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How to Make Candle Out of Old Candles

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By bradystancill
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learn how to turn burnt out candles in to a new candles.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    First gather or save all of your old burnt out candles that you would normally throw away.You will also need wicks and jars to put the candles in.

  2. Step 2

    You will need to set up your jars by hanging the wicks in the jars to do so you can use a pencil,tie one end of the wick to the pencil and lay the pencil over top of the jar letting the wick hang to the bottem of the jar in the center if it does not hang straight you can try waying it down by hot gluing a penny to the bottem of the wick.

  3. Step 3

    Then you will need to break up the old wax as much as you can it does not have to be in crumbs but just small pieces ,then place them in the pot and heat on low heat untill melted.Once it has melted pour it into the jars that are setup with wicks and allow to cool then you can cut the wicks and you are ready to set back and enjoy your recycled candles.

Tips & Warnings
  • wax will be hot be very careful.

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