Tea Light Candle Holders From Recycled Materials

Make these tea light candle holders from recycled glass jars! You can create your own tea light candles with upcycled glass containers. All you need are the jars, self-adhesive doily tape, and a few tea lights. This quick and easy craft can be made in just a few minutes. Add these to your table centerpieces or mantle!

An adorable way to use those recycled glass containers! You can make tea light candle holders from recycled materials in minutes. When I found a new french style yogurt with the cutest little glass jars, I just had to come up with a way to recycle those container into home decor. The yogurt is pretty good too y’all! So you might want to pick some up to create this project.

There are so many things you can do with these cute jars but I am taking a few minutes to decorate them to make a few tea lights. The great thing about this tutorial is that you don’t have to use the Oui French Style Yogurt. Use whatever uniquely-shaped glass container you have on hand.

They make all sorts of different size and shapes for a variety of jars, so pick some up and make these for yourself.

Tea lights make great decor pieces. Use them to add extra ambiance to a centerpiece, a little glow to a seasonal mantle display or as a stress-free faux flame. Try this with a mason jar for a Christmas Mason Jar Candle, light up a Haunted House, or create a bent-spoon tea light holder with a mason jar for other ideas.

How to Make Tea Light Candle Holders

Supplies needed for upcycled tea light candle holders:

• Recycled glass jars
• Tea lights
• Self-adhesive doily tape

Video Tutorial

Want to see just how I did it? Then watch the super short video below to get all of the details!

Start by diving into the yogurt then wash out your containers well. The labels are easily removed with a little hot, soapy water. Scrub with a little white vinegar or finger nail polish to remove any stubborn adhesive left behind. In no time at all you can have glass jars just begging to be recycled into some craft projects.

The only other supply you will need for this craft is some doily tape. I love the romantic feel of this tape and yes it is self adhesive. So you just have to cut off some doily tape, peel the backing, and wrap it around the jars to create some fun tea light candle holders.

So super easy right? Just add Oui by Yoplait to your shopping list this week. You will love the taste and texture plus the bonus of those adorable jars is just too much to pass up. What will you recycle them into? Some tea light candle holders or something else entirely? 

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Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Tea Light Candle Holders From Recycled Materials

Make these tea light candle holders from recycled glass jars! You can create your own tea light candles with upcycled glass containers. All you need are the jars, self-adhesive doily tape, and a few tea lights. This quick and easy craft can be made in just a few minutes. Add these to your table centerpieces or mantle!

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Equipment

• Tea lights

Supplies

• Recycled glass jars
• Self-adhesive doily tape

Instructions

• Wash the glass containers well. Remove the labels by scrubbing with hot soapy water. Scrub with a little white vinegar or finger nail polish to remove any stubborn adhesive left behind. Dry the jars well.
• Trim doily tape to wrap around the outside of the jar. Position the tape to your liking, peel off the adhesive backing, and wrap it around the jars.
• Drop in your tea light and display!

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