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Thursday, October 15, 2009

My First "Ikea Hack"

My husband came across the bog Ikea Hacker and found a lot of really interesting things.  It got us thinking of things that we could "hack."  I was inspired for the candle I "hacked" below by something I saw on the site.  Here's how I did it...
This is what you need...
...A pillar candle, some tea lights, and one of those rectangular vases.  All are found in the "home decor" section.

I decided that I wanted my candle "layered" with different shades of the same color.  But you could totally do it all one color.  That's what Tony thought I was going to do.  Anyway...


Shave down the sides of the candle so that it fits inside the vase.  I saved the shavings to be one of the layers of my candle.  A cheap steak knife worked great for all my shaving and cutting.
Next, take your tea lights -- I started with the light red ones -- and cut them in half to get them out of their holder and easily get the wick out.  I used 4 of them for each layer.   After getting them out, I chopped them into small chunks and put it all in the microwave to melt.  The first layers, I melted directly in the vase but subsequent ones I used a microwave safe bowl and just poured the wax into the vase
The first layer....

 You just have to let the layers cool before you add the next one...
Two layers done...Three to go!                     

The finished product!


I love how it turned out and it smells so good!

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