I read this very interesting article in Mother Earth News on how to make your own homemade 'candle lantern' with a coffee can and a candle http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/coffee-can-lantern-zmaz74jazhol.aspx#axzz2NugNPYxf
Nice idea. Quaint yet very useful and repurposes what would otherwise be garbage. I like it.
JAB
I made one similar to this one, But, you need to secure the bottom of the candle with a wire so that there is little chance of it falling when burned down to the catch point.
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
I like home made oil lamps. The ones that use actual cooking oil. Its alot easier to run out of candles than oil. I've made several and they work very well indeed.
http://www.examiner.com/article/how-to-make-an-olive-oil-lamp
http://wildernessreturn.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/doomsday-veggie-lamps/
and
http://wildernessreturn.wordpress.com/2012/12/21/mason-lamp-parts/
using them everyday for years