Paper Towel Tube Candles

I saw these made on a Country Living Website and a few other blogs, so I wanted to give them a try.

To make these, you first need a paper towel tube or a toilet paper tube would also work.  I took the long tube out of my paper towels and then cut it into three pieces that were different heights.

Next, I took the hot glue gun and dripped it down the sides and all over the holders. I used a mini glue gun and it took 5 glue sticks to cover them.

Now, you are ready to paint these.  I used white acrylic paint and a foam brush to cover them.  I think it would be easier and faster to spray paint them, but I didn't have any white spray paint on hand.  I also painted the insides of the tubes.

I then took the small tealight candles that are battery powered and put them in the bottom to make these light up.

They look a lot cooler in person that they do in the pictures, because it is hard to get the glowing effect to show up.  They also look really neat on with the lights off.  I tried to take a picture for you, but it didn't show up very good.