Frozen Berry Candle Holder
Mmm glowy berry goodness...
Totally skint? Have a freezer? Then there’s nothing stopping you knocking up this low budget, high glamour candle holder in time for Christmas. This will, however, require some foraging in the wild (or the untamed environs of your own back garden). Prepare for adventure.
You’ll need some wintry foliage (that’s where the foraging comes in); look for holly, ivy, red berries and evergreens. Salvage one large and one small plastic bottle from the recycling. Grab a sturdy pair of scissors, a roll of sellotape and you’re ready to go.
- Carefully cut the bottom 10 centimetres off both the bottles. These will form the mould for your ice candle holder.
- Place the smaller end inside the larger end. They should both be facing up like cups.
- Sellotape them together loosely, from the inside of the inner cup to the outside of the outer cup.
- Arrange the berries and foliage evenly in the gap between the two cups.
- Fill this gap with water, making sure the foliage is covered and there’s no water in the inner cup.
- Pop it in the freezer and leave for an hour or so.
- Once frozen, your candle holder is ready to come out – sandcastle/ice cube style. Remove the sellotape and inner cup first, and then tap the ice out of the outer cup onto a dish. You may need to run warm water on the bottom to loosen it, or even get the scissors involved.
- Put a tea light in your candle holder, light it and voila – your own little piece of transient winter art. Tuck into some turkey and watch it melt.