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So, what do you do with the candles when they still have some great-smelling wax still in them, but the wick is too low to light?
Here's what I do. I make a double boiler by placing a pan of water on the stove on medium heat. Then I put the glass candle holder in the water to melt the wax.
Once the wax is melted, I dump it into a small crock pot next to the stove. This pot collects smelly candle-ends. I make sure to strain out the wick and any "ickys" that are floating in the candle. I had mostly red and orange candles, so they even look pretty in the pot.
Now, I take a paper towel and wipe out the remains of the candle jar. See? I've already collected four of these this year. Now... what kind of cool things can I store in these? Hhhhmmm.... I could get thrifty and pour my own candles. Or I could put pretty beads or sewing notions. Or.. playdough? You see how fun this is. Happy Thrifting!
4 comments:
Another brilliant idea! I have some candles that burned low that I couldn't bear to get rid of because they smelled so good. Now, if I could just collect a few more, I could try this idea out!
A small crock pot fills up pretty fast. You don't need a whopping ton of candles to get started. Thanks. I enjoy your blog also!
I always just put mine in the freezer for an hour or so and they pop right out. Doesn't smell as nice, but it gets the job done. :)
I'm so glad I found this - I have several old candles in a cabinet at home. I just knew there had to be a way to get the old wax out so I could put a new votive in. And as luck would have it I have a small crockpot that I'm not using.
Thank you so much for sharing this! :)
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