I use wick pins....I make a little donut with the putty and then stick the wick pin in. The wick pin has always stayed secure....I then use popsticle sticks to keep the wick pin centered ( I got that tip off this board
When I was a junior in high school, I went on an overnight trip to visit a college. My sponsor couldn't pronounce my name "Bianela" so she called me Bini--the name has stuck ever since.