I need some ideas for repurposing old candle jars

Teresa Sharp
by Teresa Sharp
I need some ideas for repurposing old candle jars instead of throwing them out.

  10 answers
  • Dfm Dfm on May 30, 2018

    Are they tall enough to work as canisters for the bathroom, cotton balls, bath salts etc?

    • Teresa Sharp Teresa Sharp on May 30, 2018

      They are - I'm just not very crafty. I like to crochet but need a pattern to follow - I can't just make something up. This is my first time to ask a question and I really appreciate you taking the time to suggest something.

  • 27524803 27524803 on May 30, 2018

    Any kind of non-food storage... beads, safety pins, hair pins/barrets/bands, buttons, etc.

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on May 30, 2018

    https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=candle%20jars

  • Cheryl Gillman Cheryl Gillman on May 30, 2018

    Cover the outside with mod podge and then roll in Epsom salts, then finish off by putting a string of twine or ribbon and tie in a bow

    You could even colour the Epsom salt with food coloring!


    You could again using mod podge cover the outside and then use paper napkin or tissue paper (the type you put in giftbags)


    Wrap a doily around the outside and spray paint to leave a nice design!


    Stencil on a beautiful design in toll paints


    Or you can do a marble paint on It, put some water in a dish and put nail polish in it then dip the candle holder into the nail polish and let it dry


    Or you can put marbles/glass gems/river rock or even coloured sand in the bottom, fill with water and use it for floating candles!

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on May 30, 2018

    Use them for Tealights or Artificial Candle.......... or Fairy light strings........

  • Dfm Dfm on May 30, 2018

    you are very welcome. Do you do Afghans, doll dresses, pot holders?

  • Kelly-n-Tony Kelly-n-Tony on May 30, 2018

    Remove the stickers with goo gone, clean out the wax completely using hot water. Then use them as storage. It can be simple to tie ribbons around them or use letter stickers to say what is in them. Such as bathroom items- Qtips, Cottonballs, etc or kitchen items- pasta, rice, sugar...

  • Dfm Dfm on May 30, 2018

    Ive done my fair share of crochet too. Mostly doll clothes, a few pot holders. Check second hand stores for workbasket magizine...many chrochet patterns in that publication.

  • Dfm Dfm on May 30, 2018

    Okay home talk..my answere has been erased again. There is a publication called the work basket, it features chrochet and knitted projects. I pick them up at second hand shops for 25 cents.