If you're at a loss for what to do with your growing shot glass collection, get creative and turn them into interesting candles. It's a great alternative to letting them gather dust in a cabinet, allows you to show off your collection, and helps create atmosphere with a funky flare.

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[edit] Steps

Break up all your old, half burned candles into a measuring cup. You can use discolored wax if you are planning on adding some wax dye.
Place the measuring cup into a pan of boiling water until the wax melts.
Watch to see when the wax has almost melted completely so you can add your wax dye.
Cut lengths of wick to fit the shot glasses.
Place the wicks inside the shot glasses. Make sure you only use glass shot glasses or any other thick glass. Put a small drop of glue on the tip, and press that into the bottom center of the glass to make sure the wick stays put
When the wax is melted down, pour the wax into each shot glass, but be careful not to submerge the entire wick.
When the wax is almost completely set, move the wick into the center of the glass and then leave it to fully set. Wax contracts as it cools, so you may need to do another pour of wax after the candle has set.

[edit] Tips

If you are going to recycle candles, recycle them into the same type of candle--i.e. recycle tapers into tapers, pillars into pillars, container candles into container candles. Pre-tabbed wicks are safest, and can be found at just about any craft or hobby shop (Michaels, Hobby Lobby, A.C. Moore, etc.) .
Wax crayons are pretty good for dyeing candles, although they can stop it from burning if you use too much.
Use different dyes or colors for different types of glasses. Use some green wax to form an olive, and put a toothpick through it while it is melted. Add this to the Martini glass wax, and allow it to set along with the wax inside the glass.
Tie the wick around a toothpick. When you lay the toothpick across the shot glass the wick will hang down in the middle. Trim away all but 1/4 inch of the wick before you light it.
Thicker shot glasses make safer candles.

[edit] Warnings

Container candles are made from a softer wax than pillars and tapers. The heat build-up in container candles like this could cause the glasses to shatter, which at best would send hot liquid wax all over whatever surface the item was sitting on. At worst, it could cause a fire!
If the candle burns all the way to the bottom of the glass or the flame touches the sides, the glass could crack.
Don't use plastic shot glasses. They may melt away.
You should really use solid and heavy glass for this. Be very careful as some glass will break from heat and this is a fire hazard.
Be sure to use a heat resistant container for melting the wax. Acrylic or hard plastic will deform.
Candlemaking is a lot of fun, but you need to know what you're doing or you could end up giving a dangerous gift.
Wax doesn't boil, it combusts, so be sure you don't heat your wax to a degree above the melting point of the wax.