While cruising pinterest.com, I came across a picture of candle holders made out of mugs. This summer while out and about, I picked up two candles at a garage sale and two mugs at Goodwill. Total cost came in under $2. However, even if you bought the candles new, you could still do this project for under $5.
Take your candle and a pair of scissors and open the scissors wide and scrape the bottom of the candle till it is flat (most candles come a bit rounded on the end). Keep the wax shavings. Then with a lighter, slowly melt the bottom of the candle with the wax dripping onto the upside down mug. When you have about a penny size worth of melted wax, turn your candle right side up and place in the wax and press down for a few minutes. Take any loose wax shavings you have and put those around the base of the candle and then with the lighter, melt those as well.
Repeat with second candle.
My one candle is a bit crooked. I bought it during the summer months and kept it in the garage so it's a little warped. Sorry about that! I choose the mugs and candles based on a red and green Christmas/Holiday theme but you could do this with really any combination and you have a lovely centerpiece for less than a cup of Starbucks coffee!
