co)
Rhinestone Rhinoceros Menorah
Did you really expect a DIY roundup from us that didn’t include glitter + Mod Podge? We’re wild about this sparkly rhino. Grab your favorite toy animal to use as the base for this circus candle holder.
Branch Menorah
Forage for a sturdy fallen branch for a rustic piece to adorn your tabletop. You’ll need to break out the power tools for this one: Drill eight holes, and slather on a few coats of glittery silver paint.
Table And Chairs
Add some whimsy to your Hanukkah celebration by purchasing a miniature table and chairs and using hot glue to secure a candle to each one. How cute!
Mud Cloth-Inspired Succulent Menorah
It doesn’t get better than this. Start collecting those glass (or plastic) bottles now. Once you have nine, dip them in paint for a whitewashed look that’s chic enough to sit next to the challah. (via Brit + Co)
Copper Cluster Vase
Although this isn’t *technically* a menorah tutorial, you could make it one with the right sizes and numbers of pipes — how gorgeous would that be?!
Rose Branch Candelabra
Okay, same with this one — but how beautiful would this be menorah-style? Very beautiful.
Circles And Squares
Grab a variety of wooden shapes, glue them together, and spray paint them gold for a chic update. Easy peasy.
Copper Menorah
The pipes in this DIY give it a modern and unique feel that will fit in with any geometric home decor. Feel free to dip dye your candles too. (via Brit + Co)
Driftwood Menorah
There are a variety of woods you can use to make branch menorahs. However, if you live by the coast and you happen to find the perfect piece of driftwood, that also makes a great base.
A Colorful Holiday
If you're an artist, grab paintbrushes (make sure they're the kind that have holes at the end of their handles) and use them as candlesticks. It's colorful, it's artsy, and it's the perfect addition to any Hanukkah.
It’s time to make — which DIY menorah is on your to-DIY list? Let us know on Twitter.
This post has been updated.