Making Candles From Left Over Wax

I have been collecting wax from my pillar candles that burn out but still have wax left over for a few months. I love to burn candles, I have a few going almost every day. Yesterday I decided to make some candles with my left over wax and small glass containers I have. The small containers came from tiny candles I got from Ross and the bigger ones I picked up at a yard sale empty. 

First I started by cleaning out the containers and drying them.

Then I picked off the sticker on the bottom of the wax and cut out as much of the left over wick as I could.

To melt the wax I used a pot that I will NOT use for cooking. It is hard to get all the wax off of the pot and I do not want waxy food

I turned the burner on very low. If you melt the wax on to high of a setting the wax will start to evaporate like it would if you were burning the candle. Low and slow is the way to go :)

As the wax was melting I prepped my candle making station. I laid down tin foil in case I spilled and space out the containers. I bought wax coated wicks that come with the medal thingy on the bottom. I placed the wicks in the containers and waited for the wax to finish melting.

After I poured some wax in I let it set for awhile. At first I tried to fill the whole thing on the first go but that caused the wick to move around or lift off of the bottom. Also I found that the wax will sink in in the middle. I do not know why but the sides ended up much higher than the middle. So my solution to this is to fill the container in layers.

As you can see I spilled some wax. But the tine foiled saved me. I let the wax cool and I was able to peel the wax off.

If you let it cool all the way it comes off really easily.

Now I can put it back in the pot and melt it.

One last little trick I discovered is to dip the medal part of the wick in melted wax and then place it in the center of your container. This will help keep the wick from floating up and around as you pour in the melted wax.

And here are some of the candles I made :) For less than 3 dollars for 12 wicks I am a happy crafter. Next time I will try buying a spool of wick and the medal thingies and making my own wax covered wicks.