Candle Made of Scraps

by Amwicr in Living > Decorating

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Candle Made of Scraps

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I made a candle. It's made of scrap wax that dripped from other candles and the unusable bottoms.

Supplies

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  • Wick (I had real store boughten ones)
  • Jar
  • Old broken parts of candles
  • sticky note

Cut the Wick

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Cut the wick to the right length for your jar. It should stick out about 1/2". Then stick it to the bottom of the jar.

Melt the Wax

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Put the wax into your melting device. The stove should be turned on low or medium.

Pour the Wax!

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Pour the wax into your jar using a sticky note with a hole to stabilize it.

Let It Cool

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Let the wax cool off.

Burn It

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