5 Ideas to Give Empty Candle Jars a New Lease of Life

Luxury scented candles offer a great option to decorate and enhance the beauty of your home. But once they get empty, you don’t feel like discarding the candle jars. If this is the case with you then you are reading the right article. 

Here we have compiled great ideas on how to reuse and recycle your empty glass candle jars.

Go Green

image credit: Bower Power

A large glass candle jar bought from a Yankee candle shop, can be used for plant decoration purpose once it gets empty. 

The little garden in the glass jar looks pretty and will reuse your empty candle jar. 

All you need is rocks, pebbles, potting soil and a small plant. It could be a cactus or any other succulent plant. Seek inspo from this one created by the Bower Power.

Oil Lamps 

image credit: A Piece Of Rainbow

This makes for a stunning centrepiece for your table. 

For this all you need is empty candle jars or mason jars, large floating wicks, vegetable oil (be it sunflower oil, olive oil or any other). 

The oil can be infused with essential oils, herbs or spices for aroma). Making beautiful oil lamps and enhance your home decor.

Flower Decoration

image credit: Mr. Kate

Considering the Spring season, another reuse of a candle jar is as flower vase. An old empty candle jar can be used as a flower vase. All you need to do is use fabric of your old T-shirt to decorate the candle jar. 

You can use your imagination to decorate it as you want. You can put such flower vases on your side tables. 

We found this idea on Mr. Kate’s blog.

Candy Jars 

image credit: Pepperminting

If you were wondering what to do with empty candle jars with lids, here you go. You can store candies in them like how Pepperminting did.  

You can easily transform an empty candle jar into a candy jar. 

Use your imagination and experiment as much you want. You can use ribbons to decorate the candle jars and even label them.

Bathroom Storage 

image credit: Dwell Beautiful

A candle jar with lid can also be used for your bathroom storage purpose. If you use an old stick candle stand to make a pedestal for the empty candle jar, it will even enhance the decor. 

Seek inspiration from this Dwell Beautiful’s creation and let your bathroom look spa worthy.

So, next time when you buy luxury scented candles, not just boost the ambience of your home, but when the glass candle jar gets empty, reuse them too. The recycled candle jar would add to the decor of your home. 

Let us know if you like the article and whether it has been any useful to you in the comments below. 

If you have any ideas to reuse an empty glass candle jar, please share it with us.