build a eco-friendly candle

Too much darkness around? This Instructable will show you how to build a eco-friendly dark sucker (A.K.A., a candle, flashlight, fire, pretty much anything that sucks darkness and brings light).
This Instructable is eco-friendly because it is made of the wax on those miniature cheese rolls!
If you want to see a video, it is on the last step.

Step 1 What you need

a cheese roll (1, but if you want a bigger candle...)
string (a couple inches) I used this twine like stuff- you might have to experiment with different types
something to burn the candle on (1) a tile works well
scissors (1) to cut the string
a hungry stomach (1)

Comments

[lemonie]

I thought this might be made out of ear-wax...(dissapointed) I've done this, tends to create a bit of a cheesy smell, but what else do you do with the wax? And I've got 1 pound ball of the stuff somewhere... L

[Mangetout]

The wax is good and pliable, like modelling clay - anything you can make out of it can be transformed into metal by lost wax casting (I just put up an ible on lost wax casting using a form made from cheese wax)

[lemonie]

I have the materials... - thanks for pointing me to your I'ble.

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[olivierdemontpellier]

babybel light ? i never known about the existence of some babybel light, i know the classic red, the classic red ( big size), the yellow ( with edam or gouda) the green ( with goat cheese) but light ..... just to be more eco-friendly, is it possible to make a thread with our own hairs ?

[solo.card]

Have you ever smelled burning human hair?! Not nice! I doubt you'd want a candle out of it

[masterochicken]

It burns to fast anyway. You could use hemp though.

[teslafan100]

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[your dog]

Ummm..... My instructable was published 3 months before yours......

[Arjun Bhat]

 What is baby bell

[your dog]

it is a miniature cheese roll. you can get them at the grocery store, they are great for lunches

[Arjun Bhat]

 What kind of cheese is this?

[spiritwolf7984]

Mmmm Cheese we have to do dare in grade 5 and 7! This is really cool!

[tincanz]

YAY!!!!!!!!!! mini candles!!!

[crayzclown1]

babybel cheese is soooo over priced. :\

[Iridium7]

amen.

[LemonLily]

Thanks for sharing. I really like this idea. Note for safety: Be careful that you hands are clean or the candle might make a big fire. Also I'm thinking we can put the wax in a tealight candle container.

[your dog]

there are pictures of the babybel light in the first and last steps. I've never heard of it either before I did this Instructable as for the hair, I think I might give it a try, but it might hurt a more painless way might be using the hair that gets stuck on the hair brush

[your dog]

you smell cheese when you burn your candles? I don't while burning mine.... it might be a different type of cheese (I used the light version) I added some cinnamon to one of my candles, but you could not smell it. I will post some more ideas for scented candles if I get any.....

[ChrysN]

Another good reason to eat a Babybel!

[chuckr44]

I do like a smoked gouda!