At Starlight & Sage Co., we know it's never too late to be brand new. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do - from our materials to our packaging, to the slow, intentional burn of every candle we pour.
Here are a few of our favorite ways to give your SSCo candle jars a second life...
1. A Home for the Little Things
Jewelry catchall. Hair pin corral. A sacred place for your sentimental curiosities.
Pop your beautiful bracelets or butterfly huggies in the jar that once held your Stars by the Pocketful or Butterflies in July candle. It's like a junk drawer, but make it aesthetic.
2. Pen Cup for Dreamers
Because your engraved “weird but fucking beautiful” pen deserves a worthy throne.
Your desk becomes a writer’s altar when it's anchored by a matte sage jar holding your favorite pen, a pair of reading glasses, and a rolled-up love note you haven’t had the courage to send.
3. Mini Planter for Desk-side Forests
Succulents. Lavender. A rogue ivy cutting you’re trying to root.
Once your candle has burned its final bridge (safely, of course), clean out the jar and add soil, love, and a seedling. Every new leaf is a reminder: growth happens in the quiet.
4. Secret Keeper
A jar for affirmations, scribbled song lyrics, and torn bits of memory.
Fill your retired Dear Reader or Peter Losing Wendy jar with scraps of poetry, dried flowers, and fortunes you swore were signs. It’s your own personal time capsule, no shovel required.
5. A Match Holder (With Style)
Reuse the jar to house your matches—add a strike pad to the bottom and you’re golden.
Elegant and functional. Because even magic needs a little ignition now and then.
6. Apothecary Chic
Cotton rounds. Bath salts. Loose-leaf tea.
Our jars were made to be reused—not just because they’re beautiful, but because every reuse reduces waste and writes a new chapter for the object you once lit with intention.
A Quick Note on Cleaning
To prep your jar for its next act:
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Scoop out leftover wax and wick clip
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Use hot water or a warm towel to loosen residue
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Wash with gentle soap and let dry fully
Check out our Candle Care Guide for more info!
In Conclusion: Light It, Love It, Keep It
Every Starlight & Sage Co. candle is poured with intention and designed to last beyond its final flicker. So keep your jars. Fill them with something new. Let them hold a second kind of light.