candlemoldvault

The Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Site IN THE WORLD!!!!

2012-03-04T05:44:00.000-06:00

Even with all the calls and email orders yesterday you will see we had time to add even more of the New Silicone Molds yesterday JUST FOR YOU!. As I continue to say.. Stay tuned, and keep checking back to see the ever growing number.

I must admit each time we add them I have a fight with myself to keep them all just for my own use......Since we will be limiting the numbers of each piece sold these are NOT going to be items every other candle maker has for sale. They WILL be removed from sight when that limited number is reached. I should also add that I might pull others simply because I want them only for myself. ..... sorry about that.

At the very least, we hope you enjoy seeing these wonderful pieces......They will NEVER be items every candle maker owns or sells. And www.candlemoldvault.com is the ONLY place in the world to find them all as one collection as they were meant to be.

The Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Site IN THE WORLD!!!!

That’s it for now friends..........

Happy Candlemaking!

Breaking RECORDS at every turn! Thanks!

2012-03-03T14:43:00.000-06:00

Well Folks, YOU have done it again!!! We have NEVER had SO MANY of our Customers on the website Placing Orders at one time!!! YOU are the BEST!!!!!

A Huge Thank YOU from www.candlemoldvault.com !!!!!

Happy Candlemaking!

Great News from the Vault!!! Dont miss Out!!!

2012-03-03T03:11:00.000-06:00

I was planning on taking the weekend off. Well, Our wonderful Customers had other ideas! I awoke to a huge pile of new orders, Not only for Candle Molds, but also on the Candle side of our business. I gladly give up my personal down time, knowing that this time goes to Help all our customers reach their dreams as well.

www.candlemoldvault.com is only one part of our growing business, and only one of its websites....Not a day goes by that we are not seeing tremendous growth at ALL of our Sites. We are ever mindful that it is all because of YOU .... our many wonderful customers.

Now from time to time we are going to be offering "Special Deals". like the Silicone Mold package deal announced a few days ago. Next time may be dye, or wax, or wick..... we never know until it happens... simply because they can happen on the spur of the moment, we may make a large buy and want to share the extras with you.

With that explanation..... Check in often, make sure you are subscribed to our newsletter, so you will not miss out on any of these wonderful deals.

www.candlemoldvault.com is here to SERVE YOU! Let us know what you are needing and we will try to locate it for you! Have a great weekend. and as always,

That is why we are "the Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Site IN THE WORLD!

Happy Candlemaking!

Growing AGAIN, to better serve you!!!

2012-03-02T04:08:00.000-06:00

Here we are at the end of yet another SUPER busy week. Now that the used silicone mold blowout has been announced. We can continue moving forward with all the other work we have here. I have mentioned we are about 1/3 of the way with listing the NEW silicone candle molds styles.

We also have Many boxes of Plastic Candle Molds waiting to be listed as well. Custom Candle Mold work has increased yet again....... for those of you wanting Custom molds made "just for you". I suggest that you check out that info on www.candlemoldvault.com and contact Steve about pricing.

You have made requests for support products along with the Candle Mold lines...... so watch for those to begin appearing very soon as well. “The Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Website in the WORLD” continues to expand and grow to serve you even better!

If you have need of items/products not listed, please contact us and we will do what we can to bring them to you!

Happy Candlemaking!

Our Used Mold Package Deals

2012-03-01T09:40:00.000-06:00

The list with the molds included in either deal can be found here.

Package Deal 1 includes EVERY remaining original used silicone mold. 750+ mold for $30,000.00 that is an average price of ONLY $40.00 for molds that range between 100.00 to 3,000.00 when you buy them as new molds. The total value of this deal is over $390,000

Package Deal 2 includes 1 of every remaining original used silicone candle mold. 90+ molds for $5,000.00 at an average price of $60.00 This also includes one of every remaining COLORED mold of the Pegged Roses. This is a total value of around $40,000

We offer payment plans for BOTH deals and you are more than welcome to come and pick them up to save on shipping. I also help loading.
The numbers may change as time goes on as we sell them individually as well. Some we only have one left some we have a bunch.

And... as a little historic side note... THESE where the ORIGINAL molds used at Nelson Candle Company. Those molds - as well as ANY OTHER Silicone Candle Mold, made and sold, by candlemoldvault.com is a TRUE professional grade mold for mass and long-term production.
Please contact me through the website if you are interested

Package Prices on ALL our used Professional, Production Quality Silicone Molds

2012-02-29T05:02:00.000-06:00

Wonderful news today......As I mentioned yesterday We are putting together "Package Prices" for buys on our Used Silicone Molds. The reaction has been overwhelming! In fact 2 packages are already spoken for. We have contacted several customers of www.candlemoldvault.com to offer them these packages first. Once they respond either yes or no we will make them available to the general public.

We encourage those of you that have interest to make arrangements to come visit us, and pick up your Molds, and save on shipping costs! We will enjoy meeting you in person!

Now I can give a few more details about these "packages"..... they will contain 1 of every used silicone mold we have in stock at the time of order. From to smallest to the largest molds you see on the websites. Starting out that will be 50+ used silicone molds.

For our established customers, we are giving them the option of 3 monthly payments. With added option of paying for shipping separately. So we can work with you to find the least costly way to ship. Or as I mentioned, save on shipping and come pick up these packages from us directly.

You can see the used silicone molds on www.candlemoldvault.com that will be in these packages.... with the understanding as they sell, the number and selection included get smaller..... on some we only have 1 or 2 left....... all the more reason to get that order in fast.

Please contact Steve thru the website for questions and prices and a listing of what is included in these packages...... We hope you will be able to enjoy these molds as much as we do!

Happy Candlemaking!

Great Savings On "Special Package" Silicone Molds!!!!

2012-02-28T08:51:00.000-06:00

We have decided that for a limited time ONLY on www.candlemoldvault.com To offer our wonderful customers package prices on our USED Silicone Molds. What that means is that when you select this option, you will receieve 1 of each of the remaining USED silicone molds for the price offered.

This is going to be a wonderful savings overall on the listed mold prices...... and the only added cost will be shipping to you.

Please contact Steve about this "package" pricing and shipping cost, or if you need any further info about this Great Deal!

Happy Candlemaking!

Another Record breaking day!!! Thanks!

2012-02-28T07:10:00.000-06:00

Another record breaking day behind us...... and a BIG Welcome to all the NEW customers joining us. Word sure seems to be traveling quickly.... www.candlemoldvault.com continues to grow and expand the selection just for YOU!

If you haven’t had the time to look over all the NEW Silicone Molds, now might be the time to do so........ be the first in your area to offer the wonderful pieces to your customers. Remember for most of them they have NEVER been available to the general candle making public as molds. I am sure your customers will love them as much as we do.

I am told we are now a little over 1/3 of the way thru these molds. So, Many more will be listed as we have time.(Daily it seems) Check out the World’s Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Site in the World!

Happy Candlemaking!

The Best is yet to come!!! More new Molds!!!!

2012-02-27T03:49:00.000-06:00

I really need to take a moment to express just how exciting and overwhelming YOUR support and patronage is and has been. To sit and watch my little dream of simply having an "Online Museum" about Candle Molds to now being called the World’s Largest and most Exclusive Site for purchasing the Best Molds of all former makers IN THE WORLD.

I never expected this, Sure, I had been told this could happen....... but being told it, and watching it actually happen still has me in awe. Each and every day now business is better than the day before...... More and More of you are finding us, more and more of you are finding those special molds you have been looking for. That only pushes us harder and faster to make them available to you at www.candlemoldvault.com.

I am always reminded that it was and is you that have made this is a reality. When things are meant to be...... they ARE! It has taught me that trusting the Universe is the first step in making every dream come true. I thank all of you for helping me learn this important lesson.

We continue to add More New Silicone Molds daily at www.candlemoldvault.com I am told we are now about at the 1/3 of the way mark of what will be added from the Nelson/GMC lines. Once that is completed the totally new and in house designs will begin being added. We also have Boxes and boxes of Plastic molds yet to list on the websites.

It is a pleasure to know that in some small way we help each of you build your dreams/business' as well. www.candlemoldvault.com is here to stay, and we are here when you have questions, or need some help even after the "sale" is completed.

Keep checking in at www.candlemoldvault.com to see what’s been added......

Happy Candlemaking!

How much Better can it get?

2012-02-26T06:31:00.000-06:00

It always amazes me when I sit down at the computer each morning and see what’s been happening during the night on the websites .But nothing could have prepared me for this morning. Within hours of my post here yesterday sales out did anything we had ever recorded. Orders appear to come in steady after that first record being broken.

We already have tables lined up everywhere, with Silicone Molds being made on them....... and as quickly as on is cleared, its right back filled with molds/masters being made. I absolutely love seeing that so many of you are enjoying these New Silicone Molds!

Now I want to say once again, as you read the descriptions of these molds, pay close attention to the wording... "These molds may not be for you". Professional Quality Silicone Molds are NOT for everyone. Simply because of price, or ability to use them correctly. One can learn the proper way to use these molds, but it is a learning process. As far as price, there is nothing we can do to change that....Plus, there is nowhere else to get these Molds.

Nelson, made every effort to copyright his work, and pursue anyone (including Pourette) successfully in court that attempted to "duplicate" his Molds/Designs. Some say this is the largest part of what led Pourette into Bankruptcy. So, these molds are not available everywhere. And woe to those that would ever attempted to copy/duplicate them for sale.

I have been thinking about doing some "people that made the candle making business what it is" blogging here....... a history lesson, so to speak. so I will be adding that type of post here very soon......

Watch for more New Silicone Molds to be added shortly............. and as always

Happy Candlemaking!

More New Candle Molds on the way every day!

2012-02-25T08:04:00.000-06:00

Great News! From all reports Everyone is now able to connect to www.candlemoldvault.com That was very evident by the huge number of new orders overnight. Orders more than doubled! SO, now the switch is on, Great news for all of you, overworked news for us!

We are so very happy that so many of you are taking the chance to grab the New Silicone molds......... there is already work on adding even more today. With hopes to add some of the new Plastic Molds we have as well.......Just to let you know, we are not even 1/4 of the way thru the Silicone Molds to be added.

We again Thank all of you that took the time to let us know about the site issues and worked with us to get them corrected. Please let us know if we can be of help to you..... and.....Happy Shopping!

Happy Candlemaking!

More Candle Molds, and soon Supplies. We are expanding to serve you!

