Craft: Recycling Candles

It does not get much easier than this. Even if you’re like Lindsey, who is not very good at crafts, melting wax is pretty simple and can be a lot of fun.

Supplies:

Cotton string

Pencils

Clean canning jars (or any substantial glass container)

Old half-used candles

Small pot

Electric warming plate

Cut the string a few inches longer than needed to reach the bottom of the jar. Tie the string to a pencil, and balance the pencil on the top of a canning jar. The string should touch the bottom. Melt the old bits of candle wax in the pot on the warming plate until the wax can be poured easily. Carefully pour the wax into the jar. If using different-colored candles, consider melting the wax in alternating colors, and when one layer is cool, pour a new layer on top. When the candle is as high as you want, trim the string, leaving just enough to be a wick for the candle.