Thrifty woman melts down leftover Yankee Candle and pours it into ice cube mould to make budget wax melts

A WOMAN has revealed her budget tip for making wax melts by melting down leftover Yankee Candles.

She makes the most of all of her candles, devising a clever way to get the very last bits out of the jar when it’s nearly finished.

Instead of chucking the jar away or trying to hack out the last bits with a knife, she melts the leftovers using hot water, and then pours it into ice cube trays.

When the wax hardens, she’s left with divine smelling wax melts.

She shared a snap of her handiwork to Facebook group, , revealing she chose a heart-shaped mould for this batch.

She said: “Not a bargain but more a money saving tip. No candles go to waste in my house.

This is genius

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“This is the left over Yankee candle that I melted down in a pan of hot water and put into a ice cube tray.

“Now they will be used as wax melts. Loads of smell left in them.”

More than 2,000 people have liked her post, as they praised her ingenuous idea for getting the most out of their candles.

Commenting online, one person said: “Omg fantastic idea thank you.”

Another wrote: “Such a good idea I keep wanting to do this and end up forgetting and hubby just bins my pots.”

A third said: “Omg how have I never done this!”

Another commented: “I do this and I find that the smell is stronger when you use it like this than when you actually burn the candle and you get more use out of it! Brilliant way of saving money!”

Someone else added: “This is genius... it always drives me mad that there so much was left when the wick goes out!!!”

Another person praised: “Omg how have we never thought of this.”

While somebody else wrote: “Do you know have many times I’ve binned a Yankee with loads left can’t wait to try it.”

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