There are many creative ways to reuse old candle jars. Here are some ideas from various sources:
- Storage: You can use old candle jars to store everyday items such as makeup sponges, cotton balls, q-tips, reusable cotton rounds, and more.
- Decor: Old candle jars can be used as decorative items in your home. You can fill them with flowers, shells, or other decorative items. You can also paint the jars or add stickers to them to give them a new look.
- Food storage: You can use old candle jars to store food items such as tea, coffee, hot chocolate powder, cookie dough ingredients, and more.
- Candle making: You can reuse old candle jars to make new candles. Simply melt down the wax from your old candles and pour it into the jars with new wicks.
- Drinking glasses: Old candle jars can be used as drinking glasses for liquor or other drinks.
- Vases: You can use old candle jars as vases for flowers or other plants.
- Gifts: You can fill old candle jars with homemade gifts such as bath salts, sugar scrubs, or homemade candles.
- Organizers: Old candle jars can be used as organizers for your desk or other areas of your home. You can use them to store pens, pencils, paper clips, and other small items.
- Luminaries: You can drop a tea light into an old candle jar to create a nice visual effect to be used indoor or out.
- Snack bowls: Empty candle jars can easily take the place of snack bowls.
To clean the jars, you can use a water bath method by placing the jars in hot water to melt the wax and then wiping them clean. Avoid using a dishwasher to clean out candle jars as this could strip away the color coating and decorations from glass containers.
