how to make candles from scratch

group of bloggers issue a challenge to anyone who wants to accept , to recreate something they ' pinned ' with their own spin .My challenge was set - make my own soy candles .In need of a makeoverIn need of a makeoverI doubled the challenge and started with seriously dead little glass votives that I have had sitting in a drawer looking like this for years . I never knew it was an easy task to clean them up like new how to make candles at home after reading this tutorial that I found via Pinterest , I was in the know .Cleaning out the old candlesCleaning out the old candlesThe first step is to fill them with boiling water . When good ! It inspired me to make some with leftover wild rice .REPLY 14 Jess December 9 , 2013 at 1:08 pmThanks so much Sonja . It realy is bittersweet , but knowing it's the right choice for us does make it a bit Easier . I feel like it will fly by , and we'll be headed home before we know it though !REPLY 15 PolaM December 17 , 2013 at 3:12 amExpat life can be hard : even in a country where you understand language and culture you never truly feel on the inside . But then you go home and is not really home anymore . It is a very Enriching life , but bittersweet .PolaM recently