citygrl707 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I have a bride and groom i brought from metro , its like a craft store. They are cerrmanic glass . I tried to burn them to see if they were flamable it didnt catch fire. I dont know what other way to test to make sure its candle safe. Suggestions, thank youI called the store and the manager said he belived them to be safe but i wasnt taking his word for it. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyinME Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 Yes you can use ceramic in gels. i just make sure they are as far away from the wick as possible. I've never been able to burn one but you never know!!! You could also do it as a forever one, that way you know it will be safe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citygrl707 Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 thank you, i made one and for myself and just wasnt sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernadette Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Check it over very closely. Make sure that there isn't even a pinhole sized spot that isn't glazed. If there is, when you pour the gel in the candle, gel will be absorbed into that little hole(believe it or not), you'll get tons of bubbles coming out of the hole, and the unglazed ceramic will look like alka seltzer dissolving, and it will be all over your candle! Needless to say, it would be unsafe besides. And if that doesn't happen(if the gel is poured at cooler temps), gel will still get inside it, and it could catch on fire. Sometimes you can't even see these small pinholes, and most people that sell ceramics for gel candles recommend double glassing, or crimping the wick above the embed. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Make the gel candle an everlasting. Use un-scented gel in the bottom and put them in there then put a glass tealight or glass votive holder embeded in the top. That way it can always be burned and stay looking new, without the worries "is it safe or not". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 BTW - You can only make an everlasting if the container is big enough to hold the embeded item or items and the embeded tealight or votive holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citygrl707 Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Whats the best place to buy forever glass inserts. I need like small tea lights because my container is an ivy bowl , thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernadette Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 If you only need a few, I get mine at Michaels. $.99ea, I think, and if you can hit a sale or have a coupon, $.50 approx. each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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