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sjuuls. Outside that, I am without molds. So I tried glasses. I have one glass that creates a conical candle that gets wider towards the top. It's desperately ugly, but it works in a way (i.e. a romantic night in the bedroom only requires light from flames from various candles, and I don't care the ones on the bookcase are ugly because there's a klamboe in between anyway).
But today I was experimenting on my so-called "blood'n'bones" candles. They're made from pieces of old white candles (like the stuff that remains in the bottom of tealights when the wicks die out on you), crumpled up. And then I pour liquid red wax over it. Works like a charm in the mold I have.
I figured if I took a longdrink glass (tip from my stepdad) I could make a long narrow candle, in this style. But since there's no seeing whether the inside of the glass is suitable until you make a candle with it, I sort of didn't know what to expect. What I got was the most godugly candle I've ever made.
XD
It can't even stand up on its own for more than two seconds, it has to be poked on a pin, or molten on the underside.
So that longdrink glass is out. Next please....Let's see if I can create some more "A-Wizard's-Staff-Has-A-Knob-On-The-End"-like candles.
sjuuls. Outside that, I am without molds. So I tried glasses. I have one glass that creates a conical candle that gets wider towards the top. It's desperately ugly, but it works in a way (i.e. a romantic night in the bedroom only requires light from flames from various candles, and I don't care the ones on the bookcase are ugly because there's a klamboe in between anyway). But today I was experimenting on my so-called "blood'n'bones" candles. They're made from pieces of old white candles (like the stuff that remains in the bottom of tealights when the wicks die out on you), crumpled up. And then I pour liquid red wax over it. Works like a charm in the mold I have.
I figured if I took a longdrink glass (tip from my stepdad) I could make a long narrow candle, in this style. But since there's no seeing whether the inside of the glass is suitable until you make a candle with it, I sort of didn't know what to expect. What I got was the most godugly candle I've ever made.
It can't even stand up on its own for more than two seconds, it has to be poked on a pin, or molten on the underside.
So that longdrink glass is out. Next please....Let's see if I can create some more "A-Wizard's-Staff-Has-A-Knob-On-The-End"-like candles.
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