2012-02-24T06:01:00.000-06:00

Great News this morning, It appears that many of you that couldn't connect to www.candlemoldvault.com are now able to do so. Please be assured that we continue to work at the issues blocking those that cannot connect.... At least those of you we know about. Thank you to those of you that have let us know of problems by email. The last thing I want is to have customers not able to share these wonderful molds.

On a brighter note, we are now up the roof with orders for the New Silicone Molds that will continue to be listed as quickly as possible. It makes me so happy to share these with as many of you as want them........ and from the looks of it, Many do!

Many of you have asked for additional supplies to be listed for sale...... On that side we should be able to open up for orders of Mold Clamps and Stands shortly. As well as some Powdered Dyes.... with Original Reddig-Glo Color Chips as well. So, the plans are to expand in some areas to make it easier for you to shop in one place.

We have also been asked to sell mold bands for the Silicone Molds...... We are working on that right now. We hope to have that online shortly.

www.candlemoldvault.com is here to serve you! let us know if you have need of items not listed and if enough interest is shown we would be happy to have them available on the site.

I went to bed last night and it was cool, but who doesn't expect that from Winter in Iowa. I woke up to snow everywhere. What a very strange winter this is......But wait 10 mins. and it will change, this is IOWA!

Happy Candlemaking!

The Good and Bad of Websales - Master possible sales talk continue

2012-02-23T07:16:00.000-06:00

It would appear that some are having issues conntecting to the website. For this we are deeply sorry. Please remember, we are Mold and Candle makers...... and when told about these issues will do everything we can to correct them..... but, we are not experts in that field, and it may take some time. So, If you will contact the webmaster, it should help in correcting those issues. We hate the idea of turning away customers and will do all we can to try and fix these problems.

There was a time many years ago I could only dream of owning one, let alone several of the Nelson and Great Smokey Mountian molds. To simply sell those candles from my shop...........I know many of you have felt the same.......But to now own and be able to share these wonderful pieces with others is beyond anything I could have ever dreamed.

Frankly, I hate the selling and the website stuff...... I wish there was a way to get these into the hands of you that love them, without them. But knowing that more and more of you find us everyday makes it worth all the hastles of this business. I am a candle maker.... thats all I ever wanted, We will continue to make these available to all of you as long as we can.

On that note, I mentioned the other day that we had been contacted about selling the entire collection of masters...Those conversations are continuing.....and a couple other offers have come in as well.....It is VERY possible that the new home for these could be in China. But again, we will continue to discuss this, be open to new offers, and produce the molds until something becomes final........ You will read it here should that happen.

While we have had some that can not reach the website, we have been continuing to break our sales records daily........ The good part of this problem is that we are allowed some breathing room with orders....... not quite as overworked. The bad part is, we hate turning away our wonderful customers....

Happy Candlemaking!

Record Breaking Sales.....ALL Thanks to YOU!

2012-02-22T05:58:00.000-06:00

What a day yesterday was! We broke yet another sales record....... This is becoming a habit now.. one we are grateful for. So many of you are telling us how great to see the new Silicone Molds being listed, and that you are making a list of things to order..... even those of you that can only order 1 or 2 at a time.

They will continue to appear as often as there is time to list them........ We also have many more New Plastic Molds to list as well......With YOU behind us, we can only get better.....

Check in often to see what’s new........

Happy Candlemaking!

More New Candle Molds.... New Additions Daily!

2012-02-21T05:20:00.000-06:00

Today’s update has some important information for ALL our customers, as well as for those of you that might be interested in what goes on behind the scenes here at www.candlemoldvault.com "The Worlds Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Site in the WORLD."

We have been contacted by several companies to "discuss" the possible sale of the entire business... or parts thereof. I must say the offers have been interesting to say the least. I am amazed that so many others place the same value on our selection and want to own the Masters from Nelson and GSM as well as the plastic mold line. The offers so far have all come from outside the US. What I would call the Asian markets.

I will say upfront that we will continue to talk about these options and price. I really hate the idea of these wonderful pieces disappearing from public sale and into a private collection where only candles will be for sale. Now that everyone is starting to see what is here, I do not blame them for wanting them for their own. So, If someone comes up with the right offer....... we are open to hearing it, and seeing what can be arranged.

Because this could happen quickly once an agreement is reached I would suggest that anyone wanting any of these molds move quickly to make them yours. As we have no idea once sold if they will ever be made available again as molds.

This will not affect the custom made molds part of the business.... we will continue to "be here".

We have had several people upset because we have declined to do business with them.....Normally, my feelings are I will sell to anyone.... that is why we are in business. However, at this point we are deciding to be more selective and choosy about who is our customer. thank you for understanding this IS our policy going forward.

Finally, The number of phone orders and online orders are going thru the roof....... the more New Silicone Molds we list the higher the number of orders come in. I am very happy at the reaction, and the show of support we are seeing for releasing these to you....... I hope you continue to find items you "must have".

Thanks again to ALL our Loyal Customers!

Happy Candlemaking!

You are GREAT! Orders pouring in as fast and new Silicone Molds are listed!

2012-02-19T05:06:00.000-06:00

The Phone and Email have been overwhelming! It is very clear that YOU LOVE the New Silicone molds we are listing daily. And to make the purchase's easier, many are now using or requesting to use the Layaway/Payment Plan. We offer that to our customers with pride, something NO OTHER supplier does. For more details on this service contact Steve at the contact us link. www.candlemoldvault.com

It amazed me that within mins of the New Silicone Buffalo mold being posted the phone and emails started pouring in here. I LOVE that one, and thought I would keep it only for myself.... I may still change my mind and remove it from the site, or limit how many will be sold......I will be keeping some for my use only...... I can't share them all.

I am a little frustrated with the way these are coming, but that is simply the way they were packed, so now all we can do is list them as they come. really random. We have so many pieces that I want listed right away for you all to see..... but it is what it is. So, please be patient as you wait for something you want, we will get to it as quickly as we can...... we are moving thru the listing of these tubs on schedule.

I also wanted to mention that many of you are ordering "mixed" orders...... used silicone molds, new silicone molds and plastic molds as well....... If you want, you may request that the used molds are shipped right away...... but because we make for order all New Silicone and Plastic molds that will remain on the two week min time wait for those. This does mean that you will incur 2 shipping amounts.. but, you will have the used silicone molds faster for your use.

Thank you again for trusting us with all your mold needs! YOU have made us The Largest and Most Exclusive Mold Site in the WORLD!!

Happy Candlemaking!

Our Customers are the BEST in the WORLD!!!

2012-02-18T08:54:00.001-06:00

Here I sit yet again totally in unbelief at the number of new orders that greeted me this morning. From that I can see that many of you are LOVING the New Silicone Molds we have been listing. www.candlemoldvault.com has MANY, MANY more of this collection to list, as well as Many of our own design.

We would like to Thank you all for the support and encouragement... and showing it by Making US the ONLY place to buy your molds. That pushes us to continue to add to our collection and work even harder for YOU.

Thank you For Making www.candlemoldvault.com The largest and MOST Exclusive Mold Collection and Site in the World!

We offer the BEST in Professional Silicone Molds as well as Plastic Molds....... ALL For YOU! Be Sure and check out the new items listed yesterday..... more coming Today as well.

Happy Candlemaking!

Tips & Tricks......New Silicone Mold News

2012-02-17T06:46:00.000-06:00

More NEW Silicone molds were added yesterday, However, not as many as we planned, We took the day off, more or less. We took our Employees out to lunch, as a Thank you for all their hard work, then back to work, but by then we ALL were relaxed and just moved at our paces. It's great to have a day like that every now and then.. We all enjoyed it!

I can tell by the number of calls and emails that many of you are sitting on the edge of the chair waiting to see what new molds will be added next. Because of the way these are packed and stored right now it is a surprise to us, the Tubs are being unpacked and listed as they come up.... I must admit, that even though I have seen each one already when we did inventory. I get excited seeing them again, and knowing that you all will get the chance to see them too.

Those of you that know what will be coming are already getting your names on order for them..... That helps us very much, it still amazes me how that "waiting" list grows by the day.

On another note, I have been getting a ton of questions about Silicone Mold use, and the best or recommended wax formulation for them...... I am happy to share that info with you when asked. Those of you that don't know or remember the company that originally made and used these molds don't know that they mostly poured their base candle in white wax and then over dipped them in Pigment colors. We do that ourselves on some pieces, others are poured in color.

www.candlemoldvault.com is so very happy that so many of you are enjoying these molds and asking when we can get more, more, more up on the site for sale. We are working at a steady pace and hope to have them all listed by the middle of next month... so, check in often!

I also wanted to answer a question I get EVERY day now. Who do I recommend as suppliers of other candle making items. wax, wick, color, etc. Right off, Not meaning to offend, But AVOID Bittercreek! NASTY comes to mind when I even hear their name. You also already know how we feel both professionally and personally but the junk silicone mold makers out there.

So, I will mention 2 names that we use and recommend..... www.candlechem.com and www.candlewic.com Good companies, good owners, good products and selections, and they BOTH have a long history in the business. They also both have stores on eBay. Look for them! My suggestion is do NOT waste time or money with the rest, or if you must, as little as possible (It is what we do)

Happy Candlemaking!

YOU Love them as much as I do! More New Silicone Molds being added daily!

2012-02-16T05:10:00.000-06:00

Our Customers are amazing!!!! Maybe I should come to expect this, but AGAIN I open the business email to find so many orders for the NEW Silicone Molds we are now releasing and making Public that I simply do not know what to think anymore.

I suppose I always knew that these molds were special..... So very unlike the cheap, crap one piece silicone molds you find on eBay and from the other suppliers. I knew I loved them from the first one I purchased....... and as the old commercial said, I liked them so much I bought the company.

Well, I am so excited that so many are feeling the same way, and forming lines to order so many already. Knowing that we are trying to get as many online daily as possible. When you say Professional/Commercial Quality Silicone Molds We are the ONLY place to find them. www.candlemoldvault.com

Personally, I am so very happy to share these with fellow candle makers..... to allow these fantastic molds to see the light of day again, and once again reach Candle Buyers everywhere, They are simply to special to sit unused.

Thanks again for showing how right I was in buying this company and loving the molds as much as I do!

Expect More to be added again today and the coming days........

Happy Candlemaking!

Here they come!!! 100's of NEVER before sold to the public Silicone Mold Styles!

