Reuse Plastic Bottles and Old Candles to Make New Candles

Materials needed

Old/used candles

Weaved cotton rope

Used plastic bottles
 

Tools needed

Drill

Drill bit (same diameter as the cotton rope)

Cooking pan

Duct-tape

exacto knife

nails

stove

Drill holes in the middle of the bottom of the plastic bottles

Cut pieces of rope the size of the bottles plus 10 cm

Example bottle height = 15 cm therefore rope length  = 25 cm

Now put the rope through the bottle

Use the duct tape to tape the rope (very tight) to the bottom

Tie a knot around a nail so the rope will stays in the middle of the bottle

Break pieces of the candles and put them in the cooking pot

Let the wax melt on a low fire

Pour the molten wax in the bottles

Let them cool overnight

Cut the rope just below the nail

Use the exacto knife to make a diagonal cut in the top of the bottle

Now you can just peel the rest of the candles

Cut the rope on the bottom of the candle