You might recall back in March when I made a candle from beeswax candle remnants and used a jar to contain it – because moulds were prohibitively expensive for a potentially one-off experiment, and my dabbles with other moulding options were not overly successful.

Then a couple of weeks ago, when browsing in the surprisingly interesting craft section** in Kmart (I cannot even begin to remember why I was doing this), I found the exact silicon candle mould of my imaginings! For a mere $5!

Honestly there was nothing for it but to buy it – and a bag soy wax and a roll of wick and give it a crack!

On with the pix …

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Supplies! Most interesting to me was that there’s a hole in the bottom of the mould to thread the wick through. Who knew this was all there was to it?

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We’ve been here before …

I still adore the shape of this jug! Look at this spout!

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L: 250g of wax for the mould
R: a tiny sliver of red colouring from the kit I bought at my candle-making class – in the hopes of achieving a pale pink candle

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Poured! After filling, there was some remaining wax, so I made a tiny tea-light.

When buying supplies, I also bought a packet of pre-made wicks because I wasn’t sure which were right for the mould – these will be super-handy for more tea-light sized candles.

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Waiting …

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Unmoulded!

The temperature had changed quite a lot in between the day of pouring and the unmoulding, so the candle surface was a bit sticky for a couple of days. The InformationSuperhighway tells me this is normal for soy wax – and fortunately it resolved itself without my intervention.

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Action shot!

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I was really happy with the outcome! It was very fun, simple and satisfying. I see more candles in my future.

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** while I have extremely mixed feelings about fast fashion, fast furniture, and now fast crafting. I think it is wonderful that craft supplies are so accessible – a brilliant way to try something new without a huge investment.

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