How many glass jars have you tossed at the end of your candles even though in your crafty heart of hearts, you know there should be a way to keep and reuse that lovely jar.
Well here you go. Photo tutorial of how to get the last of the wax out to reuse the jar for your next project.
Well here you go. Photo tutorial of how to get the last of the wax out to reuse the jar for your next project.
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Starting Jar |
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Bring 3 or so cups of water to boil |
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Give it a little time (10-15 minutes) and the wax will magically begin to melt and float to the top. |
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15 minutes later, all of the wax had floated to the top of the jar. Allow to cool, and pop out the wax (I let it cool for about 2 hours total before I popped out the wax). |
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Finished product! I removed the label and wiped off the residual stickiness with rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. |

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