bac Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Hi all,I'd like to attach a heart embed to the outside of my pillar candle. Is there some type of "glue" that I can use? Has anyone tried this before?Thanks!Bianela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I stuck wax gingerbread men to my square pillars at Christmas time with sticky wax and it worked really well. Most wax suppliers sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySC Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I assume you can still burn the candle even if you have something attached to it with sticky wax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brat Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Yes, you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letspour Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Brat,Where do you purchase your sticky wax? I haven't seen it or maybe I'm just not looking in the right places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysweet95 Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 One way is to get the heart embed and melt it slightly on a hot pan or summit. You can then stick the embed to the pillar candle and it should stick in quite well. To make it more secure, you can then dip the candle in dip and carve wax and just remove the excess over the embed. Also one technique i like it melting the embed slightly like above and stiking it to the inside walls of the mould itself. If you then put the finished candle (with the wax poured in the mould around the candle) in a water bath pretty quickly, the finished pillar looks great with the embed in securely, but it can still be seen well!!!(If you make your own embeds i've found using microcrystalline hard helps prevent them from bleeding, you only need like 1%)Hope thats helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Wouldn't microcrystalline work? (Melted of course and applied like a glue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donita Posted November 5, 2006 Share Posted November 5, 2006 You can buy little tins of it in stores that sell candles. The stuff that I have is called Stickum. It is used to secure tapers in candle holders. I was buying it by the pound but a tiny little tin will last for a long long time. I use a natural bristle brush so it won't melt and melt the wax and brush on a very very thin coat. Good luck. Donita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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