Thread: 50 cent pillar candles

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Here are some really cheap and quick pillar candles. I made them from painted toilet paper rolls with battery-operated flicker tea lights ($1 for 2 from the Dollar Tree). I put on a base coat of white paint, then hot glued the tea light in and added the wax drips. After a couple more coats of paint, and some shadowing, they were ready to go. I wish I had covered the spiral line better, but they're going to be in the dark, so they should look alright. Not bad for 50 cents and a little bit of time.

I may just have to try this!! I'm not the most savvy when it comes to using a saw and other such tools but with toilet paper holders - who knew?!

Thanks for the info!

I had to split the tubes and hot glue them to the correct size to hold the tealights. Other than that, the thing that took the longest was waiting for the paint to dry!

Indeed!! Not bad at all,when I wrote,paper rolls I thought.. Mmmm,but you did a great job on 'm

Candles look super! Nice work!

Very nice work! Way to use household items to make them too!

Very nice!! I want to get to work on some props!!! My building is not finished yet so I can't create anything or try ideas like this...yet.

Again...nice work!

Way to recycle.
Love them.

Very nice! Those look really great and that's unbelievable that they're toilet paper rolls!! Way to go green and be very creative!

Thanks for all the kind words. I really appreciate this site, and being able to talk halloween all year long!