As a
Thrifty Mom I save my leftover candle wax.
I keep a tote in my hall closet to store my candles, candle holders and
Scentsy supplies. Inside I also keep a
plastic Ziploc bag filled with leftover candle wax or what remains in a candle
after the wick completely burns down.
Once
the bag is full I melt it down and make new candles out of it. It is a simple process that allows me to use
up something that otherwise would have ended up in the trash. Plus it doesn’t cost me anything but a little
time.
To melt
wax you will need some sort of a double boiler set up. You should never melt wax over direct heat or
it will catch fire. This time I used a
glass candle jar that already had some wax left in it and I dumped the rest of
my wax leftovers into it. I allowed the
wax to melt over low heat and a gentle simmer in a pan of water.
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| I found this 80ct box of birthday candles at the $ Store. |
Once
the wax is completely melted I filled my votives up leaving a ¼” space from the
top. After the wax begins to cool and
solidify along the bottom and edges of the votives I set my birthday candles in
place, pressing the ends into the soft wax at the bottom of the votive cup and
making sure they are straight and centered.
At this point if they want to lean you can prop them up by laying a
pencil across the top of the votive.
Allow
the candles to solidify then top with your remaining wax for a nice even pour
along the top. You can certainly cut
your birthday candles to length so they don’t stick up above the top of the
votive, but since birthday candles tend to burn quickly I choose to just leave
them.
I use
this same method for larger candle making and use tapers, cut to length, for my
wicks. I sometimes add a square or two
of Scentsy wax to my melted candle wax to add fragrance.
Pretty
simple really and fun too.
Thank you for posting how to do this, I have saved my spent candle wax so all I am missing is the birthday candle. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteHave fun making candles. :)
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