Amberlei

When I first started making candles, I tried using the liquid dye found at Michael's or Hobby Lobby and wasn't happy with it at all. I'd gotten something like a four pack of 1 oz of each of four colors and found that it took almost half a bottle to get one pound of wax an intense color. Great for pale pastels, but worthless for anything I wanted a vibrant color on. Seeking a better method, I switched to the color chips, but found, as has been noted previously, that they didn't always melt completely and left little particles of color in my candles. Then, I finally discovered liquid candle dyes in the dropper bottles from Peaks and LoneStar. What a huge difference these make! I can't imagine ever using anything else ever again. It takes just a small amount to get the most vivid beautiful colors imaginable. I think they're more economical than the chips as well as better colorants. Anyway, just my 2 cents worth.

I like that. It looks happy, if that makes sense.

Well can you just find the center and poke a hole through the silicone. You could thread the wick through, knot it and seal it off if you can make the hole. You'll need something to act like a tie rod at the bottom to help keep your wick center.

This is what I did and it works wonderfully.

I've had good luck using molds in a variety of different materials and never had a problem making rustics. I think it depends more on the pouring temp. than the mold type.

I like it! I've never tried the electric candles but they do look nice.

I think these are my all-time favorite candles now. They're truly works of art.