tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post3645009671291965233..comments2023-07-18T04:53:27.314-07:00Comments on one acre homestead: Waste Not Want Not...Dr. Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794020810034768392noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-30544206628468317822010-02-16T15:51:09.025-08:002010-02-16T15:51:09.025-08:00Ginger...what a great idea! I'll have to reme...Ginger...what a great idea! I'll have to remember that one for next year @ Christmas! JP...how do you make your candles? Do you have a candle mold? I'd considered using a toilet paper tube to form a pillar candle, but chickened out!Dr. Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794020810034768392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-43104731292668860392010-02-16T04:59:45.729-08:002010-02-16T04:59:45.729-08:00great idea - I'm always hesitant to put candle...great idea - I'm always hesitant to put candles in jars as they seem to burn funny and become wasted. But, if you're re-purposing them anyway, then there is no 'wasted'.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508520589637248093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-85661374724021216652010-02-14T20:47:47.489-08:002010-02-14T20:47:47.489-08:00I've done both for years, saved wax for candle...I've done both for years, saved wax for candles and firestarters. I also buy broken ones at yard sales and such in summer. I've made candles for sale for some times now, but I hadn't thought of using canning jars. How lovely the candlelight is them :)<br /><br />and I love the ice on the chickenwire tho I know it's not fun to live with.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317638499215072455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8798347790289310925.post-74059334380579008602010-02-14T19:01:36.360-08:002010-02-14T19:01:36.360-08:00I have down an extreme downsize, so now I don'...I have down an extreme downsize, so now I don't have room to save things like this. But I saved candle ends for a long time.<br /><br />I used the leftover pieces to make firestarters. I carefully melted the wax (sometimes I added food coloring and/or cinnamon or other spices), dipped the tips of pinecones into the wax, and placed them on a brown paper bag to cool. I usually gave these away in gift baskets and they were very popular.<br /><br />Your repurposed candle is beautiful!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826144253232267217noreply@blogger.com