Janette's Crafty Goodies

Recycled tea light holders (the bit you usually throw away!!)

A few weeks ago at the farmers market and craft fair Shelly unintentionally set me a challenge.  She arrived with a collection of metal tealight holders (you know, the bit that’s left after the candle has been used, that most people would throw away) and asked me if I had any use for them.  Never one to let a simple thing like not having a clue get in my way I said I was sure I could use them for something.  After many long hours thinking about them, I came up with this

A simple church candle decorated with wire, beads and stars made from the tea light holders.

The Stars

{ 10:57 AM, Thursday 22 November 2007 } { Posted by Keith }

I don't understand how you made the stars. Surely you didn't flattern the cases and cut out all the stars by hand? If you did, it must have taken you HOURS! Such patience.

Oil lamp

{ 11:04 AM, Thursday 22 November 2007 } { Posted by Keith }

I always buy the tealights that are in clear plastic holders. I have an old oil lamp with a very pretty globe that I love to have in the middle of the table, but using the proper oil is expensive, and paraffin stinks vile so I place one of the tealights on the wickholder and light that. After replacing the chimney and globe it looks great, and there's no smell. If I use the metal case tealights they throw a shadow on the globe as they burn down and it doesn't look right.

Edited by Keith on Thursday 22 November 2007 at 5:05 AM