Jojo T.

How about chocolate brown?

These are fabulous - did you use individual decals or one sheet with the lot on it wrapped around?

They are all great. Are the blue ones in wedgewood blue also? They're a lovely colour and the marbled one is very striking.

Tracey, they look beautiful. Thank you for sharing your pics with us and do send more.

That is so pretty. The colours are perfect - is it all done in just various shades of wedgewood blue?

Hi Sharyl, Your 12 oz cans would be fine. Mine range from 8 oz to 15 ozs and some are 2 inches in diameter and most are almost 3 inches in diameter. Have a go.

Thanks everyone, that makes the wick pin for pillars much more understandable. It sure would speed up the process as wicking takes so long and sometime I just want to get on with the pouring. Geek, I love your idea with coat hanger wire and a peg - anything to save money.

One question, do the wicks ever look loose, and if so, what do you do to fix that without spoiling the finish of the candle?

So...... if you want to play marbles....just put the candle in the sun and wait for it to melt.....very fun idea. Donita

I thought I would burn it in a low bowl of water and then as it got down to the marbles, they would fall into the water and it would look effective - THEN we could play marbles again.

Love the mottling. Question - who drinks all that beer so you can have the empties for your molds. Gotta have a good supply since they are 1 time molds. Must be Fosters cans.

There are always plenty of volunteers to drink from cans, but not Fosters, you haven't enjoyed a good beer until you've tried Coopers Pale Ale or Coopers Dark Ale - yum. Then of course you have the mixers in cans too, so even those who don't like beer can get in on the act of providing me with cans. Guinness cans are the best.

Nice. The can mold seems to contribute a good texture to the surface, if the photo isn't deceiving me.

Hi Top, yes, the cans produce the best finish of any molds I have used. I think it's because they are so smooth inside.

Can you tell us exactly how you crushed that can. Did you stomp on it, smash it with a hammer, throw it around the garage?

None of the above, the only way to crush a can is to do it by hand.

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I especially enjoy the contrast between the unevenness of the pillars and the evenness of the embellishments.

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Very well done!

geek

Thanks Geek, you have made many people smile today with your humour. :bump: :bump: :bump:

Great color and mottle. Are you just using wax from a local supplier?

More or less, I just used plain old paraffin wax which I got from a supplier who got it from China, and FO.

Hi Michelle, That is beautiful - it must have taken ages to put together and pour etc. What a great idea and very creative.

First I want to aplogize. I remembered the crushed beer can came from down under just messed up the creator. I truly love the effect you've gotten with the mottled black. Are you a rock hound and find the quartz? It really sets off your candle.

PS Is that a Fosters can?

No apologies needed Sharyl. I am a beadhound and love checking out bead shops for all sorts of oddities and gems - I just can't resist them. I am definitely not a Fosters girl, Coopers is my choice - it's simply the best - but this can was a Jim Beam and Coke!

Very nice...great idea.

The can candle, is it meant to be burned and if so how do you wick it?

Hi Angie, I punch a hole in the top of the can and wick it before I pour - it can be burnt and it looks rather interesting when it burns because of all the different angles. Cheers

Looks cool.

So you found your marbles & decided to put them in a candle so you wouldn't loose them again! :laugh2:

I lost my marbles many years ago, or maybe I never really found them, anyway, these are my cat's marbles, as he's old and doesn't need them anymore I pinched them. :yes:

Jo, I have definitely got to check out your workshop. Your candles are wonderful and so imaginative. Get your diary out coz I'm coming round.

And vice versa - I love those you have shown today, as usual. Next NOT hot day I'm available - I hate the hot hot weather and I usually spend the hot days inside doing candles in the air conditioning.

Crushed can looks great.

So how did you get the can off the candle without cutting yourself or scratching the candle???

Hi Candle Man, I wear cotton gloves and peel the can off carefully - it's quite easy as the aluminium is very thin.

You're right about all that. They're quicker because you don't need any putty to secure them and you don't have to mess with getting the pin centered. A piece of metal tape to cover the wick hole can stay in place for multiple pours. So basically you can get a mold ready for pouring almost instantaneously.

The bottom of the rod sits in the wick hole, so if your mold doesn't have a hole I guess you'd at least need to drill a little depression to center the bottom of the rod.

I would love to see a picture of the wick pin in place ready for the wax to be poured. Do we push the wick pin through the wick hole which will be the top of the candle, and then stand the candle on the wick pin base when we pour?

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Jo it's beautiful!!!!!

What did you use to do those??

I have a rather nifty hand held little kitchen gadget which was supposed to be used for zesting my lemons. It also has a fabulous small and not too sharp grating edge which is perfect for scratching my candles (I haven't used it for scratching my lemons once). After scratching I just give the candle a bit of a rub to clean off the loose bits and voila, a scratched candle.

This threesome is coloured with orchid, and scented with baby powder. It smells clean and fresh. And of course, the usual wire and beads - stars again.

This is coloured sand, mottled and fragranced apple blossom, with a couple of black balls and black string. Done in an uncrushed drink can this time.

The first one is a mottled, crushed drink can mold, decorated with rose quartz, fresh linen fragrance. Lots of fun to do. The second one is a black ball, a bit pitted and a bit rustic.

And even better close up.