I saw on Pinterest a few different ways to get that last little bit of wax out of your candle jars. I finally made it out to Hobby Lobby to buy some wicks, so I decided to give it a try.
Here's all my "used" candles. My goal is to melt all the wax and combine it and make a new candle.
First, I needed a clean jar. I had this one and it was pretty good size so I went with it. All you do is boil water on the stove. Once it's boiling for a few minutes, carefully pour it into the candle jar. Almost immediately you will see the wax on the bottle start to melt and float up to the top. It's pretty neat looking.
Once it had all floated to the top I used a piece of metal to reach in and get the wicks out. And I stirred it a little just to help the remaining wax make its way to the top of the jar. (Be careful, it's very hot)
After a few hours, the water was cool and the wax on top was hard so it was time for the next step.
See how cool! (I was very excited that this actually worked)
I used a pencil to poke two holes in the wax so I could pour the water out. Then I cut the wax in half and pulled it out. I saved the wax to melt to use in my new candle.
Cleaned the black stuff off the jar and made sure all the old wax was out and now it's like new and ready to become a candle again!
Check out Part Two- making a new candle.
Anyone have any other methods? I've heard of putting them in the freezer too, but have never tried it. Have you?
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