Old Candle Rejuvinated

Before

I have seen several different pins where they clean out old candle jars. I snagged this candle from Big Lots and I finally got to the bottom of the wax. I realized that it would be great for holding cotton balls or something else in my bathroom. I will admit that I was very skeptical about this working.

Melting wax... looks like a lava lamp

What I did was boil some water and pour it into the glass and then wait. It was kinda fun to watch the wax melt and then rise to the top. I then went out to dinner with some friends and when I got back it had all risen to the top and then I just broke it out. I then repeated the process to get more of the wax out  and loosen the wick holder. After that a little soap and water the candle looked like a nice pretty jar.

It all rose to the top and hardened

Now that I had a nice glass jar I decided that I wanted a little something more so I went about trying to decide what to do. In the end I realized that I wanted either a fleur di lis or a monogram on the jar, since I don't have something that I could affix to the side I opted to paint the outside of the jar. Now that I had a plan I just needed a template because I cannot draw to save my life, I am too much of a perfectionist.

For the template I found one that I liked online, scaled it down to size, and printed it out. I then taped the paper to the inside of the jar and painted inside the lines.

I opted for two coats of paint but I think that just one would have worked. I will admit that this looks like a homemade craft but since it is paint it will come off pretty easily should I decide that I hate it. I like it in the bathroom filled with cotton balls next to the sink.

After

I really enjoyed this craft I think I might do this for another candle that I have but I need to finish burning all of the wax. It was so easy to get the wax out and I was pretty surprised about that but now that I know I feel as if a whole new world has opened up for me. Let me know if you give this a try, I like this one it makes me feel like I can justify buying candles since I am going to reuse the jar!