Old candles

Whether you have a giant pillar candle that you’re never going to use or shrived nubs of candles that once were, here are some ways to repurpose them around the house. Stop a Door from Squeaking Candle wax can actually work better than WD-40 at silencing a squeaky door once and for all, because you Read More »

For thousands of years, candles have lit the night with a mellow glow. Some early candles were made of tallow, which was smelly but functional; tallow is rendered animal fat. Much more pleasant, beeswax makes serviceable, golden or amber candles that smell honey sweet. Fats or wax fuels a candle’s flame. The wick ...

I had a couple of 3-wick candles which basically just had the edges left. I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away, because, when you get right down to it, those edges still have quite a bit of usable wax. Over the past few years, I’ve collected a couple of etched drinking glasses and small Read More >>

Make new candles from old candles. It's a fun, frugal and easy project. Save the leftovers of your candles and make new candles from them.

If you are anything like me, you have dozens of old candles sitting around with a just a little bit of wax in the bottom. I hate to throw the jars away, since most are perfectly good and could be reused. What to do with them though? I decided to melt them down and make …

Have you seen different cute ways to re-use candle jars on Pinterest? Have you neglected to re-use your jars because cleaning them is such ...

Dwell Beautiful shows you how to reuse candle jars and wax to get the most bang for you buck from store bought candles. Learn how to get old wax out of jars

If you are someone who enjoys burning candles, you may have half empty candle jars or disfigured pillar candles sitting around that you are not able to use anymore. Purchasing brand new candles to replace them can be expensive, but you can...

How to Combine Old Candles - It drives me nuts when my candle wicks won't light anymore but there's still tons of wax left in the jar... so I finally figured ou…

Quick and easy tutorial for how to make homemade candles. A great way to repurpose all those old candy dishes you find at the thrift store.