Recycling time – ready for the dark nights of winter (which are already upon us!). It takes two or three years to collect this much wax from old candles …

The Pringles cartons make great moulds; I drill a hole in the metal end to take the wick, knotted to hold it in place. It’s held at the top by being tied to a pencil.

As the wax sets and shrinks, it gets topped up to keep the top of the candle more or less flat.

