Posted by teagrrl on 2004-08-23 05:35:27
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Since it's wax, perhaps you could get rid of it the same way you get rid of candle wax? You know, putting a paper towel under and over the stain and ironing it. I wouldn't swear it works (since I've never tried it) but it's worth a try, cause it probably won't make things worse anyway. Just remember to try it on a stain/part of the fabric that isn't so "obvious" (like, not one right in the middle of a shirt) first.
***ETA: Take a look here:
http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/staintips/stain.cfm
http://cleaning.lifetips.com/faq.asp__Q__SiteID__E__20__A__QuestionID__E__29415__A__type__E__0 (question 7)
http://homeparents.about.com/cs/householdtips/ht/crayon_clothes.htm
http://doityourself.com/clean/crayon.htm (scroll down for "old method" - this one mentions using an iron so I guess it does work)
Posted by moon_lemming on 2005-12-25 21:46:55
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Or you could try the Magic Eraser (usually with the cleaning products) which has not only removed permanent marker from our wooden dining room table, but last night removed candle wax from our countertops.
My new favorite cleaning product.
Nail polish remover would probly be cheaper to try first, though.
Posted by ChristineRenee on 2006-05-03 12:09:38
Post Subject: Wax-dipped bears?
I thought I'd heard of everything until I saw this in today's Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/steinberg/cst-nws-stein03.html (third item down)
Apparently people are dipping thrift store teddy bears in candle wax. I'm not sure what the point of it is, but I'm intrigued. Have any of you ever seen this or done this yourself?
There's more about it here:
http://www.wicks-wax-scents.com/wax-dipped-bear.html
Posted by Vigilantesjustice on 2007-01-11 14:02:29
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Uses for that kooky tea towel!:
I use tea towels for a lot of uses, they can be pretty handy. I wipe crumbs and such from the counter with them, and since it's not a real towel fabric it doesn't gobble up the crud and get dirty so quickly I like to dry off stuff that's just a touch wet coming out of the dishwasher. It doesn't shed little floofs all over, and it can suck up just the residual moisture on the bottoms of glasses and such. I also put one in front of the coffee maker and toaster so that it catches crumbs, spilt sugar and coffee spoon drips, sort of like a placemat. They are nice for keeping crumbs from the bottoms of bread baskets too as well as runaway candle wax from table tops (just be sure you know how to get wax off of table linens before you use it for that.). Pretty much you can use them in most places you might use a large cloth napkin, placemat, or teeny table runner.
Posted by indieinkgrrl on 2005-01-18 21:08:30
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so far i have decorated glass candle votive holders with conversation hearts (i just glued them on with craft glue-i got this idea from a post on craftster).
i would also like to make a heart shaped candle embedded with conversation hearts. i have candle wax, wicks and heart shaped molds but i didn't know if i had to treat the conversation hearts with any coating or if i could just lay them in the wax when it is still soft...i have seen candles like this in stores but never did it myself. anyone try this before?
thanks,
Danielle
::indieink!::
vist us at www.darksideoflight.com/indieink.htm
Posted by sjkmaurice on 2005-04-19 08:48:31
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I save egg cartons. Where we used to live, they were styrofoam but around here, they're recycled paper. I've made "fire starters" by adding dryer lint and candle wax. And for Easter, my daughter and I made "tulips" by cutting out the cups and painting them and sticking chenille stems on the bottom.
I also save paper written on only one side, toilet paper tubes, yarn scraps and just about anything else that can be made into an art project.
I save grocery bags because I use a regular sized trash can because we seem to generate a lot of garbage, but my mother in law uses a small can and the grocery bags fit well. She's always running out.
I save most food containers especially for leftovers that stain like spaghetti sauce. Or if I'm giving something away so I don't have to worry about getting my stuff back.
