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How To Make A Milk Carton Candle
I haven’t seen these or made one in years…here’s an easy to make candle that’s an old crafty favorite. I clipped this from a 1960s magazine so it’s been around for at least a few decades…
How To Make A Milk Carton Candle
- All you do is take any size easy-opening milk carton, and drink up the milk, eggnog or fruit juice that’s in it.
- Then put a regular table candle in the center, fill with crushed ice and pour hot sealing wax until full. (The plastic coating will prevent sticking.)
- When it’s cool, cut back the carton and pull out the finished candle.
- For extra color, decorate with rosettes or holly leaves.
- Now all you do is light the wick, and have a happy holiday!
Source: Family Circle Magazine, 1960
Originally Published: December 19, 2008
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Mom and I used to make these at christmas..yes..back in the sixties a very popular craft…when they are lit…the light will show throw nicely…except back then.we used plastic flowers..LOL
These are soooo cool and bring back wonderful memories from the 1960’s for me too. My mom would let us kids tape inside the milk carton little evergreen branches, before she would fill the “mold”.
thanks for this; I was actually looking for this awhile back as I made these several times when I was in elementary in the 60’s for gifts for teachers, etc. There was also one I made like this where, after you removed the hardened candle from the milk carten, you whipped additional melted paraffin just like whipping cream and spread it on the outside of the candle like fluffy icing and let it harden; can also add glitter for sparkle while it is still wet.
I made these in girl scouts as a 2nd grader! Great memories. We also added red berries (or things that looked like them) and bits from fir trees. And gold glitter, I think
Oh my gosh! I forgot about these. Thanks for the memories – I’ll have to try them with my own children.
I remember these!! My Aunt Sophia used to make these at Christmas time. Sometimes she gave them to friends as gifts. Talk about “the good old days”!!
Thanks for the memories! Pam
We used to also melt old crayons with wax to give the candles color.
Wow, does this bring back memories! I made these with my mother in the mid-Fifties when I was about 10 or 11 years old. We decorated them with poinsettias we cut from sheets of red wax and tiny silver balls. We also whipped wax and frosted some of the candles so they looked “snowy.” Would love to make these with my grandkids, but they live too far away.