Bottle Cap Tea Light Candles

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Bottle Cap Tea Light Candles
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These DIY bottle cap candles are a budget bride’s dream! Turn your broken crayons into inexpensive, colorful, and functional tea lights! A few of these cuties could easily add some eclectic ambiance to a nighttime wedding reception or cocktail hour. The best part about it is that your color combinations are pretty much endless 🙂 Don’t you just ❤ ’em!

Thanks to Craftaholics Anonymous for sharing!

Supplies

  • Bottle caps,
  • Crayons {or wax}
  • Pre-waxed wicks
  • Soup cans
  • Wax paper {optional}
  • A small cooking pan
  • Scissors, and
  • Water

How to Make Bottle Cap Candles

Remove paper from crayons. you can also use candle wax if you wanted.
Remove paper from crayons. you can also use candle wax if you wanted.
Put crayons in clean, empty soup cans.
Put crayons in clean, empty soup cans.
Take your pre-waxed wicks and…
Take your pre-waxed wicks and…
Bottle caps
Bottle caps
Put wicks inside the bottle caps. I placed my bottle caps on wax paper in case I spilled some wax.
Put wicks inside the bottle caps. I placed my bottle caps on wax paper in case I spilled some wax.
Then using a small cooking pan filled with a couple inches of boiling water, place the can in the pan and melt the crayons. {you could also use a candle warmer to do this}the crayons melt pretty quickly. *note: it only takes a few crayons to fill a bottle cap!
Then using a small cooking pan filled with a couple inches of boiling water, place the can in the pan and melt the crayons. {you could also use a candle warmer to do this}the crayons melt pretty quickly. *note: it only takes a few crayons to fill a bottle cap!
Pour the melted crayons or wax into the bottle caps.
Pour the melted crayons or wax into the bottle caps.
Let cool for 1-2 hours. then trim the wicks and you have some fun tea light candles to enjoy!
Let cool for 1-2 hours. then trim the wicks and you have some fun tea light candles to enjoy!

**Added later: crayon wax does not smell that great when burned. if you plan to burn these candles, you may consider adding a scent to them**

Finished Product

Finished Product

Happy Crafting!

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