Candle Molds

[helwen]

amykb mentioned using glass, which reminded me that my mom had us kids all making candles at Massasoit Street one year (old home in Noho). We had bunches of old candle stubs and stuff; she must have bought wicking, since we didn't make it and I know we didn't use regular string. Anyway, we used glasses from the cupboard, and I think after they hardened we put them in the fridge or freezer to break the seal between the wax and the glass. That would be a way to have some pillar candles without buying molds or worrying about storing the molds between times.

The juice cup ones came out of the glass the easiest; I think the slightly tapered shape helped. They were more stable than regular pillar candles too.

Comments

[beard5.livejournal.com]

Just a quick comment, I love using milk containers for square pillars (quart sized), and if I want a rounded shape, with flat bottom, it's hard to beat a small mixing bowl (3 wicks in that one)or a round coffee mug. I also have a japanese bowl of undetermined usage and origin that is a fantastic mold for candles, the clay is a little rough, so the outside of the candle is textured, and it releases like a dream.