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Container Candle Making for Your Homemade Candle Enterprise

Some people think that decorating homemade candles stop with the addition of dyes and scented oils.  If you want a candle that is really your own, with your logo or brand stamped on it, use containers to hold the candle.  If you’re in the candle business and you want your candles to stand out among the rest, you should try making container candles.  It’s more effortless to attach a theme to your candles by using custom-made containers.  Use crimson candle containers for your Holiday candles, and paint chilling faces on your candle containers for Halloween.  The container that holds the candles can come in a variety of shapes and girths.

You will be able to design your candles any way you want without worrying about how to get them out of the molds.  Don’t worry about not being an expert at candle molding. With container candle making, you don’t have to worry about imperfectly formed candle wax.  A nifty trick for creating beautiful candles is to put the wax in already elegant-looking containers.  Your candles will really attract attention if you just let your creative juices flow and design your candles to your heart’s content.  To start with, you can paint the can or jar, draw a nice design on it and tie ribbons.  You may also desire to hand paint designs on your candle containers before transferring the wax.

The best thing about container jar candle project is that you can cater to those who want made to order candles for birthdays, valentines and other special occasions.  If you’re using container candles to adorn your house, you can get containers that combine with your room décor. If you want an ambiance that reminds you of your home state, you can place the candles in containers with your state colors.  You can choose smoked glass containers for your living room table.

Creating Container Candles for Your Home Business

If you are mass producing these candles, get the sturdy glass jars.  Bulk buying your glass candle containers can save you cash because suppliers offer discounts for wholesale orders.  You may also find an assortment of serviceable glass in yard sales.  Economy stores are also good sources of the finest glass containers around.

Repurposing Your Old Equipment for Container Candle Crafting

If you have pretty containers at home, you can make use of them to make your container candles.  The beauty of manufacturing container candle is that you can make treasures out of the things you planned on throwing out, such as food jars, plastic pitchers, tin cans, and old tea cups.  Containers made of glass are the top choices for containers because they come in various colors and designs.  Prior to pouring the wax, make sure your containers are squeaky clean.  Even the smallest particles in your containers can destroy the overall beauty of your candles.  Wash the containers thoroughly by rinsing in the dish washer or manually scrubbing the containers before use.  Air bubbles in containers are exceptionally damaging to candles because they produce pock marks on the wax.

Air dry the containers after rinsing thoroughly.  However, you must never use containers with broken bits or cracks in them.  Defects inside your container might produce deformations and flaws in the solidified candle wax.  Creating container candles is less costly if you consider that you can get the containers from inexpensive sources.  There’s no more need to purchase molds and releasing agents when you’ve decided to make only container candles.

Here is more information on Candle Making Molds. Here is a website with a free mini-course dedicated to Candle Making.

What You Need to Know about Candle Making Molds

Today, most candles are made using a mold. Candles can be shaped into just about any imaginable using the appropriate mold. 

There are two concepts that need to be considered when evaluating a candle making mold and shape. These characteristics are draft and undercut.

Let’s talk about draft first. Draft is the degree of taper in a mold. Without the taper, it would be difficult or impossible to remove the candle from a solid mold.

It’s possible to make candles in molds with parallel sides because wax tends to shrink slightly as it cools, thereby separating from the mold enough to allow it to slide out.

Undercutting is another term you should be familiar with. You can think of undercutting as any part of the shape that would keep the finished candle from sliding out of the mold. You have probably seen candles shaped like Christmas trees. All those branches represent undercuts.

Undercutting in a form prevents using solid, one-piece molds to make the candle. Fortunately, there are a couple of options. One is to use a mold that separates into two or more parts. Another solution is to use a mold made out of rubber or other flexible material that can be stretched to allow removal of the finished candle.

Two-part molds work well for making candles that are symmetrical.  Flexible molds also work for these but are really only needed for more intricate shapes such a figurines. In use, the candle maker clamps the pieces of a multi-part mold together, seals the seams to keep wax from leaking and then uses it as if it were a solid mold.

The other way to deal with the problem of undercutting is to use a mold made out of a very flexible substance that can be stretched off the candle much the way you might stretch a latex glove to remove it from your hand. These molds are often made of silicone or rubber or other plastic materials.

You can get more details at: Candle Making Molds

While you’re there, be sure to sign up for your free candle making mini-course. You may also want to check out:

Candle Making Wax

I think you’ll be surprised at just how many options there are!

May be the best tip I can give you that will help you save time and money and avoid frustration is to check out Home Candle Making Made Easy

That book will help you almost completely eliminate the learning curve and have you producing flawless candles from your first attempts.

Candle Making Molds

There are as many candle making molds available for buying, as the amount of candles themselves. Since candle making is a popular hobby and many people buy candles for their homes, a variety of candle making molds are available on the market.

The container in which wax is poured in while it cools is called the candle mold. Once completely cooled, the wax will retain the shape of the mold. Candle making molds are made out of a variety of materials, sizes, shapes, and styles. They also have various purposes.

A very popular type of mold that candle makers use are aluminum molds. Durability and heat resistance are some of its properties. Plus, they leave a smooth finish without leaving any seams in the finished candle. This provides the candles with the appearance of a professionally made product. These types of metal molds are widely used in making votive and pillar candles. They are also inexpensive when compared to rubber candle making molds.

The ease of cleaning is an added advantage of aluminum molds. All you need to do is to put them on a baking sheet in your oven. By placing them upside down and heating them to about 150 degrees the leftover wax will melt and run out of the mold onto the cookie sheet. Don’t forget that the cooking sheet should be lined. One disadvantage of aluminum candle making molds is that they are not very flexible, thus there are few choices when it comes to changing the shapes and textures of the candles. Another disadvantage is that they need a releasing agent to pop the candle out of the mold.

On the other hand, rubber candle making molds like polyurethane, silicone, or latex molds are very flexible. Polyurethane molds are flexible but they do not stretch well. They are usually a little bit cheaper than silicone molds. Unfortunately, they have a strong odor that may get passed along to your candle and they will need a releasing agent to get the candle out of it. Often times pillar and taper candles are made from these types of molds.

Silicone molds are another type of rubber mold. They are the most expensive candle making molds because of their outstanding qualities. They leave no parting lines; they are flexible but also stretchable to a point so getting the candles out of the molds is easier and requires no releasing agent.

Latex molds used to be used often but are losing their luster because of the fact that there has been much advancement in other types of rubber molds. However, making your candle making molds molds at home is easy, by using liquid latex and painting it onto a structure. This process requires a lot of coats of latex but, the options of different types of unique molds are endless.

The cheapest kind of candle molds is the plastic mold but it is not the best. They have a shorter lifespan then the rest because they are more brittle. On the plus side, plastic candle making molds are easy to clean. A little soap and warm water is all that is required to clean a plastic mold. Take note that the mold should be completely dry in order to avoid getting water bubbles in your candles. They are good molds for beginners but if you were to take your candle making hobby to the next level and turn it into a business you are probably going to have to invest in different types of molds.