Candle Set SVG

Five candles in a row

The candles are what everyone waits for, so here they get a picture of their own. Five of them stand side by side, rising from short at the ends to tallest in the middle. Three are wrapped in diagonal candy stripes and two in straight horizontal bands. Each has a short charcoal wick and a plump yellow flame.

From left to right: red with yellow stripes, blue with yellow bands, the tall green one with yellow stripes, red with blue bands, and blue with red stripes. The mix keeps the row lively without any two neighbors looking the same.

Pieces and weeding

This one has the most parts in the set: 55 pieces and no cut-outs. The candle bodies, wicks and flames are only a few of them; the rest are the separate stripes and bands. That makes the color version a slow but satisfying build. Lift the stripes onto transfer tape for vinyl, or use tweezers and a glue pen on card. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Red in cherry red: two candle bodies and the stripes on the last candle
• Blue in cobalt blue: two candle bodies and the bands on the fourth candle
• Yellow in golden yellow: all five flames and the stripes or bands on the first three candles
• Green in grass green: the tall middle candle
• Charcoal in near-black charcoal: the five wicks

Size guide

Under 3.5 inches the stripes on the shorter candles get very thin. For anything smaller, print the color file and cut it out with Print Then Cut.

Quicker ways to make it

If 55 pieces sounds like a lot for a card, there are two shortcuts. Cut only the bodies, wicks and flames, and draw the stripes on with a paint pen. Or print the whole color design and cut just the outline. Both keep the look while saving most of the gluing.

Project ideas

• A “make a wish” card with the candles across the front
• Party shirts for the birthday person, in layered vinyl
• A long banner for the cake table, with the candles cut big from card
• Cake box labels, kept on the outside of the box
• A birthday countdown board, adding one candle a day

Count your candles

The row has five candles, but it doesn’t have to. In your design software, delete or duplicate candles to match an age, a number of kids at the party, or the number of years since a special day.

Recoloring

Pastel candles look sweet for a baby’s party, and metallic gold and silver look elegant for a grown-up one. Our guide to changing SVG colors explains each step.

Pairs well with

Add the Sparkler for an evening party theme, or the Number Banner to show the age above the candles.