2012-02-15T05:04:00.000-06:00

Another WOW morning! It appears that you all are as excited about the New Silicone molds, as we are sharing them with you. I expected some reaction from the number of phone calls and emails about the few we have already listed on www.candlemoldvault.com But, to wake up this morning to so many new orders for these, I just wasn't expecting it.

As I mentioned yesterday, this was only 4 of the 100+ tubs of Masters we have......... We are going to try to list that many at least each day until completed. It will take close to a month at that rate to have them all on the site. I might also mention that along with these masters, (GSM & Nelson) we have a totally different group of NEW items that will be added also. Those will be coming from My personal collection.

We wanted to make clear again on the pricing, so no one misunderstands...... The used molds will show the "New " list price. That means, once the used molds of that style are gone, and we begin making them as NEW... that will be the price for those molds. So you can see the price difference once those molds are made as new. It IS a significant difference...... You must decide for yourself what best suits your need and pocketbook.

Check back often at www.candlemoldvault.com to see all these make their debut... We know by now what your reaction is going to be..... "I want them all!!!".

This is why you have named us The Largest and most Exclusive Candle Mold Selection IN THE WORLD. Now for the first time, you too can own molds that have NEVER been available to the public.

Happy Candlemaking!

The Largest and Most Exclusive Silicone Mold Selection IN THE WORLD!!!

2012-02-14T15:11:00.000-06:00

We just wanted to mention that Today, We added New Silicone Molds to www.candlemoldvault.com Of the over 100 tubs of Masters, we added today 4 of those. I wanted to let you all know just how many NEW items are on the way, and how many of those were added today. So you will have an idea just what is about to be placed for sale.

You will notice as you browse that you will see the prices of Molds when NEW, and the used marked clearly so you can see the difference in prices on those now as used, and what they will be when made New and the used are gone.

We hope that in the coming days, at this rate it could take nearly a month to Post all the molds....... but, we hope that you will find things that you will love as much as we do.

Keep checking in, Many, Many more to come shortly! Proof that We ARE the largest and most Exclusive Spot to shop for Candle Molds, IN THE WORLD! www.candlemoldvault.com

Happy Candlemaking!

Why our molds may not be for everyone.

2012-02-14T03:21:00.000-06:00

I can't tell you what a fun surprise it was to login this morning! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at our loyal customers response when we are able to post new molds for sale. The Phone began ringing as quickly as the post was made. But, this morning to find payments and orders, as well as more requests for the payment plan....ALL in order to buy the latest Silicone mold. I NEVER expected to start selling this fast, and not from the retail website www.candlemoldvault.com.

There are so many pieces here, never seen or available to the public, And I planned on keeping some of them for my own product line because I felt the sale price for them wouldn't work for many. That being said, I have decided to allow many of them to be placed up for sale. Watch for these and so many more to begin appearing at www.candlemoldvault.com VERY soon.

Our descriptions have always stated clearly, That these molds may not be for you, or everyone..... that is due to the skill level it takes to work with them. Also, because they are costly. Our commercial customers have never had issues with this, but I know (having been one myself) small candle makers are not always able to budget for such things. Cost places them out of reach.

With so many low quality molds offered on places such as Ebay, places with NO standards, the important thing to them is making the sale........ bottom line. I wouldn't take one of their molds if it was given to me. I have become spoiled by High Quality, Professional Silicone Molds.

Today I want to make it clear as possible, Our Silicone molds may NOT be for everyone! However, for those that are not able, we still will continue to supply the plastic candle molds. We will continue to offer our established customers payment options. And continue be The Largest Silicone and Plastic Mold collection IN THE WORLD!

As always, if you should need assistance, or have questions, Please email or give us a call.

Happy Candlemaking!

Quality of silicone molds

2012-02-13T16:06:00.000-06:00

Value lies in the quality of the pieces. We can't stress enough that OUR pieces are for the professional. These pieces keep working for you for many, many years. Some of the molds we are using our-selfs are 10+ years old and still produce like they did on day one.
We have customers that actually use our molds to make CONCRETE YARD pieces.
One of our customers did THIS with our large Hippo Silicone "Candle Mold".

Here is our Large Hippo Silicone Mold and the hippo from this mold made in concrete.

Did you ever tried that with your budget - or eBay - silicone mold???

We would love to know what YOU do with our molds. Send us pix and - with your permission - we post them on Facebook or here or even use them as additional product images...

Yet another Super Busy Week!!!

2012-02-12T05:05:00.000-06:00

We really want to Thank ALL of customers for making this Another Record Breaking Sales Week for us......I simply can not believe the volume of orders and special orders we have been receiving, With no end in sight.

I had planned on taking a few days off... with a little get away time. Well, that wasn't possible, not only that but its so busy here I didn't have time to post to this blog. Knowing the ebbs and flows of this business, I have noticed a change..... this time of year is not the norm for buying, yet, our sales are changing a many year trend for candle makers.

Most "real" candle makers, work seasonally, 6 to 8 months in advance. Meaning that candles being made today are for the season/holidays coming in 6 to 8 months. In other words, next fall, late summer. Maybe the fluke has to do with the economy, or maybe many newbie candle makers just haven't learned this yet.

At any rate, they are finding us. We welcome all the new customers.. our hope is that as you learn the trends and art of candle making we may help you along the way.

We did get a few new Mold styles added, but that has been slowed down by processing orders received. But we are trying to add a few at every chance.

Happy Candlemaking!

Our Customers, YOU are truly amazing!

2012-02-08T03:46:00.000-06:00

All I can say is WOW! I keep learning to expect the unexpected. Our sale ends, and sales go even higher after the sale. Our Customers, YOU are truly amazing! Another BIG Thank YOU for the support! It was so busy here yesterday I didn't even have time to post here.

Steve hopes to be back to adding more of the new items as soon as things get caught up with all the new and existing orders. So, Check in and see what is happening and new at www.candlemoldvault.com often. We have some very fun, new items headed your way shortly.

The inventory of used Silicone candle molds is getting very small now, as we expected, so, if you are wanting any of those, now would be the best time to get them..............

Thank YOU for making www.candlemoldvault.com the Largest and Most Exclusive Mold collection in the World!!!! With MANY more new Styles on the way!

Happy Candlemaking!

Thank YOU, Thank YOU, Thank YOU!

2012-02-06T06:29:00.000-06:00

We hope that all of you that wanted to, took advantage of the Sale that ended last night at Midnight. From our end, it was a great success..... Even more so the contacts we had, and have made are Great. It was so very nice to speak to so many of you on the phone and try where we can to help with questions you might have.

Please remember, unlike the other sellers...... We are here past delivery of your order. We hope that if you have questions, or assistance with the products you buy from us, that you will email, or call. We want to assist you in any way we can. Tips and Advice on use of our Molds is another part of why we are here. In Fact, we will even try to assist you with products you buy elsewhere, if possible.

In the end, this means the BEST products YOUR Customers can get will be from YOU! www.candlemoldvault.com is simply your backup and support to make that Possible.

Once again, We would like to express how grateful we feel to have you as customers, And Thank you for the support and trust you place in us with each and every order. We Promise that each order we ship reminds of that. Thank YOU!

This is what has made us "The Largest and Most Exclusive Candle Mold Website in the WORLD!"

Happy Candlemaking!

Our THANK YOU Sale ends at Midnight Tonight!

2012-02-05T06:59:00.000-06:00

Let me start today with a BIG Thank You to all our wonderful customers! Once again, you have proven to us why YOU call us the "Largest Candle Mold Selection in the WORLD!!! ".... You also continue to tell us that you will not shop anywhere else for candle molds. It feels great to us not to be the old VW or bargain basement, but as YOU put it, Exclusive, with the BEST customer Service around. So, Thank You!

Tonight at Midnight ends our Customer Appreciation Sale, So don't miss out on the savings, get those items you want in your cart and on their way to you!

We have added a couple of new items just yesterday... of course with all the action here it was only a few of the many new items yet to come. Check them out now and take advantage of the sale to get them. www.candlemoldvault.com

Happy Candlemaking!

Sale ends Sunday!! Thank You Sale!!!!

2012-02-04T07:01:00.000-06:00

It is always great to be able to report good news to you. So, after some questions, I will let the cat out of the bag now Officially. As of yesterday, (After being reminded by a customer) Our Canada site is now registered and Live. Since at this time no sales are being made from that site, it will simply direct you to www.candlemold-vault.com .... That url is www.candlemoldvault.ca Once fully in operation there, it will serve Canada and Most of the rest of the World.

Our Sale is going very well, We are so happy that so many of you are taking advantage of this sale and stocking up on all those molds you have been wanting. Now Please remember, the sale has been extended thru Sunday.

We have been getting many requests for information on suppliers of other Candle making supplies, we are happy to pass along that info and our own feelings when asked.... so if you have questions, please email and we will pass that info along. We will also tell you whom to Avoid like the plague. ;)

I know I have mentioned it before....... But back when we had 2 suppliers it was great for ALL of us........ Those were the days!

Thank you ALL again for the support and being our customer! The Largest and Most exclusive selection of Candle molds in the WORLD!

Happy Candlemaking!

Customer Appreciation Days Sale Extended Thru Sunday!!!

2012-02-03T05:16:00.000-06:00

We would like to let you know, Many asked, and we are extending our Customer Appreciation Days Sale thru Sunday! www.candlemold-vault.com is your ONLY place to buy, and we are proud that YOU have decided that www.candlemold-vault.com Is the World’s Largest Selection of Candle Molds.

I wanted to mention again today, that we are now offer to "place molds on hold for yourself" by making the new payment plan. Contact Steve if you have any questions, or need assistance with this. steve@candlemold-vault.com . Another First by Any Supplier!

That New Plan is already becoming VERY popular.... after only 1 day in operation. So, it might be something of interest and we don't want any of you to overlook this option.

Last but not least, We here at www.candlemold-vault.com want to Thank You again for making us the ONLY place to shop for Candle Molds!

Happy Candlemaking!

2 New Ways we are saying Thank You to our Customers!

2012-02-02T07:33:00.000-06:00

The surprises are out of the bag. We Now will accept Silicone Mold buyers to pay in two steps.
1 being the actual molds.
2. For shipping. Allowing us to get the very best price on shipping, and YOU only paying for the actual Shipping cost.

Now for the Best part of the news....... We now have working the Special payments Module. Which will allow YOU to select molds at sale prices, when sales are going on.... and pay in 3 monthly payments for them.

