When it was time to come home from our mini-vacation, we simply packed up the mess in garbage bags and threw them in the nearby dumpster. The cleanup went smooth, until we ran into an issue with melted wax on the carpet. It was an obscene red wax spot on a gorgeous cream carpet, so something had to be done. I quickly recalled a trick my mother taught me. Luckily, I had everything I needed on hand.

Here are the steps I took to remove the melted candle wax from the carpet.

I placed a dry dishtowel on top of the wax.

I filled a plastic bag full of ice and placed the bag on top of the dishtowel.

I allowed 5 or so minutes for the ice to freeze the candle wax below the dishtowel.

I simply picked up the frozen wax from the carpet and used a dishtowel with a little rubbing alcohol on it to remove any remaining residue from the carpet.

There are many other simple home remedies for these types of problems. Most of these remedies are found in various home and garden magazine subscriptions. If you have any other types of problems be sure to look into a subscription.