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How many of you have candles that look like this?
I have an entire shelf of them hidden behind picture frames!
So in an effort to declutter and get a little things organized before we decorate for the holidays I decided to take these ugly things and make brand new layered candles.
This was such an easy project to do. I can’t believe I never did this before.
All I needed to get were these wicks from Michael’s and one new glass container. I decided to get a new glass container because it was only $1 and I needed something clean to pour the first candle in. Then you can start cleaning out the old ones and reusing those glass jars.
Step 1: Melt your first candle down completely. I put mine in a pot of boiling water. It only took about 5 minutes for the candle to turn to liquid.
Step 2: Place the new candle wick in your clean jar. I wrapped it around a popsicle stick so it wouldn’t fall over.
Step 3: Pour melted wax into new jar. Let cool completely.
Step 4: Once the first layer of wax was completely hard, I melted the next candle down on the stove and poured it over the first layer. Repeat with one more layer or until your glass container is full.
Step 5: Cut the wick. Burn and enjoy your new candle!!
I tried to combined scents that complimented each other. One candle has a layer of sparkling vanilla, apple spice and toasted cinnamon spice. The other one combined my summer scents: caribbean salsa, strawberry shortcake ad island colada.
Now I’m off to steal I mean collect old candles from my neighbors so I can make more!!
Did I mention how nice your house will smell from melting the wax on the stove? I hope you have fun creating your own upcycled, layered candles.
Very smart! I wish I was so clever.
Have you heard of Scentsy? None of that fire stuff, all the good scents and variety!
We’ve also poured wax into tiny bowls to cool and reuse as tarts.
Such a great idea! Ive thrown away SO many of these… never again.
Scentsy is SO much safer!! No Flame = no fire hazard, no smoke, no soot, and no lead!! PLUS we have over 80 scents!!
That is such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!
This is absolutely brilliant!!!
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for being a part of making last week’s “A Little Birdie Told Me…” at Rook No. 17 so rich in creativity and inspiration! Today’s party is in full swing, so please feel welcome to drop by and share your talent.
Yours,
Jenn
P.S. I’m spotlighting your post on my Facebook page today!
This is such a great idea! Who doesn’t have old candles at home? I love it!
Great idea! Do you just put the entire old candle in jar and all in the boiling water?
What a great idea! I’m inspired!
I’ve got a warmer, so can melt in that also, but my candles seem to loose their smell after awhile – at least they seem that way to me. I just threw away two big jars that held candles also, bummer.
I am going to do this TODAY! Thank you! One question: You said you melted the wax by putting it in boiling water … did you literally place the whole glass jar in the pot? I am guessing you don’t submerge it, but what did you do to get it out and pour it without being burnt?!
How did you know that I have a shelf just like yours?! 🙂
This is a great idea (found you on Pinterest)& I’m going to round up my flavors and see what beautiful new candle I can create too. Thanks for sharing!
I have been a candle maker for years-few hints-you don’t have to wait for layers to harden completely, and if you will trim the wick to just above the height of the container before pouring wax you won’t have to twirl around anything, then trim it closer after you have finished. Also keeping your wick trimmed before each use will help prevent the black on the side of containers!
I never light my candles, but melt them on coffee cup/candle warmers & never have leftover wax. So much easier & no risk.
I have never used a comment section to promote my biz….with that said….I’m going to throw this out there. My candles are virtually soot free…none of that yucky black soot. They are 100% natural wax with cotton wicks. They burn completely (down to about 1/4-1/2 in of bottom of jar) and smell the same at the bottom as they do at the top. Should you want to use the very little that is left over, it just pops out and you can throw it in a melter. The ‘bottom’ wax smells just like when it was a freshly lit candle.
My site is http://www.indulgentaromas.scent-team.com, should you be interested. These candles are hand poured in the USA!
One more thing….for the anonymous comment about candle warmers….candles with double wicks shouldn’t be used on warmers because the metal on the bottoms has been known to get too hot and break the jar….just thought I’d throw that out there 🙂
Great idea – we all have these.
You can easily wipe the black soot from inside the candle to make the glass clear again. It wipes right off with a paper towel or rag. Also, I melt my candles using a candle warmer so no black soot.
I do this to my tealight candles! I also have a candle warmer, so that makes it easier to melt the wax also. So much better than to throw away my little candleholders just to buy new ones to put the tealights in.