Unless you are going to go through the pains of melting down the tail ends of spent candles to make a new one, we have a better idea to make use of these often discarded bits. Plus, it will keep your sock drawer smelling like a summer-meadow-pomegranate-apple-fritter. Click through for more!
Although it might sound silly at first, candles are a very personal thing. You spend precious time sniffing all the bad ones just to find one your senses truly delight in, so why waste the last little bit when it can keep on giving?
Instead slip the remaining candle (after it's burned through its wick) into one of those perpetual stray socks and tuck it in the back of your drawer. It will be just enough to give you a light scent when you open the drawer and can be changed any time you see fit.
You can also keep them in other tight spaces, like under your sink or your broom closet. What do you do with candles that have run their time? Do you have another creative use for them? Share in the comments below!
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This is really genius! I've always had a hard time parting with my spent candles, but usually I stash them all together in a box until the scents all blend into one and I'm forced to throw them away. Never again will I make that mistake - now it's onto more fragrant drawers in '10.
I put them in a stainless steel bowl and place the bowl double-boiler-style on the stove. The wax melts, and seems to last much longer than it did as a candle. Smells delish too!
I also melt my candle scraps on a double boiler, but I pour the melted wax into tiny little Pyrex prep bowls until they are cooled and hardened. I usually have enough wax to make a couple of little wax tarts.
I don't know about candles, but I had some candles that were in these beautiful glass jars/candle holders. Once the candles were all used up, I washed them out and now they serve as really pretty make-up brush, mascara, and lip-balm holders.
I do the double boiler thing not to make a new candle but to clean the wax, then i put it back in it's container and right to the closet, i also cover the top with cloth to keep dust from collecting on the surface....
One of mi closets is part of a wall that gets warm when the sun hits it full force for most of the day... so i keep my "candles" right next to the wall, when it get's warm... Instant difuser!!!!
I actually do the same thing with soap. I love those luxurious bars of french soap, but eventually they get so small they slip and slide right out of my hands making it impossible to lather up with. So the little bits go in my linen closet, my chest of drawers, etc.. Sorry, I'm not actually a big candle person.
We save up all of our candle stubs to make new candles - the best mold we've found so far is an empty pop tin, works great! Remove the top, fill with candle bits, and float in boiling water until melted, it's really quite easy.