This is just another way of www.candlemold-vault.com saying Thank you to ALL our Customers, and allowing YOU to get the best deal and price on ALL molds.

Happy Candlemaking!

First Annual Customer Appreciation Days Sale.......... Day 1 a HUGE HIT!!!!!

2012-02-02T04:54:00.000-06:00

What a GREAT first day of our very First Annual Customer Appreciation Days Sale. Making it better was so many of our Customers calling or sending email Thank You's! It always great to hear from you, we know how hard it can be to stay in touch while growing your Business. So there is no need to be sorry about not visiting as often as you might like.

We have said since our beginning that we have the Best Customers in the WORLD.... and we Thank you all again for your Support and Business! Our Customers have made www.candlemold-vault.com The Largest Selection of Candle Molds IN THE WORLD!

I will mention now (again) that many of the Used Silicone molds are now very near gone. So, NOW is the time to get them......... Yesterday sales made that even more true.

We are holding off adding New Plastic & Silicone molds until after the sale, the site is simply too busy for us to be working in the background on this. So, Start looking for the New additions to start appearing next week.

Also You can now follow us on Facebook, as well as shop from the Facebook store.

Happy Candlemaking!

Huge Candle Mold Sale Starts off with a BANG!

2012-02-01T05:25:00.000-06:00

What a great surprise to log on this morning and find so many of you have already started to enjoy the HUGE Candle Mold Sale at www.candlemold-vault.com We know that several of you were waiting for the start, as the Phone began ringing, and orders started arriving here at 12:00 on the dot.

I am to remind everyone that the normal Minimum order is still in place. A Sale price has been added to the pegged rose molds. Buy 10 and get a reduced price per mold. Please also understand, that at this point we cannot pick and choose through these molds, If you order you will receive a mix of colors.... we will try not to send any color duplications.

We want to Thank you all again for the support, and hope you make use of this Customer Appreciation sale.

Happy Candlemaking!

HUGE sale!! Don't Miss out! The largest Selection of Candle Molds in the WORLD!

2012-01-31T05:57:00.000-06:00

All I can say is WOW! Judging from the response to our announcement yesterday I have something’s to remind you of. ALL used Silicone molds are on a first come, first served basis. We have had a number of people call or email asking us to "set aside" molds for them. As much as we would love to help you and do this, it would be unfair to everyone.

So, Please not only get the items you want into your shopping cart, but do that checkout as close to 12:00 Central time as possible to be sure you get the molds you want. I have been telling everyone that some of them are down to 1 or 2 of that style, so please don't miss out!

Steve has decided to add a surprise or two as well........ In order to find out what that may be, you will simply need to log in and see what pops up.

I am also to mention again, orders that consist of Plastic molds are now on the 2 week schedule. This means that because they are made to order it can take up to 2 weeks before shipment from www.candlemold-vault.com The Used Silicone molds can normally ship within several days, all we need do is locate them, and get them packed and shipped.

Our hope is that you all get the molds you want, at a great sales price.

Happy Candlemaking!

Warning! Warning! Do NOT buy any Molds Feb 1 -3rd!

2012-01-30T09:10:00.000-06:00

I was asked to post the news, that Wednesday Feb 1 thru Friday Feb. 3rd there will be a sale on EVERY MOLD in our stock. 10% off regular price. Yes, this not only covers the Plastic, but, Steve has decided to include ALL the Silicone Molds as well.

Do NOT shop and buy during this sale, unless you like a bargain! You may (once signed up) place the items in your shopping cart now. And wait to check out during the Sale. ALL prices will change to the sale price automatically once the sale Starts.

This is a Thank you to all our Loyal Customers for their Support!

Happy Candlemaking!

Another record Sales Weekend! Thank you!

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000-06:00

What a weekend this has been! I wanted to mention that www.candlemold-vault.com is now on facebook with a live shipping link. You may now shop and browse Our products right from Facebook! As luck would have it, as soon as it went live the orders started pouring in. For that we Thank you!

This has been another record breaking weekend for us, the number of orders from ALL sites, but especially www.candlemold-vault.com are to the point of overwhelming. Again, I should mention the used Silicone Molds. They have been moving out at a very fast pace, it is getting harder to keep exact numbers of what is and what is out of stock. I hope that all of you that want them get the chance to get what you want/need before they are gone.

Look for some more New Silicone Molds/styles to start appearing shortly, Steve has been getting a number of requests, so has pushed up adding more styles as possible.

Our Used Silicone Molds is VERY short supply! get them NOW before they are gone!

2012-01-28T07:14:00.000-06:00

It appears that some are still having problems connecting to www.candlemold-vault.com We are very sorry about this, but, Steve has very little he can do about it, He does add photos and products, and keeps that side of things updated as he has time. But the real inside work is something we have others doing. When he asks questions and for info from you concerning the problem, it is only in order to pass that along and find what the problem could be.

I mentioned yesterday that we did an inventory of the Used Silicone Molds.......well, I mention it here, and suddenly we have another rush on them. We are very low on some of them........ so be aware, that once these are out of stock.... we have no idea when they will return. It is first come, first served.

Every day this week we have had boxes of new molds arrive. this is very exciting, We will be adding them to the sites as quickly as time permits. Keep an eye open for them.

Finally, due to the many commerical accounts and orders from them it may seem as though we forget about this site and its customers. We attempt to deal with each customer, large and small the same. I can only assume that is the reason we are growing at such a huge rate.

Once again, We would like to Thank all our customers for their continued support!

Happy Candlemaking!

Update on Silicone Candle Molds disappearing quickly!

2012-01-27T07:46:00.000-06:00

Due to an extremely busy couple of days with sales of the used Silicone molds, we have attempted to do an actual inventory of what remains. I can only say that we are down to one or two molds left for sale of many of these great molds.

I have tried to make it clear that once the used versions of these molds are gone, at this time we do not know when they will return as NEW Molds, also at the "new" mold prices. So with that said, I encourage you to not wait, order what you need/want now. We don't want to have you disappointed about them being gone.

Another several boxes of molds arrived to be sorted, pix taken, and listed on www.candlemold-vault.com So, be expecting to see more of those shortly.

Thank you again, for the continued and growing support! We are building for you an even BIGGER selection ...... World’s Largest Selection of Candle Molds!!!

Happy Candlemaking!

We keep adding more! The WORLDS largest selection of Candle Molds!

2012-01-26T04:27:00.000-06:00

What an odd winter this is, cold and snow one day, the next warmer and all the snow is gone. Today I wanted to mention that several more of the used Silicone Mold Styles are gone. When they are returned to www.candlemold-vault.com it will be as NEW, and the price will reflect that.
We attempt to explain this to those interested in these molds, one day we have several, the next they are gone... this is a real case of get it while you can. Once they are gone, they are gone. We have so many "new" pieces to work thru it is very hard to tell when we can get back to that style again for the CMV customers.

We are happy to welcome so many new customers from overseas, we never thought that the World market for candle molds would be this big, we sure welcome all the interest... and want to Welcome you to the www.candlemold-vault.com

Several more boxes of molds have arrived and we are processing them, trying to get them all listed on the sites. So, again, check back often you never know what you might find!

Happy Candlemaking!

More New Molds, Silicone and Plastic. On the way!

2012-01-25T06:40:00.000-06:00

Great news to share today! We have located and purchased yet another large group of Candle Molds that have not been available for many years! This will mean the majority of molds "from the past" will shortly be available once again.. ALL IN ONE PLACE! www.candlemold-vault.com The best, just keeps getting better. We are very pleased to be able to offer these to our customers, and to be the ONLY place one needs to look when it comes to Candle Molds.

We are also adding MANY molds, never seen before as well...... ALL New styles.

So, Check back often.... !!!!! We have the Largest Selection of Candle molds IN THE WORLD, All in one place.

I was told that work has begun on the addition of the molds we have in-house, that are not listed on the Candlemold-vault now. So again, check back often to search for those molds you up until now only wished you could find. As well, keep an eye on the New Silicone Molds, New Pieces are in the works and soon to be added for sale.

Thank you for your support!

Happy Candlemaking!

Largest Selection of Candle Molds in the World and still growing!

2012-01-24T05:07:00.000-06:00

Every day is a wonderful day, especially when we receive another shipment of new molds!!! (or new to us, for the website.) I enjoy seeing orders heading out, and new items arrive. I noticed a few of the new items I have mentioned were added and are now available. We have cleared more space yet again for all these new items.

From the look of it, YOU love new items as well. It's great to see orders for items just listed on the website arrive so quickly. I think now that everything with the connection issues has been cleared up... I can only go by the number of orders. Which seems to grow daily.

I have had some questions about when we will be posting more of the New Silicone molds. Well, the best i can tell you is that we only list those on www.candlemold-vault.com when they are not already sold out on the Members Only websites. But we hope to have at least a few to add shortly.

Also I have been working hard on some special customer requests ( we get a number of them daily) "Do you have or can you get me a certain mold" We welcome the requests.....So there is no harm in asking. I will do all I can to try and locate those for you.

So for today, from cold and snowy Iowa

Happy Candlemaking!

the LARGEST selection of candle molds IN THE WORLD! and still growing!

2012-01-23T06:44:00.000-06:00

Great News today, First after testing the website, I am told that rather than waiting, the NEW customer approval to shop feature works and has been now put into place. This means you must sign up and be approved in order to shop/buy at www.candlemold-vault.com This approval status will probably be only a short wait time. depending on how busy we are here.

I do believe that new sign up's even waiting for approval may place items in the shopping cart to purchase after approval. As with any business, we reserve the right to deny access to those we do not wish to do business with, as well as limit quantities of items, and limit ability to purchase some items.

Right now it appears that at least one of the mold packages will be headed to New Zealand. We do plan on offering more of these when and if we find them. Bids on these packages will end today at 12:00 noon cst.

We once again had a record sales day on Sunday. What an amazing group of customers we have..... I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

We have not had time yet to add any of the nearly 700 new plastic mold styles we have added to the inventory here... But, I do believe that they will be started shortly. Again, I want to thank you for your patience.

This is why the Candle Mold Vault IS the premier candle mold store. With the LARGEST selection of candle molds IN THE WORLD! and still growing! Where the Professionals Shop

Happy Candlemaking!.

More changes Coming!

