TweetAre you like me and have a love for silicone molds? I enjoy their flexibility and the ability to capture a lot of detail. It makes candle making with primitive style easier. But as you also know silicone molds come with a price tag. Because they aren’t cheap, you want to take extra special care [...]
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TweetYou have purchased a silicone mold that strikes your fancy. You are excitedly awaiting the arrival of the new mold. New ideas come to mind and you want to bring them into fruition yesterday. I go through this waiting period when I design a new mold and cannot wait to work with it. There are [...]
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TweetAre you having trouble preventing those pesky pouring lines and varying colors on your candle? This easy candle making tip will help reduce if not eliminate those problems. This question pops up frequently with silicone mold consumers. There are times where I do not want the poured rustic line look on my candles. But you [...]
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TweetThere are a variety of ways that you can attach wicks to a silicone mold. I can think of 3 ways to attach a wick and one is using a needle to poke a hole into the end of your mold, another way is to use a wick pin, and the third is to drill [...]
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Many customers email me to ask what kind of wax can be used in the molds. Many candlemakers are making the switch to soy wax or a soy combination wax. When you use straight soy wax in silicone the soy may break when you pop the wax out or the soy creation may look very [...]
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