For those that know me this will come as NO surprise, I like to make homemade gifts but I lack the essential talent to do so. :)
One of the things I have always thought would be neat was to make or remake candles so that they could be recycled/upcycled. However, I was never successful since my wicks never did well. They leaned, listed, and just didn't do what they were supposed to do.
Hence my excitement in reading a blog recently that suggested using a simple birthday candle as your wick. Attach it to your container (obviously not too tall, everything has a down side) with melted wax. Once secure, add additional hot wax, a BIT at a time, so as not to undo the initial anchorage of the birthday candle, until the container to hold your candle is full.
What a simple but brilliant idea! Wish it was my idea.
One of the things I have always thought would be neat was to make or remake candles so that they could be recycled/upcycled. However, I was never successful since my wicks never did well. They leaned, listed, and just didn't do what they were supposed to do.
Hence my excitement in reading a blog recently that suggested using a simple birthday candle as your wick. Attach it to your container (obviously not too tall, everything has a down side) with melted wax. Once secure, add additional hot wax, a BIT at a time, so as not to undo the initial anchorage of the birthday candle, until the container to hold your candle is full.
What a simple but brilliant idea! Wish it was my idea.
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