Handmade Cotton Mache Tea Light/ Candle Holder

The Product

Add some warmth and light to your table or home decor with these handmade cotton mache tea light and candle holders which are made by upcycling cotton bits. Each piece is individually molded, sanded and glazed and will fit most tea light sizes. Use them to add some cozy lighting fto your room or gift them on a special occasion.

Package contains: 1 upcycled cotton mache tea light holder

Choose from 2 colours: Dark Grey and Red

Features:

100% recycled, upcycled and handmade product 

Dimensions (cms): 7 x 6.5 x 5

Weight: 25g

What Goes Into Making Blue Cat Paper?

India is the world's 2nd largest hub for cloth manufacturing. It uses over 35 million tonnes of raw cotton every year for manufacturing clothes. During the manufacturing process there is about 3 to 5% wastage of the cotton fabric that we call chindi. These are secondary waste cut pieces that end up in the landfill, dumps or taken back to make yarn. Bluecat Paper uses this in its hand paper making unit. This is possible because cotton contains very high cellulose and therefore is at the very heart of all handmade paper. Blue Cat's handmade paper is made from secondary waste such as chindi, banana, coffee husk, coconut husk , and lemon grass.  Chindi is collected from nearby manufacturing units, sorted by colour and then readied for the beating process. The  using ecofriendly, sustainable dyes so that the paper is available in various colours. What's more is that no water is wasted while making this paper as all the water used during production is recycled back to production. 

The Artisans

Local male and female artisans are elevated from unskilled to semi skilled status by training them on the handmade paper making process. This training program lasts for nearly 5 months.

Your Impact

The method followed for making this recycled, handmade paper is an ideal and environmentally friendly way of making paper. The resultant paper is 100% upcycled and sustainable because it does not require full grown trees to be felled and makes productive use of cotton waste, which would have otherwise ended up in a landfill. 

Why we like it

These sturdy tealight candle holders in gorgeous shades of red and grey are the perfect accessories to brighten up a desk or night stand with a touch of warmth. We love that they are handmade and make innovative use of cotton waste.