Yankee Candle Planter

Yankee candles are my favourite candles EVER, they smell amazing and last for ages. But what do you do with the glass jar when you're finished with them? They make the perfect planter! I've put together some simple instructions on how to turn your old yankee candle (or any candle jar or votive) into a glass pot for plants, herbs, cacti, succulents, whatever your plant of choice may be!

First you need to remove the old wax from the base. To do this I filled a pot with boiling water- about 3cm deep. You then sit the yankee candle inside to allow the wax to melt and it should come out whole. To get rid of any excess bits of wax you can pour some boiling water inside the jar, swirl it around and quickly pour out. It's probably best not to pour the waxy water down your drain ! It doesn't matter if it's not perfectly clean of wax as you will be filling it with soil anyway.

Now all that's left is to plant your plant! I chose this leafy one... I'm not sure what kind he is. It started off tiny but quickly outgrew the small copper pot I planted it in.  Does anyone know what kind of plant this is? 

It doesn't have to be a Yankee candle holder you use. I also turned this silver antiqued Anthropologie candle holder into a planter as it was too beautiful to throw away!

Here are some more ideas for recylced planters. All these images can be found on my Pinterest page here.

Happy planting!

EJD x

Designer Markets of Copenhagen

April was a busy month of designer markets. I had a stand at Finderskeepers and Designerspace. Both were such a great experience, I met so many interesting and creative people as well as lots of lovely customers!

Here are a some pictures from Finderskeepers in TAP1...

I also discovered the beautiful designs of Annemette Klit from The Clay Play. We made a deal to swap one of my cushions for her lovely botanical print. You can tell we have the same taste in colours. Her print matches my cushions perfectly! 

And here are some pictures from the Designerspace market at Israels plads. This was my first outdoors market and we were so lucky with the weather, what a beautiful weekend!

If you missed these markets, don't worry all my cushions are available made to order here www.emmajunedesigns-shop.com! If you want to find out about my upcoming markets and events follow me on facebook- www.facebook.com/emmajunedesigns.

EJD x