Wow, 22 days into the month and I haven't posted any pictures - I know because I had to make a new folder for 2012 pictures on my computer. So Let's get to it:
Earlier this month, I decided to take all the remnants of candles and create a new candle. In the batch was a complete green candle that I had sitting on the wood stove while the woodstove was going. That had the desired effect of releaseing the scent, but on a weekend long burn (during the week it is only at night), most of the wax melted and the wick dripped to the bottom of the wax.
Then there was a previously mixed candle (which mixture turned purple) in shich the wax in the middle melted, but not the sides. It had melted several inches down, so I chipped off the wax pieces from the sides and added that. There were also several scentless, white tea lights that I wanted to use up, so mixing them with scented wax seemed reasonable. I had bought wick material so all I needed to do was gather some patience and start melting.
I tried the microwave first, but didn't like how hot the glass jar I was using was getting with very little meltage of wax. So, I placed the glass container in a pan of water and heated it on the stove. Since I didn't want the candle to turn out brownish, from mixing several different colors, I melted each of the colors seperately (except when adding the white tea lights). After each color was poured into the new candle jar, I would place it outside to solidify while melting the next batch.
After way too long, I ended up with a decorative candle that will be used some day (we have lots of candles that are either new or in good shape):
Okay, so the color combination leaves a bit to be desired, but it is on the festive side, and who really looks at candles anyway? They are for imparting a nice scent (or getting rid of yucky scents), so it will do very well for my purposes.
Bogie--I do enjoy seeing candles, if not burning them (I hate cleaning the soot off of walls and adding carbon to the atmosphere, freak that I am!) A few years ago, I bought some scent beads (more like gum drops) to put in mine. However...since the just occupy space for years, at our house, the scent goes away and we are left with only the visual contribution.
Did you ever try pouring the was/melting the wax in a tin can, then cutting the can away? Tall, thin cans and short, fat cans provide variety. (Of course, you did that long ago, didn't you?)
Enjoy your pretty creation!
Posted by: Cop Car | January 22, 2012 at 10:50 AM