I know some people prefer candles set in glass jars, but not melted into them. I am not that person. I love when the glass jar and the candle it contains are one. If you’re like me, then this project is for you. If not…I don’t know, check out this video of a cat standing up I guess.
Go to dollar tree and get yourself a candle and a mason jar. Come back home and set a small pot of water to boil.
Get that candle in there. Mine wouldn’t fit in one piece, because I was trying to get a large candle in the jar…so I chopped off the sides and kept hacking until I could fit the center of the candle in the jar. Then, I added back the pieces on all the sides inside the jar to try and recreate an even candle.
Sit the jar inside the boiling pot of water
If the center part of the candle with the wick starts to pull to one side, use wooden skewers to keep it centered
When it’s mostly melted (mine was 15 minutes) take it out CAREFULLY with oven mitts.
Try and get the wick mostly centered using the handy dandy skewers and let it harden back up.
Mine kind of came out with layers of colors, I don’t mind.
Let it burn.
Extra credit for painting the jar, especially if you do a better paint job than I did here.
Side note: if you have wick on hand, this is also a good way to add all your extra bits of almost finished candles together, to make a whole brand new candle.
xoxo,
Adora