Imgur user creates sweet memory candle in honor of late wife

"It is a part of our grieving process. And we can smell all those familiar smells again."
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An Imgur user found a sweet way to honor the memory of a lost loved one.

In memory of emperorzar's late wife, the Imgurian created a new candle from the remnants of the couple's favorite candles. The project used the wax of nine candles purchased over the course of the past year.


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The gallery features a step-by-step walkthrough for melting and pouring the new candle.

"This project was a way to help me and my kids cope with our loss," emperozar writes of the project. "It is a part of our grieving process. And we can smell all those familiar smells again."

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