Candles are originally made from tallow which comes from animal fat, whale fat or beeswax. Candles might seem difficult to recycle but, reuse options abound and most people who make use of candles ...

Rather than tossing your empty candle jars, there are easy ways to give them new life. See our favorites, including corralling pens to making tea lights.

About.com's guide to candle and soap making (yep, there's even a guide for that) details how to recycle your leftover wax scraps into new, usable candles. I've got a lot of candles in my apartment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What do you do when you've got a scented candle that's nearly burnt down to the wick, but still has a good amount of wax left over ...

A: Let’s start with the new ones, F.S. I like to remind readers that “recycle” comes last in the “3 Rs” (reduce, reuse, recycle) for a reason. Reducing the amount of waste we generate to begin with is ...

Candles have been a must-have décor for years now. They come in different sizes and shapes, the most common being the pillar candles. Displaying them in groupings mixed with other décor items creates ...

1. Break up the old candles and place them in a small saucepan on stovetop. 2. Turn on heat and let all the wax melt. 3. Tape the wick to the pencil’s center and place the pencil on the rim of the ...

Need a holiday gift idea for that skateboarder in your life? How about some upcycled skate wax? Sophia Bennett is Special Projects Manager with St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County. She first ...

I have just figured out a way to save those pillar candles that begin to look pretty tacky as they burn down. I have tried trimming some of the top away while they were still slightly warm, and that ...