2012-01-22T04:52:00.000-06:00

After much consideration and discussion we have decided to make a few changes concerning www.candlemold-vault.com In moves to make this site best serve our long term customers. We will no longer be able to accept orders from total strangers. When someone signs up they will not be able to simply buy. They will be held in a group waiting for approval. They may browse, I believe they may also place items in their shopping cart, however they will not be able to check out. This is to be implemented before the end of Jan.

From now on anyone wishing to be allowed access to the "members only sites" will need to be voted in by the membership of those sites. We will put names in for consideration and give our opinions on them, but the decision will be final as they decide. Again, before requesting membership one must understand that there are buying requirements involved. These are for Candlemakers that are professional, NOT for the hobbyist or as they were called in the old days "Kitchen Candle Makers".

Also these sites are offered products and specials that at times never are listed on CMV or are sold out before they can be listed. In the end, we are doing all this to make the sites run themselves as well as the Members only sites. Thank you for your understanding in this, even if it means you have not met our standards and are unable to purchase from us. Or limited as to what you may buy.

We have the largest selection of molds in the world, and wish we could serve everyone, but that is not the case, and we are being forced to become selective as to whom we can serve.

Happy Candlemaking!

Mold package Update.. get them before they are gone.

2012-01-21T04:40:00.000-06:00

I had a chance to look over the inventory lists of the 2 Mold packages I have talked about the last couple of days. The "New" original maker (such as Pourette and Barker) totals about 500 or so new/unused molds. As I mentioned these are all in original bags, header, and priced..... The marked prices range from $12 to $18. This package contains MANY of the molds not seen since Pourette left the scene. Including some of the Art Deco molds, All Major Holidays, and just too many to name.

The "Used" mold package totals about 400 molds or so. When I say used in this context I mean probably use 1 or two times. (To make display candles used to sell the Molds). This package too is packed full of molds not seen for a very long time. They appear to be in excellent condition.

Offers are being accepted until Monday Don't miss your chance to own this piece of candle making history and add to your collection. There are already several serious offers on both, but wanted to give it the weekend and everyone a chance at these.

Here again is just another example of why we are exclusive and above the rest. We offer our customers a chance at these "specials" where another vendor wouldn't. It really is a chance to in turn offer your customers the best and largest selection. We are happy to be able to be able to offer these to you at what will be a great price, and not be forced to spend days, weeks, and months trying to locate them elsewhere, only to be outbid on them.

Because I come from the old school, and always talk about the old days of Pourette and Barker..... I take the attitude that if that other guys made a serious offer wanting these..... Yes, we would even sell to him. We welcome competition in the marketplace...... in the end, It’s the Customers that win.

We continue to be super busy here........It is our joy to be able to serve you!

Happy Candlemaking!

Update on Molds

2012-01-20T04:09:00.000-06:00

It looks like one if not both of the bulk mold packages I mentioned here yesterday may be spoken for. (That was fast) I believe that the "New" package will contain about close to complete molds. The "used" molds look to total about 400. Either one or both would be quite an addition to anyone's mold collection or ability to sell them at one of the auction sites, or online stores. Should anyone have interest, Contact Steve at the Candle Mold Vault. But don't wait, it looks like they could be gone very quickly. Remember, these are ALL original molds, from makers such as Pourette, Barker, Natcol and more. This could be your last chance to find this type collection of original molds all at one time and in one place.

Please forgive us if requests take a little longer to respond to, Business has been very hectic at all sites and things are being moved as quickly as can be done right now. I am also to mention that Mold Orders are still on the Holiday Time Schedule..... meaning up to 2 weeks before shipping on all mold orders.

More new mold additions should be added this weekend to the Sites. dependant on time..... so be sure to check them out. Whenever possible we will continue to offer these mold and supplies bulk deals on CMV, but only after they have been offered to our "Member's Only" websites.

We are grateful to all our customers and want to share with all of you the great finds we come across.

Happy Candlemaking!

Original Pourette and Barker Molds Available!

2012-01-19T03:06:00.000-06:00

We are happy to announce that we have located a huge stockpile of Original Pourette and Barker Molds, ready for retail sales..... Perfect for those of you wanting to build your collections, or sales if you should have a storefront, Ebay store, or elsewhere. Along with this is another huge collection of used molds from many of the now long gone suppliers. Natcol, Beta Craft, Barker, and of course Pourette.

What we have in mind is either selling them as a bulk lot, or in two lots, one new and one just the used. The new molds are still in packaging, with header tags and marked at retail price. ( which could be changed to suit your purposes.

The used mold portion of these are well cared for, look to have been only used once or twice. They do have some wax on them..Knowing that these are scarce, if you can find some of them at all, It would be perfect for a candle makers shop, or again, sales on Ebay or elsewhere.

So once the members websites are completed with selecting everything they want from these two groups, we will be making them available to our customers at www.candlemold-vault.com If you know the value of these molds, and have need of them, contact Steve at the website and discuss the options of purchasing one or both of these groups. (Serious inquiries only please) Make him an offer, and he will be happy to discuss it with you.

On the same line, we also have a large selection of Pourette Candle Supplies...... wicking, Original Reddig-glo color chips, Pourette Scents (all pre-bottled, in sizes ready for retail sales) and more. These too will be made available once the members only websites have completed their selections for purchase.

We are happy to be able to make these items available to you (while supplies last). This is your chance to not only get original Pourette molds, which will never be available again, but also the supplies that made them known around the candlemaking World. Again, once they are gone, we have no idea when or If this chance will ever come again. So, Act fast.

Happy Candlemaking!

Questions about our "members only" websites

2012-01-18T08:13:00.000-06:00

We wanted to Thank you yet again, Another record day for CMV sales!

We are getting more questions about the "sister sites", so I will try to explain. When you visit/shop at CMV you are shopping at the Retail store. We offer discounts on buying multiple molds of the same item from this site.

On the candle mold side of the business, for us this is where we get to know you, what your needs are. The next level (for some) is being asked to be moved to one of the wholesale sites, which are member only sites. They have buying requirements, etc. This is where we must do little work, The members know their business, know the products and know what they want...... Pro's if you like.

But as I said, they are Member Only. One must be accepted and meet some requirements to be considered for membership. Members get extra benefits, and discounts, they see new items first.

Please feel free to request info on these memberships, but be aware there is a process and requirements and you must be an active customer of CMV ...... to even be considered.

I hope this answers the questions.

Happy Candlemaking!

Molds, Molds, Molds......... whats the differance?

2012-01-17T04:27:00.000-06:00

I need to make this perfectly clear today, We have nothing to do with that "other place". We have NO inside information about the day to day operations there. But, word travels fast inside this business, among the group of suppliers. Add to that, dealing daily with so many of you..... we get bits and pieces as well.

Now, the facts are clear and factual. Making claims of being the "New Pourette" then going down the same road they did, isn't very assuring. Claiming to have the "entire line of Pourette molds" and then several years later, they are still not to be found or seen on that website. I can point to the claim on the website of the entire line of "Art Deco" molds.... they were to be on the site by 2009. Is it 2009 yet?

Pourette had some other issues, like lawsuits, from the Owner (now former owner) of the Silicone Molds we now own. I suppose that won’t be happening to us, since we own them now. I suppose it would be fair to say that "the other guy" simply bought what was available at the bankruptcy sale of Pourette. Not some business deal as he likes to portray.

The other thing that is clear, His Business was suspended from Ebay for a year. Store closed, recently I am told another of his E-Stores closed as well, on Ebid. I can only point out that history is repeating itself again. Old Pourette, the claim of being the New Pourette and the same downward spiral that happened at Pourette.

Now let’s talk about the molds, I hear daily about the difference between us...... The lack of detail that comes in generation after generation of molds. Making a copy of a copy and detail is lost, and the quiality is lessened. We on the other hand rework each master, adding that detail back.... not slap it in and sell it.

Finally, Our Molds are made by candle makers, for candle makers.......with an eye on the detail, it’s a fact, your customers will notice. Will you offer them a VW or a BMW?

It is easy to see, just from our daily business...... who offers the BMW.

Happy Candlemaking!

A word to the wise is sufficient....... History repeating itself?

2012-01-16T17:06:00.000-06:00

I have gotten a number of questions about what is going on at that "other place". Well, I can only speak from what I know to be true and factual.

All we need do is look at history and wonder....... Before Pourette went into bankruptcy, they were dumping supplies and molds at discount prices, sales all the time. Then one day, they were gone. Orders never shipped and no refunds.

Now I use that history to question the same of them........ Always dumping, and sales. Phone calls unanswered..... well, this sounds like the same pattern as what happened at Pourette.

Beware, Learn from history,......... it appears to be happening yet again!

A word to the wise is sufficient. As is a warning.

Happy Candlemaking!

Of Candle Molds & Goats!

2012-01-16T06:33:00.000-06:00

What a weekend this has been! Over 100 new customer sign ups, 99% of them were accompanied by orders. And not to be outdone, Our wonderful returning customers let us know clearly where and why they buy their candle molds from us!

To ALL of you, New and Returning Customers, we want to thank you! Most of you all commented on the VW or K-mart comments. Noting that your own customers demand and want the best... and that for the BEST in candle molds, we are the only place to get them. Anyone else is simply a VW or K-mart.

I use to use a saying..... made me laugh, while I pointed at a very silly bunch of clowns, but it is even more true today.... Goats Ahoy!

Now I expect that all behind the scenes web work will be completed this week, and some of the new items to be listed. Keep your eyes open for them.

Happy Candlemaking!

VW or BMW? The choice is clear

2012-01-15T07:23:00.000-06:00

Was it something I said? It seems many of you are taking my posts to heart, and paying attention. Yesterday we once again set record high sales numbers on CMV. What I enjoy the most is seeing people agree and support the idea that our Molds are the Stars. The status symbol and mark of quality and excellence. With promises to tell all their candle making friends not to be left behind with the k-mart of candle molds.

www.candlemold-vault.com is the only place to shop for candle molds, both plastic and silicone professional molds. ALL others are just k-mart.

Please let us know if you are looking for something and have been unable to find it...... we have many items yet to be listed and it could very well be sitting here waiting for you.

Will you be left in that old VW when the rest are all in the BMW? Its nice to know we are thought of as that BMW.

Happy Candlemaking!

Moving Into the Future........ will you be left behind........... at k-mart?

2012-01-14T04:16:00.000-06:00

Today even more news to share....... add that to what has already been mentioned the past few days here. Late yesterday we signed 2 contracts with very large companies for commercial work into the next five years. With at least one more still in the negation phase.

