Don’t you just hate it when your candles burn down and the wax gets all over your pretty candle holders?
Yeah. Me, too.
And do you let them sit there for ten years and just stick new tealights over the old, crusty wax?
{Speaking of crusty, have you ever seen that Simpsons episode where Homer’s eyes go crusty? OMG. Disgustingly hilarious… It still makes me feel queasy just thinking about it!}
Annnnnnnnyway…. I finally got off my derrière and cleaned these little tea lights that serve as our Advent Wreath. {Which I guess I’ll show you next year.}
It really just take a few minutes!
Step 1
- Fill a shallow pan with water and heat on medium-low until steamy.
{Maybe not the rolling boil you see below. BE CAREFUL! Don’t overheat your glass and shatter it, yo. }
- Place your glass holders in the water.
- Be super attentive and watch as the wax melts.
Step 2
- When the wax is all melty and runny, pull the pan off the heat.
- Carefully pour the hot wax into a disposable container.
- Protect your hands! Â The glass will be hot.
- If you didn’t get all the wax out, return the holders to the water bath and steam upside down.
Step 3
- When you feel as if you’ve gotten most of the wax off, rinse with hot soapy water and scrub if necessary.
- Dry thoroughly and scrape off any leftover residue.
- If they still aren’t completely clean, just return to the water bath and steam again!
It only took twice before I was happy with my clean {and now shiny} holders!
This is one of those little jobs that I kept putting off and, once I was done, was kicking myself for not doing it sooner!
Do you have a different way of cleaning wax off glass? Â Let’s talk about it down below in the comments!
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