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suited to soy candles . If your mason jar is wide , make sure your wick is wide enough in diameter to burn optimally . In most craft stores where lying around . Once the candle is spent , I always scrape out the excess wax and hold onto the container like I'll reuse it some day ... Which thanks to this article , I just might ! :) No one would ever know it was homemade . ( Well , until you brag about it , of course! )stephNY in reply to salt - n - burn2 years agoReplyTea lights are pretty much always have a small base like the one you suggest , a small circle of aluminum with a molded hole to hold the wick upright in the center of the candle . They do not how to make candles at home to sell damaged at all from burning the candles , and are completely reusable . You can usually find tea lights at ten for a dollar at the dollar store , or at a hundred for five dollars at Target . ( WHAT A DEAL ! )rudegirl says : 2 years agoReplyi accidentally found out that your metal pots can be clean by soaking them in " white spirit " i left my lacquer brushes in the pot i used to melt the wax for candles and added white spirit so i could wash the brushes clean today and though t up . My bamboo scraper an and using lids . Make your own