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How to make a memory jar from a old candle jar

Make a Memory Jar From a Old Candle Jar

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Place the candle in the freezer for about an hour

Place the candle in the freezer for about an hour

Remove the lable and the candle carefully

Remove the lable and the candle carefully

It should look like this

It should look like this

Clean out the jar and rip up some pages of a book or newspaper

Clean out the jar and rip up some pages of a book or newspaper

Glue a piece to the jar and repeat this step till the jar is covered

Glue a piece to the jar and repeat this step till the jar is covered

Continue around the jar and add Elmer's glue on top of the jar

Continue around the jar and add Elmer's glue on top of the jar

Add ribbon and beads and fill it with whatever you want

  • Old candle jar
  • Old book or a newspaper
  • Glue or modge podge
  • Paintbrush
  • Optional: ribbon, charms, markers, ect.