Candle Upcycle

by Mainiebets

5 Materials

2 Hours

Easy

What do you do when you have a slew of used candles and a really rainy season? Why make a new candle!

It has been raining non-stop here for weeks now and with all this time on my hands and no where to go I am itching to keep busy. So as I went to light a candle (because nothing is better than a warm candle to burn in a cold, rainy day) I realized pretty well all of my favorite candles had reached their end - wicks gone but still lots of scented wax.

Brainstorm! Why not melt them into one candle!

I had absolutely no candle making supplies so I had to make do with what I had. So I took wooden popsicle sticks and soaked them in olive oil for about 20 minutes while I went about melting down the candles. I decided to reuse the tallest glass holder and set that into a pot of water on a low boil. I blotted the popsicle stick with paper towels until the stick was just slightly oily to the touch. To hold the wooden popsicle stick in place I took a small binder clip, removed the arms and then placed the popsicle stick into that and then set that into the melted wax. To help the wax harden I placed the glass holder into an ice bath and began to melt down the remaining candles carefully pouring the melted wax in layers.

I‘m pretty happy with the final result! I know it seems like a lot of work when it’s easier to just run out and buy another candle but on a cold rainy day it was a fun way to spend a couple of hours!

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Juanita Cromer on Jan 26, 2020

Is olive oil only use for this project

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Juanita Cromer on Jan 26, 2020

Lol , love this idea I’m going to try this , the wicks have burned out but still have wax in jars that smell good , I have been melting the wax just to get the smell , layering the wax I love this will be trying this

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- Mainiebets on Jan 26, 2020
  
  Thanks so much! And to answer your question although I’ve never tried it, I’m sure any vegetable oil will work.
  
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Great candle DIY! I LOVE it, it's so cute

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