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As well as making buns on sunday, we also decided it was time to make candles. We had been saving bits and pieces from old candles for a long time and finally there were enough of them to make new candles. Already bought wicks, so nothing stopped us this time. Picture below shows all the pieces we had saved.

The second step were to find what we were going to make the candles in. We had a lot of old glasses, which had been glasses with candles. We attached a wick to a pencil, and then put it across the glass. Like the picture below.

What we did next were to put a big pot onto the stove with about 5 cm of water in it. The water is supposed to be warm, but not boiling. Then we put a clean, empty tin can in it. Then we just added pieces of wax in the can, until it melted and the tin can was about full of warm, liquid candle wax. With the occational stir with an old pencil (preferably something old plastic, but we did not have such a thing). Also, remember to pick out old wicks, do not want them in the new candles. :P

When the wax had melted, we dipped the wicks in it. Then poured the wax into the glasses. Not using all the wax, because you have to put more into the glass a bit later after they have cooled a bit because the wax sinks a bit. When the new candles have cooled for a while, and there is clearly that the wax have sunk, have some more warm, melted wax into the glasses. Then you’re about done :)

Note, the candles has to cool for about a day before you take them out of the glasses. Picture below is of our new candles. They are a bit discolored because we used old candles with wicks, and the ash from them cannot be taken away easily. Anyway, we are pretty happy with them :)

Below is a close up of the candle that I am most happy with.

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