What this means is, we will have more than enough work for the next 5 years in both the Candle production side and the Mold production side that we would not need to do retail sales from the websites. (Candle Mold Vault or Wax Enchantments). The other sites basically run themselves.... these 2 take more work, as you might expect. We want to be able to be here to answer questions and help candle makers with their candle making problems.

This has been our BEST week ever! All the news, continued growing of sales, and more contact than every with our wonderful customers. YOU!

During our discussions with the commercial contracts, we were told more than once that when they decided to chose us to do their work it was due to one major point. Reputation in the Industry and Status.

We were told that our molds have a become a status symbol. they went on to say and I quote "why buy molds from k-mart, or in common expression, "Kame-apart". When you can own Saks Fifth Ave.

We are very humbled by all this. We simply do what we do. It is a great joy of mine to mine to be able to serve other professionals in this business, to help and pass on the experience I have been able to gain over the years.

Happy Candlemaking!

Great News at the Candle Mold Vault

2012-01-13T04:13:00.000-06:00

Today I wanted to share some great news for us....... We have been certified by the State of Iowa as a TSB. Targeted Small Business. This opens many new doors for us here. We are excited about what this means for the growth and future of the www.candlemold-vault.com and www.waxenchantments.com

The sites continue to be worked on......... I am told they think they have the issues with people being blocked from the sites corrected totally, or very nearly. Work on that will continue until they are sure it is totally resolved.

At the same time it appears the work on the prices is moving along. 4 of the sites are now completed, and the other's should be done very soon.

While moving things around in storage, I located another large stack of boxes filled with molds not yet on the sites. Add that to what I already knew was to be added, It is true, We have the Largest Selection of Plastic molds anywhere in the world! These should start appearing on the sites as soon as the other work I mentioned above is completed. I know you will be excited as I am about them.

I hope the updates and news excite you about the Great things to come.... stay tuned and check the sites often to see what is new and going on next!

Happy Candlemaking!

Professional Silicone Molds- How did they get to Iowa?

2012-01-12T04:07:00.000-06:00

Today we are going to talk about our "used" Silicone molds. Many of you are just joining us, and have little background on just where and how these came to be. Several very large and well known candle producers decided several years ago to retire and close their doors.

The one main company was very well known, well established, and well thought of in the industry. Their product line was available at every Wick's N Sticks store nationwide, as well an many other fine shops. They were also seen in the Best Hotels of the world in guest gift baskets. As well as many of the major theme parks we all know by name.

So, now you ask (and I have been asked this question many times) Exactly how did they end up in Des Moines, Iowa.. at the www.candlemold-vault.com .

I am going to leave some parts out as they are not important at this time..... But needless to say, While this company was in business, they on more than one occasion were forced to pursue legal action against many to protect their legal ownership rights. One being a very well known name in candle making. Pourette. for theft of intellectual property. In other words, Pourette was stealing designs and selling them as molds as their own.

Glows Candle Molds was the original buyer of both masters and molds. All property rights transferred with the molds and masters to Glows.

For those of you that do not understand some of these terms, masters is what is called the piece used to produce all the other molds from. They chose the designs they wanted to keep for their own sales line and sold other used molds from a website, eBay and other venues.

Not long ago, Glows sold all the masters and used molds to Candle Mold Vault that they were not going to keep for their line. Upon arrival in Iowa, We sorted and inventoried everything. Decided what pieces we would keep for our own line and not sell.

We then began selling the used molds and slowly have been adding New from the very large inventory of masters we got from Glows.

Now on to what that all means, First off, when the used molds are gone they are gone, as are those prices. At some point the styles will come back again, however as a new mold at whatever the current price is at the time.

We are asked all the time are there many left, well best I can tell you is, some styles are only one remaining, others very many. With what has been happening recently, best bet is to grab them while you see them, if you wait, they could be gone. That inventory is moving out again very quickly. As is the line of New Silicone molds.

Now finally, I want to make something else clear about these molds/masters. We have a very clear agreement with Glows to this day and on into the future.......... we ourselves may make and sell "as candles" any item in our inventory. However, we will NOT sell to anyone molds that are in their Candle Line. EVER without express permission.

I am going to say this again, If you see something and want it, now is the time to act....... these molds are wonderful to work with.....but when they are gone, they are gone.

We do plan on finding a way to display (not for sale yet) the entire collection on the site.... that is already being worked on now and we hope to have at least part of it ready shortly. We think you will be excited once you see everything that will be available.

Happy Candlemaking!

More Updates and News

2012-01-10T09:08:00.000-06:00

Well, I mentioned I had not posted for awhile, now I get to make up for it all in one day. Here are a few bits I forgot to mention, and/or updates on things I have already talked about.

Due to increased raw material costs, ALL mold prices are in process of being changed now. Site by site. This will continue until completed on all sites. We really hate to be forced to do this.

We also have been forced to add a min. order on the retail sites....... CMV & Wax Enchantments. At check out should your total not reach 50.00 before shipping, you will be charged a 10.00 min. order fee. We are very sorry to have to do this.

Finally, (I hope) there is still some issues with people not being able to access the Wax Enchantments website...........That is being worked on, with hopes to have it resolved ASAP.

Happy Candlemaking!

Update and addition to last post

2012-01-10T06:38:00.000-06:00

I was just told to pass along further information to add to the last post.

The reason we were so unaware of the problems is that we now operate 4 different Candle Mold Websites....... these all serve different purposes and different users. They are also on different servers and hosting companies. Candle Mold Vault is only 1 of 4 of the Candle Mold Websites. So just maybe we didn’t notice any drop in sales due to sales from the other 3.

The same goes for Wax Enchantments....... and it's 3 sister candle sites..... hosted on different servers, different hosting companies, and with different customers. for example, retail/wholesale etc.

I hope this makes my last post more clear. Sorry about that!

Happy Candlemaking

Great way to start the New Year! HA!

2012-01-10T05:56:00.000-06:00

We would like to apologize for the lack of posts to update everyone of the recent status and issues at the Candle Mold Vault and Wax Enchantments. Here is what has been happening, in case you have not been able to get to the websites, seen forbidden screens, or not been able to log into accounts. A short time ago the new version of the shopping cart and software was installed. We were told that this new version would cause customers to change their passwords every so often for security purposes...... the old passwords would simply expire. Ok, we are all for added security for our customers.

As well, the new version would allow customers to place items in their shopping carts for future purchases and save them. Great, we thought. I personally shop this way all the time, and love this type feature.

Well, here is what I am told happened next. On update, some how many people found themselves "locked out" of the website..... meaning they couldn't even get in. Still others found their accounts totally gone..... We found this all out in pieces, so set about first trying to allow everyone back into the site. As sales were continuing to come in all along, we were not even aware some couldn't visit the website at all until some of you notified us of the problem.

We had that looked at and hopefully resolved and then were told some were not able to access accounts they had. So, if you are reading this, and find that you can't access the account you had. Please, just create a new account.

Also notice that many of the new items are beginning to be posted on the site.......with many many more to come......as time allows. We have decided to try to set up a photo Gallery of as much of the silicone mold line as possible shortly as well. That in itself is a huge job as there are several Hundreds of those yet unseen. Those will be New, not used molds.

We want to thank you for the great year we had last year, thank those of you that let us know about the site problems....... and Wish you ALL a Very Happy and Successful New Year!

Happy Candlemaking!

Largest Plastic Mold Selection on the Internet / Art Deco Molds Back in Stock

2011-12-20T02:10:00.000-06:00

The candle molds in this secton are unique, ultra modern and very artsy! Each of these molds are manufactured from SpiritCrafts originals and will surely catch your customers eye! We expect to release a line of approxmately 20 of these molds in 2009."

(Above Posted directly from website with spelling errors as they appear on site)

I just had to post this little clip from the website of a competitor who we have talked about here before. Here he is talking about the Art Deco Molds. Which if you go today, you will see still, only 9. Now either 2009 hasn't arrived yet. Or His whole pitch of producing and owning the entire line of Pourette molds is a HUGE lie. Because where are they? He claims to have bought them back in 2008. still not listed, still not available...... We have confirmed reports of Mr. Porter talking to people asking them if they had the Pourette "mandrels" which by implication means he does not.

Why if he claims to have them, would he not have them stocked as Pourette did? Why are they not all available? Why? Why so many revisions in feedback and a year away from Ebay? Yes, a year’s suspension.

The Truth is out. Candle Mold Vault Has the Largest Selection of Candle Molds on the internet.

Changes At the Candle Mold Vault

2011-12-19T04:59:00.000-06:00

Well, I haven't posted in a very long time, so it is time to talk about all the changes going on....... Behind the scenes we have successfully moved all the Favorite customers to the Wholesale Websites, We will continue to keep the Retail websites updated and running, but only there for drive by buyers. Those customers will not be able to purchase all the items available at the wholesale websites. Examples of that would be the Art Deco molds will soon have prices and availability back, however, should a customer order them at the Vault website their money will be returned.

We have decided some molds are only to be sold to our "Special Long term Customers". Another change you will see is that we now have a min order policy, this is due to the cost of charges and fees with both Paypal and our Credit card processor. Should you not buy the min. you will be charged 10.00. We are sorry to have to do this, but yet again the bankers take their pound of flesh from all of us.

We are pleased to announce that we will be releasing about 700 more 2 piece plastic mold designs shortly. along with that the Art Deco molds will be back and available as well. Not to be out done, Many more of the Silicone Molds are also on the way. Just in time for the New Year........

Great news for the NEW YEAR!!! Thank you for making this such a wonderful year for us, and we wish you all the best for the Holidays and the New Year!

Happy Candlemaking!

Let me try to make this clear, sorry for the confusion

2011-11-04T13:54:00.000-05:00

Both the phone and email have been going crazy since my post this morning, so i need to make something very clear..... IF you use the main site Wax Enchantments this morning’s announcement will ONLY effect you. Should you place orders at Wax Enchantments, your payments will be returned to you.. Wax Enchantments is the Retail Candle Site.

If you use the other site to order your Candles from, you are using the Wholesale/Bulk site..... and the announcement will NOT affect you.

Now many of you have also noticed we have done away with several of the other sites, pointing them all into Wax Enchantments. We did this simply to streamline our work here. 4 Websites is more than enough.

I will let Steve decide for himself if or when he decides what to do with Candle Mold Vault on this issue.

I hope this ends the confusion for my Wholesale Customers.

