Comments on: Recycling Candles

By: STH

STH — Thu, 03 May 2012 05:29:40 +0000

Thank you for all this great info–I just recycled a bunch of old candles and it was easy and fun! A couple of notes: I found it easy to just hold the wicks with one hand while I poured with the other, then I just draped them over the side of the jars until I was done pouring and could prop them up with knives. Also, I had been collecting this old wax for YEARS, so it had collected dust and cat hair; I found it helpful to skim the wax with a metal slotted spoon (when it had melted fully), then wipe the gunk off the spoon with a paper towel. I put all my empty jars on a big cookie sheet for filling so that I wouldn’t get wax on the counter and that worked well. If a klutz like me can do this, anybody can!

By: Recycled Candles and…… Pigs! | Teufel Hunden Farm

Recycled Candles and…… Pigs! | Teufel Hunden Farm — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:24:00 +0000

[...] found this great idea from this amazing site. If you’re like me, and the author of this site, you love candles and gazillions of [...]

By: maria

maria — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:57:02 +0000

Very nice photos!
My favourite way to recycle candles is using an “Everlasting Garden Candle” .
This is a metal cylinder filled with paraffin and an everlasting wick. You can put it in a bowl and add old candle stumps. They will melt and feed the candle. You can add more leftover candle stumps when the level in the bowl gets too low.
It looks great on a summer evening on your table.

Regards, Maria
Oh, you can find them here: http://shop.ebay.com/smarter_deals/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p3686

By: Dede

Dede — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:03:42 +0000

I have been recycling candles for a couple of years. I just throw my old candle wax into a crock pot, that I got at a yard sale, and when there is enough, I turn it on and wait for the wax to melt. I also bought a ladle at a garage sale to use just for this purpose. I like the idea of the pan that pours out, but haven’t run across one yet.

By: ciara

ciara — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:59:04 +0000

cool bannanas

By: Lisa Jeffries

Lisa Jeffries — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:54:23 +0000

I have totally just put all of your candle posts in a word doc for future reference and a green-girls party :-)

Thanks!!

Keep the precious pics coming!

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:09:13 +0000

I have found that putting those almost empty votives in the freezer for a half hour makes the last bit of wax easy to pop out. The wax shrinks a bit and leaves the container neatly.

By: Jude

Jude — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:59:23 +0000

I also reuse my old candles and use the bits and pieces I throw in a candle warmer pot , it’s electric and warms the candle wax up just right and then I pour it in my candle jars with new wicks.

By: JOJO

JOJO — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:04:01 +0000

–I wonder if I could use herbs from my garden to scent the candles?
jojo

By: Myrtle

Myrtle — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:03:12 +0000

Love all these great tips..Keep up the good work..