Nov 28 2007

Wax on–Wax Off

Published by Laura at 4:51 am under Works For Me Wednesday

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This Thanksgiving I was at our kitchen sink taking care of our china and my brother-in-law popped his head in the kitchen and asked, “Where did you get that table runner.” I told him. Then, he proceeded to ask, “How much did you pay for it?” I told him. I was briefly very flattered, thinking in my mind that for some reason he was wanting to purchase a table runner like mine for someone because he liked it so much. That was a fleeting thought. Then I asked, “Why are you asking?” Then, the moment of panic set in. You guessed it - orange candle wax on the new table runner.

I tried really hard not to flip out (according to my husband my efforts were not fruitful). After all, that without remedy must be without regard and we all make mistakes. I was really working at being calm because it’s just a table runner. Stuff can be replaced.

You’ll be happy to know this story has a happy ending because we did this:

We got a brown paper bag, cut a piece big enough to cover the stained area and ironed over the paper grocery bag with a hot iron. We repeated this process with several pieces of paper grocery bag until the bag was no longer pulling any wax out of the fabric. This trick also works with wax on carpet, not that I have ever spilled red candle wax on anyone’s white carpet before or anything.

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4 Responses to “Wax on–Wax Off”

  1. # Cyndyon 28 Nov 2007 at 5:54 am

    Thank You! Wax got spilled on my mother-in-laws table clothe on Thanksgiving and I’ve been hoping that there was a way to get it out. I didn’t quite freak out because, well, it was my FIL who spilled it. Totally by accident. My mother described doing something similar but wasn’t really sure about how to do it. You have saved the day!

  2. # phyllison 29 Nov 2007 at 4:44 am

    wow what a great tip - thanks! i have found that freezing the candlesticks also works well for getting the wax off.

  3. # Laaneon 29 Nov 2007 at 11:16 am

    I use toiletpaper or kitchenpaper, because it absorbs even better.

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    Laane on the World

    Have a great day!

  4. # Barbon 04 Dec 2007 at 3:32 am

    Thanks for sharing this great idea; I have a beautiful red tablecloth I feared I would have to replace, due to spilled wax.

    Happy Holidays!

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