Happy Candlemaking!

Site Updates

2011-11-04T09:53:00.000-05:00

I wanted to mention first that as of the close of business yesterday www.waxenchantments.com my retail candle website has stopped taking orders thru the Holiday Season. I have so much work and orders coming in thru the other candle wholesale website that I just can't keep on taking more orders from retail customers. This will only effect Wax Enchantments, Not the Wholesale/Bulk website.

While on this subject, it also looks like Steve may be faced with doing the same thing at CMV. So many orders are coming in at the wholesale website that he may have to either change again the shipping dates or simply stop taking retail orders. This will only effect Candle Mold Vault. Not the wholesale/Bulk website.

We continue to welcome hearing from you on what you feel about the plastic for the future molds at CMV. we have enjoyed what you all have had to say and what you feel. Keep those ideas and thoughts coming!

So, Until next time....

Happy Candlemaking!

Let's Discuss these things!

2011-10-24T05:18:00.000-05:00

Steve has asked that I write today about several things concerning things around the CMV site. So, I am going to open a discussion on these topics that I hope will help him decide the future of these issues.

Discussion #1: We have been talking internally about the plastic used for the plastic molds. When we first selected this plastic we did so because it handled higher heat without damage better than what had been used in the past by other companies. The one drawback we noted right away was that for those that wish to have a visual of the wax in the mold for whatever purpose, this was not an option without looking into the mold thru the pouring hole.

So, the question is....... Are Our Customers wanting that Visual over the higher heat resistance? If so, this is an easy change over....... and are happy to do this. Please let us know what you want!

Discussion #2: Would you like to see and use the CMV Forum back on the site? We have been asked by several people to put it back up, several others said they never went there........ We only took it down during the redesign of the site. and somehow never got it put back up. So, now if you think it is something you would use and like to have back. Please, let us know.

Happy Candlemaking!

News and Updates around the Site

2011-10-21T08:59:00.000-05:00

I wanted to mention now that we are at the height of the busy season for both suppliers and Candle makers that we have no other option but to slide our normal shipping dates on molds from one week to two. This is due to the super high number of orders we are experiencing far more than we ever planned for. I would ask that you please take this into consideration before you order molds now as it will continue most likely thru the holiday season.

It will not affect shipping of the used silicone molds that remain in stock.

On another note, We are about to take ownership of a complete stock of Pourette Product. I do mean complete. From the Pourette scent line, to Original Reddig-Glo color Chips, to Wicking, Metal mold inventory, Books, Molds and everything you saw in the Pourette catalogs.

These will be making their way to you in several ways, We will be listing them on the website and they will also be parted out thru a network of other suppliers to resell as well. But remember, this is a onetime chance to get items we all thought were gone forever.......when these are gone, we have no idea when or if they will ever be found like this again.

It will also allow us to add many new items to our growing Mold line that have been missing from availability since Pourette closed its doors plus some going back to other companies into the 60's and 70's. Time moves on, We continue to expand and grow to serve your needs...... Thank you for being a part of it all!

Happy Candlemaking!

Quantity Pricing on Plastic Molds on the way!!!!!

2011-10-11T09:06:00.000-05:00

Great news for all you 2 piece mold junkies like myself.... The program I mentioned in my last post is turning out to be a HUGE success... and for that I want to THANK EVERYONE that is involved and say keep them coming! Even if you are still thinking about digging into those storage spaces, please have at it...... Many have told me they are just having fun going thru all the things they find and remembering.

The Other thing I wanted to mention today is that Steve is busy adding something many of you have requested of him on the website...... yes, that’s right, Quantity Pricing on 2 piece Plastic Molds! With more items to show this shortly. Now I am not sure how long the entire change over will take, but it is starting, and should you need something changed for an order, simply email Steve and he can help you with that.

We are excited to continue to update and change things on the site to make life better for you. We hope you continue to share with us the ideas that you have so that we may implement them.

Happy Candlemaking!

New Candle Mold Program Getting Started

2011-09-30T05:21:00.000-05:00

With the start of our New program, Steve has taken a little break from posting molds to the website (only for a short time) to get things running smoothly.....Let me tell you about the new program we are offering.

It is a fact of life that molds have a limited use life. So, we have started offering to replace with a new copy of any mold sent to us that we do not have in our inventory. No matter how old the mold is. Now I stress the mold must still be able to be copied, all there, not warped in the area's that matter, and not in our inventory either online or here in boxes waiting to be listed.

If someone sends us a mold that meets these above requirements, and doesn’t want that same mold, we can arrange to let them select another mold as well. We hope that this will encourage many of you that have molds stored away no longer in use to dig them out and see what can be shared and maybe swapped for something else you might like better.

We have always had the largest selection of candle molds in one place. But over the next several months you are going to be seeing some really BIG changes...... that number is going to INCREASE big time! We will continue to add historical data on each mold where we have it… simply because that is what we started this website to do. Please stay tuned for that news very soon!

We know that all the work we are doing to put this all together for you is being appreciated, by your reactions and the way you continue to support the Business. Thank you so very Much!

Happy Candlemaking!

More Changes, More Selection.....We Keep Growing!

2011-09-28T06:46:00.000-05:00

Those of you that have visited Candle Mold Vault in the past few days already know, Those that haven't might want to check it out. Steve has made his way thru about 1/4 of the boxes of molds we have sitting here that have been waiting to be posted on the website.

The site is filling up quickly. I would like to remind folks, Steve takes photos of the molds we have first, before they are remastered and go into production. so that they can be posted on the website. So the photo of the used (sometimes) mold you see will not be the mold you receive. You will receive the same style mold, however it will be in new hot off the press condition.

He also will then, as time allows update photo's to the new product. We simply decided it was more fun for you to have more selection, quickly, knowing that you would be receiving New molds, not the used ones in the photos.

It seems that so many of these molds have not been seen for such a long time they are new again.......... we can tell by the number of orders for them we are receiving every day. This has had the effect of Steve wanting to get more and more of them online in the store for you.

Every once in awhile we get a request for a piece we do not have...... So, if you think you might have such a piece, and want to share it with others, while earning a new copy for yourself, contact us and we can let you know about the process. I should mention, this process does not harm the original mold, but many of the molds not listed are already older and probably ready for replacement, if not simply a back up copy.

Steve also mentioned that he plans to start adding Pourette's Soap mold line to the website shortly... He came across several boxes of those molds while working on the others and mentioned that it one of his projects for the near future.

Happy Candlemaking!

questions about good suppliers for candle making supplies

2011-09-24T08:35:00.000-05:00

We get a lot of questions about where to locate candle making supplies, wax, wick, scent, color etc. Well let me tell you my personal feelings here. and what We have been telling the people that ask us.

The Suppliers out there are a real Crap Shoot.......... and I stress the word CRAP. I buy from many, only because I am forced to, and only items I must. But never anymore than I must. There is ONLY one Supplier that I trust, and buy from willingly, and enjoy dealing with and have for years. I tell everyone that asks, and will continue to do so.

www.candlechem.com Arnie is the BEST! I have enjoyed dealing with him for many many years... I have found him to be honest, helpful and just a good guy in every way that matters when it comes to business dealings.

He has a store on Ebay that makes it very easy to find him.. also a fully stocked website...... He ships quickly and really cares about his customers needs and wants. I highly recommend CandleChem and Arnie to those of you looking for supplies.

To those of you that have not visited our site recently, we are adding many new plastic molds. we are trying to get that caught up (a little anyway) and it seems like those that are visiting like what they are seeing...... orders are up again. You are keeping the mold making dept on their toes!

Happy Candlemaking!

Website News & Move Planning

2011-09-22T07:05:00.000-05:00

It has turned out to be a super busy week already around here. After beginning the search for real estate in Vancouver, which was great fun. getting a chance to look around and start to see our new home... Returning to find several new Private contract customers for molds as well on the candle line side.

It seems that almost weekly now we are contacted by one or more former customer of Pourette that had private work done for them. With the Pourette Bankruptcy (I might add that none of their customers were told in advance) These customers have been searching for someone to do the mold work for them.... and it appears Candle Mold Vault is being selected to fill that need.

I also have had a little time to look around the website.... I want to mention a few things about what I saw... First off, when we started the website it was as a museum of sorts, to help people identify molds.... we used photo's of our own private collection and some that were sent to us for that purpose.

Then we began producing molds.... forgetting at times to replace the used, old photo's with photo's of the new product. Well, we are now attempting to address that as we can. So let me make this clear.... When you order from Candle Mold Vault, unless the description says USED MOLD.. the mold you will receive will be a new, unused mold. No matter what the photo looks like. One day, all photo's will be changed over. I hope soon!

My next point is that I see or didn’t see so very many items on the site... There are boxes of molds here that are not even listed on the site yet.... and more coming in almost daily (anyone that knows me, knows I am a mold junkie) So, If you have need of something, and don't see it on the site.. please call or email. chances are we have it and simply have not had the chance to get it listed on the site yet.

I hope you all are moving along well on your Holiday production, and those of you already doing shows and fairs are doing well. Let us know if we can be of any help.

Candle Mold Vault will open in Vancouver

2011-09-16T08:10:00.000-05:00

With everything going so well now here in the states at Candle Mold Vault, we have been looking to the future and thinking of what will come next.... Well, Today I have some exciting news on that.

We are expanding to Canada..... Vancouver will be our home base in Canada. What that means is this..... All our production of molds for Canada and the rest of the world will be done from the new Vancouver base once completed, and the US operation will continue from here in Iowa.

We are Very excited about this! All the planning has begun, legal paperwork begun, Plans to set up the shop, set up a second home for living as well..... everything that goes with this.

So, By this time next year........ The Vancouver operation will be open and running. With all the same products we carry here, and the items we are adding.

We again Thank all of you for growing with us...... We are here because of you!

Happy CandleMaking!

A Warning about Mold Suppliers

2011-09-15T05:55:00.000-05:00

We don't have to look any further than our order list to see that Candle Maker's big selling season has already started. The huge number of order's arriving daily both by phone and from the website make that perfectly clear.

The good news is that we remain on the one week ship date for orders (not counting weekends) and that in itself is a really important thing for us. Knowing that when you order, you are needing the product ASAP.

Any of you that have purchased plastic molds off ebay, from another seller ( He seems to have been closed down by ebay for poor service) know the wait that can be involved. While claiming to be "the new Pourette" Spiritcrafts lived up to that claim........... and in not the best way. The Pourette he has become is the one that closed its doors without notice to its customers, with orders unprocessed, customer's money in hand......... and only a closed sign in the door.

