Aluminum Can Tea Lights

Looking for a super cheap way to create a candle holder for your room? Here's a cute tea light that you can make out of household items!

Items:
1. Soda Can
2. X-acto knife
3. Paint of your choice
4. A candle
5. Paint Brush

Directions:
1.Cut out a square on the back of your can.
2. Paint your can with paint and wait for it to dry.
3. Once the paint is dry, make a shape of your choice on the can such as a snowflake, a town, etc. Make sure that you use a cutout for your shape rather than marking it with a marker.
4. Tape the cutout to the can and begin poking holes around your cut out.
5.Insert the candle and light it up!

or

1. Cut out a square in the back on your can with an x-acto knife

2. Poke dots around the label whether it be Coca Cola, Sprite Fanta, etc.

3. Insert the candle and it the it up!

Depending on which option you choose, the can should look something like this:

Where to buy these items:

• Can - Local Grocery Store
• X-acto Knife -  X-ACTO #2 Knife with Cap, Silver (X3602)
• Paint - Plaid PROMOABI Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint, 2-Ounce, Best Selling Colors I
• Paint Brush - Loew Cornell 1018 Brush Set, AP 15-Piece Wood Handle
• Candles - Richland® Tealight Candles White Unscented Set of 125