Do not hurry to throw out old candles.
Candles are practically in every home. They are used to create a romantic atmosphere, when the electricity is disconnected or to aromatize the premises. And if the candles ignite, the flames remain, that is, wax pieces. Very often they are simply thrown away. And very in vain.
1. Script does not need
Sutter the stubborn box with wax.
Squeezing doors and poorly advanced boxes can spoil the mood. The old candle will help. For the door: Carefully lift the door, removing the pins with the loops, and soda the fastening pins candle. Everything can be installed back. After that, open and close the door several times to evenly distribute the wax. For stubborn boxes: Sattail with a candle runner and move the drawer back and forward so that the wax as it should be distributed.
2. button without problems
Wax will help when she has zipper.
Owned lightning can be a real problem, especially when it's cold outside, and you are trying to wear a coat. Eliminate this unpleasant problem using a lightning lubrication candle. Lock the wax on both sides of the teeth, and then fasten the lightning up and down until the tongue becomes smoothly. In this way, you can establish a lightning work on sleeping bags, tents, tissue backpacks, and so on.
3. Melted magic
Make a big candle very simple.
If you want to make a large aromatic candle that will burn for a long time and publish a wonderful fragrance, you do not have to spend money on it. Take old aromatic candles that have been bored for several years in the storage room, cut them into small pieces. Fold them into an ordinary glass or a different container. In the middle, leave a place for a regular candle. Now, after you challenge the candle, it will melt the fragrant wax and burn for a long time. You can close with an old candle to lay additional wick from the twine.
4. Assistant at ice
Sat the shovel with wax, and it will work easier.
Garage door excavations after a snowy storm should not be hassle with this smart trick: Let the old candle of the canvas of your shovel before going out on the street. The coating will give your instrument the desired sliding, which will prevent the sticking of snow. This will greatly facilitate the task.
5. Make raft balls
Packaging from eggs is useful to create ignition.
Use the remnants of wax, wool or fluff to create comfortable marker balls. Take the old packaging from eggs and fill every cup of wool or threads. Then slowly melt the wax in a saucepan on a weak heat and gently pour it on every handheld. Leave the packaging at night, and in the morning, cut it out, having received excellent balls for polling the fireplace or the ignition of the campfire.
6. Prevent heat loss
If there is no sealer for windows, use the usual candle.
The remaining wax of the candle can serve as a temporary replacement of seals for insulation of windows and doors. Fill the slots in old windows and near the door jambs of melted wax. Use it everywhere where heat leaks may be. It will help you save money in electricity bills - because the old wax is worth nothing!
7. Extend the life of shoelaces
So that the laces did not disengage, lower their tips in the wax.
Many people prefer to wear shoes on laces. And what if the shoe itself is in excellent condition, and the lace buried, and getting into a hole for the lacing very difficult? If your laces were worn out, lower their ends in molten wax and let dry. This trick will especially like those who love to wear sneakers or shoes with unusual laces, which are difficult to buy separately.
8. Work on the tree
Treat scratch on the floor with wax.
Wooden furniture and floor is very beautiful. But on wood, ugly notices appear very often caused by non-accuraatory appeal. Use wax to disguise scratches, dents and other defects on wooden furniture or on the floor. Just sweeten the old candle affected area until the wax does not fully fill the recess.
9. For pins and needles
Pins are always lying in disarray, the wax will help to collect them in a bunch.
The grinding of an old candle can be used for storing sharp needles, ordinary or English pins. Just insert the pointed ends into the wax and keep the improvised pillow for the pin where it is convenient for you. Sharp tips will be securely protected, and you will not flow.
10. Signed, sealing, delivered
A letter with wax seal is stylish.
The wax candle can be used as a print for original letters or postcards. Shake a little wax on the envelope, and then specify with any item you like. It can be a button, key, plug or spoon, any embossed trinket or just a finger.
11. Help shoes
Roast wax in shoes, you delete scuffs.
Use wax candles and rapeseed oil to remove unpleasant losses and scratches on leather shoes or furniture upholstery. To do this, melt around a quarter cup of wax on a weak heat, then add a teaspoon of oil, as you should mix. Give a mixture a little cool, and then apply it on the skin with a soft cloth. Water until the loss disappears. If the mixture begins to harden, return it to a weak fire for heating until it becomes liquid.
12. Waterproof
So as not to spoil the cards of kitchen recipes when cooking, you can graze them with wax
If you are afraid that your parcel can wet and the address on it will not be visible, sodaite the place where it is written by a candle. You can successfully use this method to protect the recipe cards that you store in the kitchen. Now you can cook without fear that water, broth, butter or other liquid will fall on the recipe and spoil it.
13. Decorative fabric
With the help of wax, you can create a beautiful pattern on the fabric.
Wax is used to create decorative fabrics in traditional Indonesian crafts. To try your hand in this old technique, melt wax on weak heat, then pour it on old T-shirts, tablecloths, pillowcases or other fabrics. Give the wax to dry completely, and then immerse the material into the dye. Since the wax sections will not be painted, the material will get a unique color. To remove the residues after staining, cover the waxed areas with several layers of paper napkins, and then melting the hairdryer on weak temperatures. If necessary, change the paper towels until the wax is completely removed.