I love them right up to the point that I realise they are burning a neat column down the middle, and leaving a load of wax to waste around the outsides.
That is when I take my knife to the wax, gouging as much of it out onto newspaper as I possibly can (careful of your hands kids).
Then I add some of the wax from my stash, (yes I have a stash of wax, so what), and heat it gently in a bowl over a pan of boiling water.
I fasten a new wick into a wick holder, and balance this in the jar by way of a pen (see, I'm all professional me).
Then when my wax is all liquid I use a dedicated ladle to refill my candle jar, leaving it to set overnight (because that much wax takes a long time to set) and then starting the process of burning that column down the middle all over again.
I'm linking this post up with darling Lakota's Ta-dah Tuesday. *Mwah*
10 comments:
very clever!
is the new wick just normal string, or is it special??
It's proper wick, which you can get really cheap at hobbycraft.
I do this too! Although I don't have a dedicated candle ladle and must rectify it immediately!
Wow that seems like a lot of work. My favorite jar candles are made by YANKEE candle company. They are to die for. I swear the huge jar lasts me a year!
Nifty thrifty project!
That's really neat! I have a couple of pretty pillar candles (that aren't in jars) that have deep wells down the centre, that I was thinking were done with, but I might be able to fix them with this method too, but maybe the hot wax will melt the sides. It would be worth a try though, 'cause I hate to toss anything that might still have some life in it!
Wow, ingenious! Xxx
You are a clever girl! I'm guessing any jam jar or glass jar would also be ok for this candle-upcycling?!
I think so long as it is heatproof it would be fine.
Wow, what a great idea!
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