Recycling Candles from Chickens in the Road.com First, you have to gather old candles that have burned too far down to light again. Or if you are like me, I am not a fan of pillar candles. I like candles to be contained in a jar of some sort. So, I cut up my pillar candles too. (the purple ones were actually at my wedding 3 years ago...) 
Second, I scraped out any jar candles that I had. You have to get rid of the wick and the metal piece at the bottom. I also cut up my pillar candles into small pieces. If your candle has designs like the pink leaf above, you have to scrap off the design. But that is very simple. It all is really simple!
Then, I melted all the wax in an old pot on low. My gas range goes from 1 to 8 and I was using a 3. You don't want it to boil or anything, just slowly melt. Meantime, I had cleaned out the old candle jars (or you could use old jelly jars). I bought the wicks and the metal pieces at a craft store (only $4.98). You can pour a little wax into the container then push the metal piece with the wick into the wax to hold it still while you fill the container. I did not do that on the first one, the jar on the left, so the wick kind of floated. I'm not sure if this will be a problem...
For the one on the right, I put two wicks into it. I used pencils to hold the wicks straight up.
The scents blended nicely- I usually choose light scents anyways. They are hardening right now and I can't wait to light them!
I don't have to buy new candles and my house can still smell better. This satisfied my crafty desires and didn't cost much money.
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