Craft expert Lorrie Kole has ideas for keeping candles from sticking to holders and solutions for getting rid of wax on linens. She also shares tips on creating new candles from half-used ones.
Candle tips:
- Keep candles from being stuck in candleholders by using a few drops of water below the candle in the holder. It also acts as a safety snuffer, if the candle burns all the way down.
- When a candle drips wax on a place mat or tablecloth, it is easily removed after placing it in the freezer for a couple of hours.
- If candle wax melts onto a wood or glass tabletop, heat it a little with a hair dryer then peel it off. Remove any residual wax from wood with wood soap and from glass with glass cleaner.
- Instead of blowing out a candle, use a snuffer. This prevents melted wax from spreading as you blow.
- Decorate a plain votive candleholder by attaching glass beads around the outside with hot glue.
- Use leftover parts of old candles to make new ones by melting them in a double boiler. Tie a wick (buy packages of wicks from craft stores) around a pencil and hang across the top of a shallow tin can, such as a cleaned tuna or pet-food can . Spray the can lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Carefully pour the melted wax into the can and let cool and harden for about six hours. The candle pops easily out of the can. This can be done using a glass container, and then you have a completed candle with holder.
