Re-using a candle holder

Fay

Hi Guys,
Happy New Year (sorry I haven't been on for ages). I had a lovely candle brought for me for x-mas which has now sadly died out but I still have the bowl that it came in. I was wondering if anyone knew of an easy way to re-use this. I am sure that I have seen little wax balls for sale that are melted down to make candles, does anyone know if these are still available and how easy they are to use...or a better way to do it?

Thank you
Fay

tawnyowls

Could you not get a candle that would fit into it? The pound shops are usually good for candles, including very small ones that are meant to float in a bowl of water, but should do the trick here. Tealights might be an option, but the metal might get too hot.

Lizzieanne

I re-use these type of holders by putting tealights in them, as tawnyowls has suggested, but I use Partylite clear-cup tealights.
They aren't cheap, but the quality of the wax is excellent and the clear-cup of the tealight is more or less invisible when it's lit (unlike the silver metal variety).

Give the holder a good soak in hot soapy water to remove all the old wax first, tough.