Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Candleholders
- Candlesticks
- Clean Rags
- Taper Candles
- Clean Rags
- Small Coffee Cans
- Milk Containers
- tall, white pillar candles
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Step 1
Save family celebration candles throughout the year - the used birthday candles, the tapers used at Thanksgiving, etc.
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Step 2
Use a clean wax-coated gallon milk container. Trim off the top.
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Step 3
Glue a white pillar candle in the middle of the container. Use a candle that is about as tall as the container.
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Step 4
Separate the candles by color and melt them in small coffee cans at a low temperature.
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Step 5
Pour some of the melted wax over the white candle. Wait until it's cool; then pour again and wait.
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Step 6
Cover the cooled candle with cloth and store it in a safe place for the next year.
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Step 7
Save your family remembrance candle for a very special occasion - perhaps your 25th or 50th anniversary. Peel away the container and enjoy your masterpiece.
