Candle Creating Tips, How To Create Molds For Candle Creating
If you want to make candles, you will need molds
. Finding molds for candle making is not difficult but it can take a little thought and planning. You need to think what kind of mold you want and what shape of candles you want to make.
Remember that all a candle amounts to is wax that has cooled around a thread or wick. This wick travels up the middle of the candle and draws the melted wax up to the flame in order to fuel it. In order to properly set the wick inside the candle, you need a way to set the wick and prevent it from moving as the wax cools and solidifies. This is one thing that you should look for in a candle making mold whether it is store bought or home made.
Just make sure that your container will not leak, there are so many options available. You want to make sure that the wax will not ooze out around the bottom or side of the mold as the wax cools. You also need to make sure that when the candle is completely cooled, you are able to free it from the mold easily and in a way that does not scratch or mar the outside.
Did you know that it is simple to use household items to make candle molds? You can find many of the items you need around the home. Think about using frozen juice cans or biscuit dough tubes if you want to make pillar candles. These are stiff but are made of cardboard so that they can simply be peeled off of the cooled candle. A square candle will work when made out of a juice container. You can also use paper towel tubing or toilet paper rolls, but you need to make sure that the wax will not drip out.
If you like the idea and look of jar candles, consider using canning jars or other glass jars to make candles. You will want to make sure that the glass container you use will withstand the heat of melted wax. Using mason jars which are made to handle hot jams and jelly will make very nice candles that you can give as gift.
If you like the idea of making candles you should know that finding molds is easy. Deciding the colors of candles you are making and what you want to make them out of is a whole other story.