This method works by filling a bowl with boiling water, and gently sitting the candle container it it for a few minutes.

How to repurpose candle jars. Soon you will have beautiful and unique new. As you wait for the wax to melt, use a small amount of glue to stick the wick to the bottom of your empty. Tips for repurposing candle jars trim your wick if you don’t already do this, trim your wick so that it’s the length of about 1/4 inch.

Our attractive glass candle holders can easily be recycled and repurposed. Not only is it simple, but can be completed with literally any jar you have. There are 2 main methods to choose from when removing wax from candle jars:

Use a knife to gently pry away the remaining wax once it has thawed and frozen. Plus you can really customize the look by choice of. The oven method heat your oven to 180° f and line a rimmed baking pan with tinfoil or one or two.

Go full circle and reuse your jar to make another candle. When your candle has finished, simply pop the glass jar into the freezer overnight. Just make sure to clean them out thoroughly and remove the wick holder and any residual wax.

The heat should slightly melt the wax from the glass jar. Remove the wax, place it in a bowl, and then wash the candle in warm soapy water to remove any remaining residue. Start by filling a bowl with boiling water and placing the candle jar in the bowl for three minutes.

Turn your candle jar into a glamorous candy dish. The wick has burned down but you hate to throw out such nice glass jars. Pop in some flowers simply, trim a few pretty flowers from your local florist (we opted for popies flower truck), fill the jar with water and cut the flowers short depending on the size of.