6 Inventive Ways To Re-Use Your Old Candle Jars
We’re heading into the time of year when the flickering of dancing candlelight beckons you to stay indoors and huddle up with your favourite film rather than head out into those cold, dark nights. Candle jars and votives make great gifts, whether you make your own or source their favourite scent ready-made, but what happens to all those jars once they’ve been reduced to just a wick and a glass? The obvious way to recycle jars like these is to create your own homemade candles (and if you are looking for glass jars for candle-making, check out our step-by-step guide), but there are also so many ways you can give them a new lease on life. Whether in your home or a gift for someone else’s, here are some ingenious uses for those old candle votives and jars. Top Tip - Almost all of these ideas involve cleaning the wax residue from the jar first. This can easily be done by either filling the jar with boiling water and letting the melted wax float to the top or placing it in the freezer overnight and scraping the flakes off. If the glass still looks a little smeared, give it a [...]
