How to Clean Your Spent Candle Containers....

 

 I used to work for a retail company that sells a lot of candles, so I got a lot of free candles and everytime there was a sale I would splurge and get 3 large candles at a time.... and my I always love to have them burning in the house.....

 

I save containers like it's the Depression Era... I inherited this trait from my Dad's Family and My Mom....

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If you're like me... You probably hoard candle jars too.... thinking I'll use this for something else at some point in time....

 

You probably wonder... How do I get the wax out?.... You've probably double boiled your containers realizing that you can't seem to get all of the wax out.... You've probably even spilt wax in your kitchen and had to scrape it up....

 

In this post I'm going to share with you how to clean your spent candle jars....

This is the easiest way to clean your candles vs. the Double Boil Method...

There is far less mess and less clean up....

 

Supplies:

*Spent Candles in Glass Containers

*Freezer

*Butter Knife

*Sink

*Hand-Hot Water

*Dishwasher or Hand Washing

 

 

 

Step 1: Pop all of your candle containers in the freezer.... The wax used and the oil content of the wax will effect how long your candles need to stay inside of the freezer... 

The easiest ones that I've found are the Bath and Body Works candles, Glade Candles, and Scentsational Candles....

 

Freeze Time:

5 - 24 Hours

 

 

What freezing will do to the wax is cause stress fractures... this is exactly what you want to see...

 

Step 2: You'll need a dull knife to pop out your wax...  You want to slide your knife into the cracks and the wax should pot right out....  Don't worry if some of the wick holders are stuck in the bottom that can be fixed in the next step...

 

Step 3: After your containers have gotten back down to room temperature you can fill a sink with "hand-hot" water.... This will loosen the glue from the wick holders, loosen the labels as well as any residual wax....

 

 

 

Step 4: Load your dishwasher with the pre-cleaned jars to further clean them....

 

 

*This particular container is a dw Home Candle and it does not have a regular label on it and will not remove with hot water washing....

 

Now You have your clean container!!!

 

 

The easiest candle containers that clean well with this method are:

*Bath & Body Works

*Glade

*Nice

*DW Home(Candles with Regular Labels not the embossed labels)

*Scentsational

 

 

I did a whole set of containers in a day and set them aside for my next project....

 

 

There are so many things that you can use these containers for...

*Storage and Organization

*Candles

*Drinking Glasses

etc.

 

 

 Hope This Post was Helpful to You,

 

Heather

 

P.S.  In the Comments Below, on my Instagram or my Twitter... send me your pics of what you do with your clean containers....

Confessions of a Lost Artist.....

 

I guess I've always been artistic..... When I was a child I always had crayons, colored pencils and paper with me....  It's always kind of been my escape...or my refuge....However you want to say it....  I lost a lot of that by the time that I got to high school because I worked.... I was creative in other ways.... dying my hair....playing with make-up....etc., but drawing has always been my home....So.... I decided that I would study and get my degree in art when I went off to college...

 

I studied art history, the philosophy of art, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, printmaking along with the prerequisites such as: psychology, sociology, chemistry, history, etc.... and I went through a lot of changes in college, but the biggest proof of it all is the art that I made while I was there for 6 years.....

 

I learned how to have a voice for all of the things that I wanted to say....

 

I finally had a senior thesis show which showcased what I wanted to talk about.... it was sociologically relevant, politically, referenced history and my love for what I was doing all at once and in a lot of different mediums......

 

I received lots of great reviews of it.... even after I graduated....

I got to show at a local museum....

 

Had an article written about my work and where I wanted to go with it from there.....

 

I couldn't figure out what to do next.... so I painted a wall....

 

Next, I figured if I couldn't top that show.... then I would create something new with the pieces....

I deconstructed the fabrics into clutches, messenger bags and scarves.... turned the other pieces into home décor pieces..... Art that people could wear and carry with them rather than just hang on a wall and forget about..... It was all well received....

 

I joined local artist groups and met a lot of people that were creating and began doing local artist events and meeting some really amazing people, selling art pieces, donating pieces to causes, co-ops, and building a good reputation in the community,  but after a while that became stagnant for me...it begin to feel counterproductive... and more hassle than what it was worth....

 

But out of that I've made some Amazing friends.....

 

I've collaborated by doing make-up for photo shoots with these amazing ladies... and we're still have more in the works..... and I can't wait to see what's coming up for us next....

 

 

 

Here is the link to see my bags and scarves:

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.385192048159412.101777.290639337614684&type=3

 

Mural:

 

 

Art Events:

 

 

 

 

Photoshoot (JenX Photography... Hair: Charlene Maldonado Makeup: Me)

 

 

 I've made pieces since then... commissions.... a messenger bag... and dining room set....

 

 

Since all of these.... I've gone back to school for Esthetics....kind of ironic... I studied Esthetics as a philosophy in college and now I'm studying Esthetics as a profession....

 

I've felt lost over the past 4 months because I haven't really had that place.... that sanctuary that drawing, painting, printing and even make-up gives me.... I've been so busy with school, work and school and work and school and work....only a little bit of sleep... and the loop goes on....

 

Can I truly have it all?....

 

I haven't drawn since December.... Haven't painted since April of last year.... Haven't sewn since December.... Haven't created anything of substance from myself, for myself....

 

It's time for a "New Beginning"....

 

 

 

My Passion is missing... and I want it Back.....

 

Heather