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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Recycled Candle Top Ring…Scarf Holder and Other Ideas Too

Hi everyone! I'm back with another idea for recycling the tops to your candle jars. This time it's not the actual top, it's the plastic rings on the top. I love burning candles to make our home smell wonderful. The jar candles are my favorite, because they last so much longer than votives. I stopped buying the super expensive version of the jar candles, because you can find really inexpensive candles in most stores and they smell just as good. I love it even more when they are on sale.

Since we go through a lot of jars, I always save all the different parts for future projects. I'll share some of the ideas later on in the post, but for today, here's what I thought of for the plastic rings.

From this…

recycled candle ring scarf holder

To this!

recycled candle ring scarf holder

So start saving your candle tops now…

The candle jars come in so many styles, shapes and sizes.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

The jars, the glass tops and the plastic rings all can be used for different things.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

The plastic rings can be taken off with a little prying.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Use a flat head screw driver from underneath or…

recycled candle ring scarf holder

from the top. Just squeak the screw driver in between the plastic and the glass and lift up. Be careful…don't have your hand there if the screw driver should slip.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Once you pry it up a little, make your way around the rim and the ring just pulls off.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Save as many rings as you'd like and arrange them as wide as your wooden coat hanger. Add as many rows long as you need.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Next, my favorite tool…the zip tie!!

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Zip tie all the rings together…one to the other.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Cut the extra end off.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

It's not shown here, but when you're done, try to have all the tabs towards the back, so it won't pull on knitted scarves.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Zip tie the top row to the hanger rod.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Trim the tabs again.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Keep adding more rows if needed.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Now just slide your scarf through each ring.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Keep adding more and more.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Great to hang the hanger in your closet or behind a door for easy access.

Keep the scarves organized, neat, clean and easy to see.

recycled candle ring scarf holder

Here is another idea for the jar rings I did a few years ago.

And mini Christmas wreath…click HERE to see the full tutorial

recycled candle top ring

Great for a decoration at Christmas time or as a votive holder at each place setting for your holiday dinner party.

recycled candle top ring

Here are more ideas to use the actual glass top…click HERE to see all of them.

Store pins and needles or any small crafting supply (beads, jewelry making etc)

recycled candle top

Keep them at your desk for office supplies.

recycled candle top

and even in your kitchen for often used salt and pepper by the stove.

recycled candle top

The whole glass candle jars can be used for so many things too. Just chip out the left over wax and use hot water to melt out the residue.

recycled candle jar

Don't forget when you are chipping out the bottom part of the candle that the wick no longer reaches, you can use that wax again. Click HERE to see the whole post on how to do it!

recycled candles

I hope you can use some of these ideas for yourself. Candles are great for making our home smell wonderful, but let's use every part of the jar when we're done with them!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog,
~Karen~

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14 comments:

  1. Karen, this is genius! Thanks for all the useful tips!
    Val

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  2. great job, I recycled shower curtain rings

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  3. I put the jar upside down in a dish lined with silver paper (foil?) and put in the oven on a really low heat, all the wax comes out (and can be poured into a new mold, and a quick polish with a paper towel and the jar is perfectly clean for the next project

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  4. Great tips... ;)
    When you are finished with a candle. Pop it in the freezer overnight and the remaining wax will just pop out cleanly !
    Rose

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    1. I just started to post the exact same reply! Freezer makes getting wax out of jars SO easy!

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    2. Chip no more! The freezer is the way to go! :)

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  5. To prevent snags on the sharp bits of the snipped-off zip tie, heat the screwdriver over a candle and touch it to the cut ends. Also, when doing the freezer method of cleaning out jar candles, cut the wax BEFORE freezing, it comes out easier when it's already broken into pieces that fit through the jar opening.

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  6. I threw two of these lids away yesterday. I was diggin' through my candle basket and thought, what the heck am I saving these for?!?! Now I know! I use the leftover pieces of wax in my Scentsy burner. Can't let those yummy smells go to waste! :)

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  7. Love this idea. I go through candles so slowly that I doubt I'll ever get enough rings for this. I'm on the hunt for very inexpensive curtain rings which would work similarly.

    Instead of zip ties (which could snag a scarf), I would use thick crochet thread to tie the rings together. A double knot should keep it in place and would be soft against any scarf.

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  8. To remove the plastic rings more easily just leave them in hot water for a while and they become more pliable and easier to remove.
    I found your blog via Tonia at All Things Sewn.
    Hugs

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  9. That is a really clever idea Karen! I can't throw the jars away either. I always find some use for them!
    Thanks for another clever idea,
    Linda
    Sewwhat!

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  10. Love the scarf holder idea! I love upcycling and am always looking for ways to organize!

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  11. My first thought when I saw your post was "this girl must have as many scarves as she does Christmas wreaths!" That led to wonder how many candles you burn to save that many plastic rings??? It's too early in the morning to have my brain this active Karen!! Anyway, what a great idea ...thanks for sharing it.

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  12. Thank you for another great idea. Where did you find that unique wooden thread holder?

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