Wine bottle drip candle holders

This is a clever way of getting amazing-looking candlesticks without buying anything specially!

Step 1. Drink a bottle of wine, champagne, cava, prosecco, beer... it's up to you! The only requirement is that it has a glass bottle. After you're done, give it a quick rinse out. We've left the labels on ours because we thought they were pretty, but these also look cool if you wash the label off first by soaking it in some hot soapy water.

This is a nice way to commemorate a special occasion - you could use a bottle which will remind you of a wedding, birthday or the day you moved in.

Step 2. Pop in a candle. Most candles are actually a bit wide for wine bottle openings, but if you shave a little bit off the sides with a sharp knife it should fit nicely and won't wobble about.

Step 3. Start burning! Of course, wax candles are not really supposed to drip, but if you buy slightly cheaper ones then they tend to melt a bit faster. We also helped ours out a bit by poking at the edges of the candles in order to create more impressive drips... I'd recommend putting a mat down before doing this though (as our dining table will attest to).

Try to burn candles in different shades in order to get a really colourful effect. The candles in the pictures are from Tiger: http://www.tigerstores.co.uk/tiger_home/candles_lamps_clocks/dinner_candles_90784.html

They come in all sorts of colours and you can buy 3 for £1, which is amazingly cheap, and they last a surprisingly long time as well as being good for artful dripping.

Enjoy!