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Title: Candle from used melts Post by: Eva on July 04, 2010, 12:06:46 PM I have been saving my used melts and been thinking what I could do with them. Yesterday I figured I try make a candle from them. Have never made wax candles in my life but gave it a try.
Had an old glass, melted old melts, scented, pored and so on according to the procedure. Today I lit it and it actually works! :hap3: It's not even close to pretty but functional. ::) The glass had a rounded bottom which I didn't see until I got the candle out so I placed some foil under to stabilize it. :) Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: polly on July 04, 2010, 12:11:35 PM Looks pretty good from here - is a pale pink colour?
Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Sleepingdragon10 on July 04, 2010, 12:15:43 PM I like that! Doesn't matter if it's pretty or not(IMO), it does what it was made to do.
Very resourcefull Eva :buttrf: Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: eucalypta on July 04, 2010, 12:24:36 PM Cool! :)
did you scent it? It is not uglier than - or as beautiful as - any votive candle ;) I love it. Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: EJ on July 04, 2010, 12:47:16 PM Looks to be working nicely Eva.
Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Eva on July 04, 2010, 12:55:49 PM At least I'll have lots of candles for the winter. ;D
Scented with lemon grass and rosemary. Can't smell any of it yet. It may have been "killed" by the leftover scents in the old melts or I put too little in there, it's only about 3%. I don't know how that works, I mean if some FOs can kill EOs? Oh, and I made the wick of cotton string, twisted 4 fold. Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Scott on July 04, 2010, 01:58:46 PM What a wonderful idea!
Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Michelle on July 04, 2010, 05:43:30 PM Eav thats resourceful. One question though is it pilar wax or container? If its container putt it back in the glass before you burn it anymore.
Dont want you haviong a fragrant puddle on the coffee table Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Eva on July 04, 2010, 06:14:04 PM @Michelle, pillar wax.
Good that you asked because one never knows when fumbling around getting ideas and such. :mwaha: The scent has been thrown around for some time now. Could have been stronger but it's good enough. Title: Re: Candle from used melts Post by: Helen on July 04, 2010, 09:18:03 PM Aw that is so pretty and what a lovely way to use up bits and bobs. I love that subtle colouring :buttrf:
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