Tea-Light Candle Holder

This takes an old box and some slate off-cuts, which are both waste products destined to be collected by the trash men and gives them a new life as an attractive addition to any home :)

All this project will cost you is a hotmelt glue stick and a tea-light.

You require

Hotmelt glue gun
Old corrugated box
Ruler
Craft Knife
Scissors
some slate offcuts or a slate tile
Tile cutter

Step 1 Box Destruction + Measuring

• Dismantle the box
• Measure the diameter of the tea-light, then add 5mm (40mm + 5mm = 45mm)
• Measure and mark a grid onto the card with 45mm squares.

Comments

[jjone538]

Thats Awesome Good Job!!

[jonnyd55]

Thanks :)

[jjone538]

I Made One Its Great

[jonnyd55]

Cool.... Id love to see it. Upload an image into the comment text box :)

[jjone538]

@johnnyd55 ok

[jonnyd55]

? I'm confused ?

[RaisedByRobots]

Like it. why do you heat up the slate? Just for the hot melt glue? thx

[jonnyd55]

Yeah it gives you more time to position the slate before the glue solidifies

[SIRJAMES09]

and there is no chance of this slate getting too hot to burn the card??

I have a bunch of 2x2's(2 inches by 2 inches) laying about the place & was thinking about using them rather than using the cardboard....

what you think?? Yes? no?

[jonnyd55]

Hi,

2x2 is fine, it will be quicker to make as well :)

Card won't burn..... unless you want it too!

Cookie cat is V-cute.......just eats, sleeps and poops

[SIRJAMES09]

don't all cats? lol

once in a while you'll get lucky & have a lap cat...I have never been so lucky in that respect tho...

As for the card, I didn't know that. regardless, still a lovely candle holder. :)

[SIRJAMES09]

OH! I forgot to mention, I love this idea!! I like the looks of it, and I bet my other half would love it too! :)

[SIRJAMES09]

I love your cat....

[paganwonder]

Straight forward to build and elegant result- WIN!