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I’ve decided to try my hand at a little bit of this new trend called “upcycling”….which is like the new black or something like that. Actually, it’s the new & improved version of recycling-slash-refurbishing used and/or previously loved goods. This is my little DIY project of turning an old candle jar into a nifty little storage container.
Jonathan Adler candle jar turned into a storage cup
This was my used Jonathan Adler candle jar. After the candle wick burned down to the end, I didn’t quite know what to do with the leftover jar, & I felt like it would be such a waste to throw out such a pretty & perfectly good jar. So, I decided to turn it into a storage cup.
- First, to clean out the last bits of candle wax: I poured approx. 1 inch of water into a cooking pan & placed my candle jar on the pan. I turned the stove onto a low heat so the candle wax could melt evenly.
- Next, I heated the pan just enough to let the candle wax melt. Note: DO NOT put the jar in the microwave to melt the wax. Some candles have a metal clip to secure the candle wick, so it’s better to melt the wax over the stove instead.
- Once the wax was melted, I tossed out the metal clip for the wick & poured the remaining candle wax into another candle jar. (After using up this candle, I bought a replacement candle because it was my favorite.) For all of the last bits of wax I just used a paper towel to wipe the inside clean. I also thoroughly washed the jar with soap & hot water before using it.
- Finally, the cup is ready to be used for whatever is to be desired. I used my candle jar to hold all of my necessary tubes in my medicine cabinet. It really frees up a lot of space in the medicine cabinet. Plus, it adds a bit of eye candy to a rather sterile medicine cabinet.
Also, just in case you’d like to know…this was the Jonathan Adler Acapulco candle. I also have the JA Capri candle, & they both smell utterly divine!!
Let me start off by clearing the air. I am not trying to come off as some snobby movie geek or uppity film connoisseur. I am just an average ol’ dame who loves to watch movies. Albeit, my friends think I have a very random (I say eclectic) selection of cinematic favorites. My tastes in film run all over the genre map. From 50s & 60s classics, action & adventure, cult classics, International, anime, comedy, to 80s teeny bopper movies…I like a little bit of everything (just like my taste in music)!
Over these past few weeks, I’ve been continuously watching movies from my Netflix queue, & that prompted me to want to write up this post. This is probably more for my own self-pleasure than anything else, but I wanted to write up a list of my favorite movies just to see what pops up. I’ve tried to explain a few of these movie titles with my husband (who’s also a big movie fan). However, he is neither interested in, nor does he recognize, any movie that’s been produced before 1989.
Here, I present to you, a brief list of my cinematic favorites (in no particular order):
- RIO (animated movie)
- Battle Royale + Battle Royale II: Requiem (1st movie + the sequel)
- Ratatouille (animated movie)
- Paradise Kiss (Japanese language)
- Finding Nemo (animated movie)
- Hachimitsu to Kuroba / Honey & Clover (Japanese language)
- Pillow Talk
- Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
- How To Steal A Million
- Rear Window
- Hana Yori Dango Final / Boys Over Flowers Final (Japanese language)
- Tekkon Kinkreet (animated movie)
- Easy A
- Wait Until Dark
- Charade
- Mary Poppins
- The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / The Bourne Ultimatum
- Gone In 60 Seconds (Nicolas Cage version)
- Breakfast At Tiffany’s
- North By Northwest
- Madagascar + Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa (animated movies)
- Ocean’s 11 (both Frank Sinatra version & George Clooney version + Ocean’s 12 & Ocean’s 13)
- Escape From Alcatraz
- My Fair Lady
- The Life Acquatic with Steve Zissou
- Youth In Revolt
- Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea (both Japanese language & English language animated movies)
- Cars + Cars 2 (animated movies)
- Fast Five
- Disney/Pixar’s Up! (animated movie)
- Transformers / Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (didn’t like movie #3…especially Rosie Huntington-Whitely’s acting!)
- Kiroii Namida / Yellow Tears (Japanese language)
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 + Kill Bill Vol. 2
- Sex And The City + Sex And The City 2 (These movies are corny to say the least, but come on…they’re my 2 guilty pleasures!)
Ladies, Gentlemen, Animals & the like:
Please say “hello” the two new additions to my cozy little space! It’s Ms. Rabbit & Mr. Fox… They are such adorable little wool felted creatures, so I hope you welcome them into your hearts just as I have welcomed them with open arms!!
Ms. Rabbit & Mr. Fox
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Rabbits & Foxes 
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