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How-To: Remove Candle Wax from Glass Containers

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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September 13th, 2012 0

If you’re always eying the glass containers from candles that are running low, thinking that you could *definitely* make something with that, Aunt Peaches can help. Check out her tutorial for removing hardened candle wax from glass containers, then craft on!

Encaustic Wax Painting

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August 12th, 2010 0

Our coworker, Phil Muelrath, brought by a couple of crafty art pieces his wife Ellie had done as birthday gifts for some of her friends. We were all intrigued by the process, encaustic wax painting or wax drawing, an ancient technique that uses melted colored wax and cards. The process is accessible for beginners, and […]