For us, summer starts with a Half-&-Half. It also middles and ends that way, which leads to lots of bottles in the recycle bin. We dutifully keep our caps in a jar, promising to do something someday to showcase our love for Nantucket Nectars and the quirky little facts on the insides of their lids. And we found it, a great little accoutrement to our summer evenings: Nantucket Nectars tea lights.
These candles are fun and easy to DIY — but perhaps the best thing about this craft is that it keeps with Nantucket’s reduce-reuse-recycle philosophy. All the materials used are things that generally wind up in the trash: bottle caps, broken crayons, and empty cans. In fact, the pre-waxed wicks (ours came from Amazon) were our only new purchase.
Supplies: Nantucket Nectars lids, crayons, pre-waxed wicks, empty tin cans, scissors, waxed paper (optional).

Method: Peel the paper off your crayons, break into pieces, and place (by color) in a clean tin can. Stand the tin can in a pot of boiling water (just a few inches will do). The crayons will melt quickly — within a few minutes.
Place a sheet of waxed paper on the counter (to guard against spills) and put your Nantucket Nectars caps on top. Stand up the wicks in the lids, covering the island fun facts. (Sad, I know.) Carefully pour the melted wax to fill each lid. Let the wax harden and dry for 1-2 hours. Snip the wick to the desired length, and your tea lights are good to go.
Hey, what a great conversation piece for your next lobster boil.