I save our empty toilet and paper towel tubes, stuff them with waste paper and junk mail or even pine cones. Then I melt my small, leftover candle pieces in a old candle warmer, or in a tin can that is placed in a pot of water on the stove just until it melts. I pour the melted candle over the tubes. Make sure you either do this over a garbage can or stack of papers so you don't spill candle wax anywhere! That's a whole other tip! ;)
I use these little firestarters when we go camping to start our fires or even to start our woodburning stove up from a cold start! Makes starting fires a little easier. Kids can help stuff them all year round and dream about summer camping!
By Donna
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Enjoy, but be careful wax is hot and must be respected.
Additional note:
If you have melted candle wax, but not enough to fill another tube, check out the candle air freshener I sent in a few weeks ago recycled candle wax air freshener.
As you can see in the picture for the current project, I made up a few chocolate scented angels.
By Tedebear from San Jose, CA
Do you have a lot of left-over scented candles? Buy some small mason (jam) jars and recreate them using the same method.
By Steve from Culpepper, VA
I always have candle wax left in the bottom of my candle jars that does not get used. It is such a waste to toss the wax. I do save the jars. What can I do to use it? I've tried buying wicks, but it doesn't really work well.
By Shirley from Shepherdsville, KY
By dorinmoz
05/05/2011
You can use leftover wax and dryer lint to make fire starters. Pour it in a cardboard egg carton and cut up. You can light the cardboard or add a sliver of paper or wood to light.
What can I do with the wax that's left from these oil candles? Thanks.
By Donita H. from MO
I love scented candles, however there is much more candle left. Can anyone suggest to me what I can do with the rest of the wax? I am tired of throwing away my money.
By 1bigmama from SC
By Liz Kent
08/19/2011
Save up a couple of candle scraps, then put them in a glass measuring cup and put that in a container with water and put in microwave until it softens. Remove wick & metal holder (if you couldn't get it out prior to microwaving). Then melt wax and pour into a votive (or larger) container with wick (from craft store) and one of the holders you removed. Make sure wick is straight & holder stays on bottom. Let harden and use.
Any suggestions for using left over scented candles once the wick is gone and can no long be burnt? Thanks.
By nunley10 from Huntington, WV
By thewickisgoneDOTcom
08/01/2011
Wicks are so out dated, they are unsafe too. A great article on why they are unsafe and also a safer alternative. http://www.articlesbase.com/womens- ... dles-and-candle-warmers-3189619.html
I never can use all the candle wax at the bottom of a candle jar. What can I do with the 2 inches of candle wax left when the wick burns up?
By Shirley
By mary of lourdes
07/30/2012
I save the candle wax for my daughters open fire in the winter time. It helps to ignite the kindling.
After burning large candles, you usually have a lot of wax left (sometimes scented). I melt the leftovers to make newer, smaller candles and just use birthday candles as the wicks. You can also melt crayons with the wax for some interesting effects.
By Yvonne from OK
By Yvonne from OK
By Susan from Hamilton
I love candles. My favorite are Yankee jar candles. I do have other regular candles and I hate to get rid of the wax when the wick are burned out to the bottom in the regular candles. There doesn't seem to be anything else I can do with it. Any ideas?
Jennie from CT
By Chase
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By loved1
I bought jars for my finished candle and jars to melt wax in (you can use one for both if you don't care to do anything fancy), and wicks (available at any craft store). I cut up the wax using a knife and put the pieces into the jar and put them into a pot of boiling water, just high enough to melt the wax (don't submerge it). The wax melts fairly quickly. I centered my wick and wrapped the top around a chopstick, positioning the chopstick to lay across the rim of the jar, in order to hold it in place. I stuck it in the freezer and let it cool. Now I have three new lovely candles. (12/01/2008)
By SophistiCat
By Shirley F.
By Angel H
I buy scented candles in large and small jars but noticed that once they are almost used but simply won't stay lit any longer, I felt it was wasteful to throw away. Now I wait until the end of the candle and while the wax is still melted and pourable, I put it in my electric liquid potpourri unit and turn it on. The leftover candle will scent your home for days! I like to get every last drop for my money! I clean and save the fancy jars with tops to make bath salts in. Just wrap the outside with a creative ribbon and beaded charm and add a scrapbooking tag and you have a lovely gift for a last minute event.
By Pattie
By Cindy from NC
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By Paizley
I have got a lot of left over candle bits from used candles and have tried melting the wax in the microwave, but it's not melting. Also, I don't have any wicks and used string, but it keeps going out. Has anyone any other tips on reusing candle wax, as I don't want to throw it out. Many thanks.
By h.arnott from U.K
By kann714
Here is trick that might interest you. Melt the wax in an old pot. Use old crayons to brighten the color. Get some long thin candles (usually really cheap and some times at Goodwill) hold onto the end of the wick and dip the candle into the pot. Build up the layers of was so they burn longer.
There is definitely a trick to making candles. My mom used to do it when I was a squirt. She bought the wicks from somewhere. Maybe you can order some. Or a craft shop might have them. Best of luck. (12/03/2009)
By Suntydt
I have used butcher's string for wicks, but you need to dip and saturate them in the melted wax before using them as wicks. {several times} Once the wax is melted you can add old crayons for color and then add some essential oils for flavor. Find what you are going to use for molds before melting the wax!
Tuna cans, old toys with a pleasant shape, cupcake papers set inside a muffin tin, old cookie cutters and old, deep all metal ladles, small tins, even the Reynolds "fun shapes" tin foil baking cups shaped like hearts, etc. make great shapes. {just tape a sturdy piece of cardboard on the bottom of the cookie cutter before pouring.} Be sure you cover your work surface with newspaper and set the candles on a wax paper covered cookie sheet.
One year I got the ice cream cones with the flat bottoms and ran a coat hanger thru the bottoms, dipped them and let dry on waxed paper {dip several times to saturate the cone, but let dry in between} using an "old" set of beaters or some you can pick up at Goodwill cheap, beat some of the wax and add different colors to denote different ice cream flavors and use an ice cream scoop to fill the cones. {the wax will appear creamy and frothy} Only beat one flavor of "ice cream" at a time as it sets up fast once it's whipped.} Collect coffee cans from all your friends for this one! You will need a thin metal rod, just heat it first, then put down the middle of the ice cream and insert wick, add a touch more wax after the wick is in and cooled.
You can also just add the scented wax to one of those warming plates just for that purpose. To remove small amounts of wax from a glass jar just put it in the freezer for a few hours.
If you ever do end up with a wax fire do NOT throw water on it, cover the container with a lid of some sort, if it splashes out of the container then use some salt or baking powder to pour on the smaller fire areas if possible.
To keep the string/wick in place as you pour the wax just wrap the extra wicking around a heavy nail or pencil and set across the top of the mold. Hope this helps! (12/03/2009)
By wolfbytez
By blavergne
Never leave melting candles unattended, and never allow them to become too hot. Candle wax is flammable and can catch fire. This is why I recommend heating the water and removing the pan from heat or flame before adding the wax. The water can always be reheated if necessary. (06/09/2010)
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Using Leftover Candle Wax