How to Clean Wax Out of Candle Jars

Obviously, Kayla and I are ready for Fall. One of the things I'm planning on doing for decorations this year is filling jars up with fun things like acorns & candy corn. I knew I didn't want to end up buying jars, so I decided to start cleaning out some of my old candle jars. It occurred to me that it might make a helpful post for you all! I've tried several different methods for cleaning wax out of jars, and this by far the easiest I've tried! 

Here are the supplies I used:

- paper towels

- plastic bag

- used candle jars

- pot of boiling water

And here is what I did:

1. I laid out my plastic bag. I used this for dumping the melted wax in- it makes for easy cleanup. 

2. Brought the water to a boil and turned it down to medium heat.

3. Plopped the candle into the boiling water.

4. I let it boil for about a minute, and watched the edges of the wax start to melt. I then poured the melted wax into the plastic bag. A large chunk of unmelted wax should pop out pretty easily. If it doesn't, just keep putting it back in the water until it does.

5. Then I took my paper towels and wiped out the inside of the jar while it was still pretty hot. I used a pot holder to hold the bottom of the jar.

6. I repeated those steps for each of my jars and now I have some more pretty jars to use in my decorating!

I showed how I use old candle jars as Memory Jars, but there are so many other things to do with them! 

Also, here is the video I watched on how to do this method. It was really helpful to watch before I tried this for the first time! 

I hope you guys are having a great week!

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