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Apparently, 3M duct tape will stick to silicone and polyurethane molds. And it works to stop up a leak in said molds. I haven't gone so far as testing to see if it will seal a major cut, but we've got a couple of molds that have taken more than a bit of abuse and this is making them last a little bit longer. That makes for a happy candle maker Figured I'd pass on the info for anyone else that has silicone molds that may need the info.

Wow... Couple of things weird here. Why would she make incense out of candle wax in the first place? And why the hell would anyone dump water into a pan of overly hot wax anyway? That's like adding water to a grease fire. She's damn lucky she's alive.

Geez! That is fabulous! Do you sell those?

Yep. I've sold a couple locally, just recently put it up on my etsy shop.

This is great. u have made great job.how many day it takes to do this?

Takes me 3-4 days to do the entire thing. The main portion of the house takes 24 hours to cool (I make the roof pieces and the front porch at the same time). Then another 2-3 days for the main detail work and finishing everything.

I made the original model out of some of the oil based modeling clay that doesn't dry out in the air. Then it goes into a big container to pour my rubber around, then it sets up, has to be cleaned, etc. Then I get to start working with the new molds. Luckily this mold can make quite a few candles as long as it isn't damaged somehow.

As for fireproof clays, the only kinds I'm familiar with are the ones that would require being fired, so pottery clays. But I don't have the money to work with a kiln, so that's out for some of the other stuff I'd love to do.

It stands about 10 inches at the peak, so about 25 cm.

We're getting ready for fall here, so wanted to show you one of my other creations. I made this a year or so ago, but since it's getting closer to Halloween, we just dusted off the molds and started making them again.

It weighs a whopping 3 lbs. I sculpted this out of clay, then we made 5 or 6 mold pieces to complete the whole thing. The main structure of the house takes almost a full 24 hours to cool. After it's all cooled, I have to add the color to the details. Painting the vines on the side is tedious at best. Then it gets assembled. Love doing this sort of thing, but some days seem like they go on forever LOL

You guys know I love making special molds and making candles from them. This little guy was a spontaneous creation. I think he came out pretty good though.

Yep, I get 2.2 ounces in each 4 oz (volume) container. I label mine with the 2.2 oz Nt Wt. (I swear I always read that as nitwit...)

I love the Libbey Status jars. I use HTP wicks in it, but I think quite a few folks use the LX in them as well.

It probably has to do with the size of your finished bars. If you have the exact same size throughout the set (for example, if your bars are 1 inch thick, 2 inches tall and 3 inches wide), the recipe will make equivalent sizes throughout the set, and so you'd have the 3 lb mold making 3 times the amount of bars as the 1 lb mold. But if they are different sizes, they will be different weights, and so different amounts coming out of the molds as finished bars.

You might want to get one from a restaurant supply shop, or a place like Sam's or Costco. They have 3 packs with a rubber coated handle. Those are very nice. If you leave it in the presto for any length of time, you won't burn the crap out of your hands trying to retrieve it.

It all depends on how your mold is made. If it is split down the middle, like it would have 2 arms up, opposite sides and separates in the middle if you were looking at it sideways, you might get it to work. But there might be a problem with it being too wide at the top and not wide enough at the bottom to support it without tipping.

That said, I have had a lot of trouble getting palm wax to cooperate in rubber molds. It crumbles too easily.

I'm starting to work on my autumn stuff in both soaps and candles. I'm still offering summer stuff, but am backing off on that.

Yep, you can. My husband has a severe burn scar on most of his left leg. Has to keep it hydrated or it cracks. I made some body butter with shea, jojoba and dry flo. Works beautifully.

Love all of them, Scented!

I've had them melt on me during testing. I figured I didn't want to take the chance of it acting as a wick for flame if someone didn't use it properly (like you guys know they usually do.) So I use aluminum, but they just aren't popular for me, so I don't sell that many.

Haven't had a chance to call yet. Just got home today from a trip and it was already too late. Was hoping someone knew the answer or another supplier.

It's a ton easier to use and incorporate than the full TD is in powder form, and we don't use enough to clog the wick, but it helps whiten things up.

Anyone know if Candlewic is going to be carrying it anymore? I had gotten a 1 oz bottle to test with, and wanted to get more, but it's not showing up on the list anymore. I don't use Candlewic that often, so if they are out of a product, do they just remove it from the list until it's back in stock? Or is this a permanent deletion? And does anyone know where to find any more of it?

I have a cabinet for my FO. I have them very loosely organized, the ones on my bottom shelf are my own blends, and incense blends, the middle two shelves are organized into floral, fruity, and bakery type scents, and the top shelf is for bottles too damn big to fit on any of the other shelves.

Sweet Meyer Lemon is one of my favorites, so is Energy and Eden's Garden from BB.

I have trouble with Peak's Vanilla Passion, but it's one of my favorite FOs. I generally have my wax (with vybar) at 195 when incorporating, and still have trouble at 6%. The weird thing is that it used to not do that to me, so wondering if the formulation changed and that's what is causing the trouble.

I've got two of them. I usually use the Jolee's Jewels one I got from Michaels though. And I'm odd, I use them in a lot of different things, including wax.

I use a votive mold that started to rust, was dropped and got damaged, and was basically unusable for making votives anymore. Works wonderfully for measuring out small amounts of FO. *shrug*

I would use it. If it's not rancid, you should be OK.