There's nothing better than settling down for the evening with a cosy candle, but it can be disheartening when the candle will no longer light and this may have you thinking that it's reached the end of it's life.
However this is not the case!
Candle jars are easy to clean out and they are very useful as because they're made of glass, they're strong and sturdy which means they'll live a long time before cracking or shattering. There are endless possibilities as to what you could reuse a candle jar for.
Here are some ideas on ways to use the jars once they've been cleaned:
- You could reuse the jar as a plant pot, how about herbs on the kitchen windowsill?
- You could use the jar to tidy up your beauty space, the jar would make a great toothbrush holder or makeup brush holder
- You could create your own candle using the jar, you could even try and recreate the scent of the candle if you loved it that much
- You could reuse the jar as a sweet little vase for fresh flowers from the garden
So how do you get the glass jar clean to reuse it? Well, it's actually really simple! There are so many different methods on the internet and i've tried them all. They're messy and time consuming. The method below is very simple and with very little effort, you'll have a sparkling clean glass jar ready to be put to use.
You will need:
- Boiling hot water from the kettle (if you don't have a kettle, you can boil water in a saucepan)
- A knife
Instructions:
1. Boil the kettle and then fill the candle jar, leaving about 1cm space near rim of the jar. Don't touch the jar as it'll be extremely hot from the water. However, feel free to watch what happens. You should get a lava lamp effect as the wax floats to the top of the jar. Leave the jar of water to cool.
2. Once cooled completely, you'll be able to pick up the wax disc out of the jar. You can either discard this or remelt it and fill cupcake cases with it to create your own wax melts!
3. Discard the water and use a knife to pull the wicks out of the bottom, they're usually stuck on with an adhesive.
4. Fill the sink with hot and soapy water, grab a sponge and give the jar a good scrub. You will also be able to remove any labels on the jar easily once it has been soaked in the water. For stubborn labels, leave the jar to soak in the water for 15 minutes.
And there you go!
Have you reused a candle jar? I'd love to hear how you've reused it.
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