Spiritcrafts had so many internet complaints being filed, set up shop under another company name to hide from the "bad press". Now they say they stock no molds and all work is made on order..... with waits of weeks... not 1 week, but several weeks.

If history has taught us anything, claims of being the new pourette, and then doing business as pourette did before it just disappeared, it is to simply Avoid Sellers like this and those that do business like this..... they do not play well with others.

As always, if we can be of any help please give us a call, or email. we are happy to help in any way we can!

Happy CandleMaking!

7 New Silicone Mold Styles Available

2011-09-12T05:42:00.000-05:00

Yes, another 7 Silicone Mold styles were posted yesterday on the website......that is 11 new ones in one week! Great Work Team! The one's listed yesterday are looking ahead to Easter and Valentines Day...... With more to come I am sure, as time permits.

I am so happy that even with all the private custom work being done here "the team" is still able to produce so many that we can list on the website for everyone.

My job today is to make my way thru the many tubs holding the masters and start selecting the next round of what will be coming next...... So, now is a good time to let us know if you have any requests, I will try to get them pulled and on the list.

Happy Candlemaking!

5 new Silicone Mold Styles Released this week

2011-09-06T04:16:00.000-05:00

For us here at Candle Mold Vault Silly Season has started off with a real bang! I might say totally unexpected, on a Holiday weekend no less...... So when I sat down at my computer this morning with my cup of coffee to catch up on things. I was blown away at what happened overnight.

I have said it before, and I will say it again...... I just LOVE our customers! In a matter of a few short hours while I was in dreamland YOU, Our Wonderful, Loyal customers outdid what was already a huge, weekend for us in orders. I simply do not have words to express how I feel about each and every one of you! So, I will simply say again, Thank you!

It looks like there will be about 5 new Silicone Mold styles added to the site this week yet. With Holiday production time so short now, we will begin to look ahead to the next holidays to give everyone time to plan and order ...... as well we will add some general pieces in here and there....as time permits.

Happy Candlemaking!

Phone Orders work great!

2011-09-05T04:38:00.000-05:00

A Big Thank YOU to all our customers Today! So far you have taken what is normally a slow Holiday weekend, not spent in front of computers.... and turned it into A SUPER SALES WEEKEND at Candle Mold Vault... and those "in the know" are simply picking up the phone and doing their orders the fast and easy way. It continues to be the way most of you choose to order.

New Molds will be posted this week....as of now it appears that in the silicone only one or two in each will be available for sale after the pre sale orders, so you will need to act quickly.

We also have a number of 2 piece Plastic molds to be added as well. I hope to have those online this week.

I hope your Labor Day is Enjoyable........

Happy Candlemaking!

Biggest Sales Day Pre Orders for Silicone Molds

2011-09-04T03:48:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to Thank everyone for reaction to my post yesterday.....We had so many calls and new orders, pre orders for the upcoming Silicone molds that it was our biggest sales day in record! I mean HUGE!

Now, the down side of this will be, some silicone molds will not be listed at all on the site for sale.. as they are already sold up to the number we have set for sales. The ones we will be listing are all going to be very close to the "cut off" number. Meaning, if you want them, you will need to order them while you see them........ once they are gone, I have no idea when or if they will ever be back. I am told it is best to just consider them retired for the sake of mold sales.

We hope that while you enjoy the Holiday weekend, you are also thinking about what your needs and wants will be for the Big sales season ahead. The time is now to start planning and get all those supplies ordered and get everything started..... It will be here before you know it!

Happy Candlemaking!

Silicone Mold Line Goes into Limited Sales Number Status

2011-09-03T09:50:00.000-05:00

We have heard and are responding to the requests.... Those of you that are concerned about flooding the market with countless numbers of the New Silicone molds have helped us decide that we are going to limit the number of each mold we will produce and sell to the public.

Please understand, that we already have a number of those pre-sold to our commercial customers and long standing customers before they are even listed and that number will reduce the number we are now able to offer at the website. The concern is and always has been that just do not want our customers to be in open competition with each other should they be down the street, or simply that these become over exposed.

We do not want to turn people away, so we encourage everyone interested to decide on which mold or molds you may want early... but we feel this is the best way to protect your sales and investment in the end as well.

In other news we are continuing to be contacted by more and more former commercial customers of Pourette by the day, we are taking on more of this type work as well ( behind the scenes) so it may show on the site with listings of molds. Sorry about that!

As always, if you have questions, please feel free to email or call us and we are happy to help!

Happy Candlemaking!

Candlemakers "Silly Season" has begun!

2011-08-30T06:10:00.000-05:00

It sure looks like "Silly Season" has started from the number of orders for molds coming in both on the phone and at the website. Thank you for taking my words to heart. The number of orders are growing by the day and we are processing them as normal for us, which means about a week for shipping.

Should this need to change due to a larger increase of orders we are planning now for a second shift to work on production to keep to that shipping schedule.

I continue to request that more of the new silicone molds be made and placed on the website, we should be seeing several more pieces within the next few days.

Let me remind you again, please do not wait until last minute to order your molds for the Holiday production season........ Now is the perfect time to get them ordered and get those candles made.

Happy Candlemaking!

2500 NEW Silicone Mold Styles Added to our Catalog

2011-08-28T05:43:00.000-05:00

It is now confirmed. The Masters and Molds I told you about the other day are now a part of the Candle Mold Vault collection. Signed, paid and sealed. Our next step is to arrange the move, Which will be no small job. With this purchase Candle Mold Vault Has the largest selection of both Silicone mold styles as well as 2 piece plastic molds.

Once again we will be forced to think about how we will be offering these to candle makers... for this I am talking a lot with Elizabeth, who after doing this for the past few years knows the in's and outs very well.

I wanted to remind you all again, as you know this is starting into the busy season for candle makers and suppliers..... add to that, we have been taking on many of Pourette's private contracts for molds, So, please, don't wait for the last moment to order your molds for the Holiday season.... We are working now on about a week’s time to ship all orders.... and we do not want to have to turn anyone away. So please just order early!

That is part of the delay in adding new items in both Plastic and Silicone, but we do as we can.

You may also use this link now to get to the site www.candlemoldvault.com

If we can be of any help, or you wish to place your order by phone give us a call!

Happy Candlemaking!

The BEST just keeps getting BETTER!!!!

2011-08-23T07:05:00.000-05:00

To those of customers that came to us when we purchased the molds and masters from Glows Candle Molds, and have seen the entire Great Smoky Mountain Candle Co. catalogue, know that some pieces never made the trip from their original home in TN. to AZ.

So when we got the masters, they simply were not here to offer to anyone. UNTIL NOW!!!! With a little searching, digging, we have located the ENTIRE collection of Master's and molds and purchased them. As you might guess this is going to be a huge undertaking for us....... The Inventory count on Masters alone is 2500 pieces. I have been told by the seller it will add many pages to the catalog we already know of items yet unseen by us.

We are in the stage of making plans for this big move of all these items to Iowa. Honestly, I have no idea when they will start appearing on the site, as we have hardly scratched the surface of what is here already..

We hope you find this news as exciting as we do!

Happy Candlemaking!

A VERY Busy week with More SUPER News @ the CANDLE MOLD VAULT

2011-08-20T10:04:00.000-05:00

It's Been a very busy week at the Candle Mold Vault. We are happy the Silicone molds are being so well received and calls are pouring in with requests of what should come next. Thank you folks for the support and patients as we work our way thru the huge number of masters we have here.

We also have a little good news for you..... and what turned out to be a surprise for us. We got a call, and out of the blue we got an offer to buy more master's.......... it sounds like many of the "missing" pieces many of you have been searching for and asking about.

I will keep you updated on this as we know and learn more.... We have already agreed to the purchase and will be working out the details in the next few days/weeks and arranging for them to make their way to Iowa for us to start production.

I hope you find this news as SUPER as I did when I got the call........ If you have more question, please feel free to give us a call, or even to just place an order.

Happy Candlemaking!

New Plastic Candle Molds Arrive

2011-08-16T06:36:00.000-05:00

In the end, I suppose you get what you pay for. If you have all the facts and info presented to you, knowing one will basically withstand commercial production, and one will hardly withstand several uses as a hobbyist, before it needs to be replaced. one has some thinking to do on the subject and must decide for themselves what is best.

Great News today for all you 2 piece plastic mold lover's and users. We just received a shipment of about 30 new/vintage shapes/styles that we will be adding to the site very soon. We would like to thank the member that helped us get these to be able to share them with others! Some of these are true Americana.... while others are real vintage pieces that have not been seen or available for years.

Please check out the website for them to appear very soon! www.candlemold-vault.com

I had a couple responses to my post yesterday (again) about the very poorly made silicone molds available on Ebay and other websites. So, I wanted to share that one can't tell normally simply by the fact that a mold is one piece. Although, this is the first clue. The "OOMOO" type products I was taking about are all in the family of 1 to 1 mixing ratio's. Poor tear resistance, Poor strength when compared to the grades that must be degassed, and are what we have decided to use.

One must also be aware that Imports such as those from China, etc may not be safe. Those made with silicone products imported may not be safe. There are several reports of product being tested and findings of mixed "poisons" as we know them, found in the products. All I can add to this is, A word to the wise is sufficient.

Happy Candlemaking!

Silicone Mold News

2011-08-15T05:12:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to explain a few things today about our new silicone molds and how we plan to move ahead and deal with some of the questions we are getting now from customers.

First off, the majority of the silicone molds you will find elsewhere are of the "OOMOO" type. Now this is a brand name for a type of silicone product, what is means simply is that is requires no degassing,and is fairly simple to use. The BIG down side of this type product is that it has a very short life span in our useage. How many of you have purchased silicone molds off Ebay or a website, used them several times and they start tearing and ripping apart and soon are totally useless? Well, chances are if its a one piece mold, with our without "cuts to help demolding" its a "OOMOO" type product.

We tested many differant products, from differant suppliers of Silicone before we selected the one we use for our molds. Yes, this is reflected in the prices, however, Keeping with the way these molds were originally to be used ( professional candle production, rather than hobbiest) we decided to stay with the tradition they bring even if that meant a higher cost. In the end, These molds are built to last a lifetime being used for real production.

We toyed with the idea of limiting the number of of each mold we would allow to be sold. As we didnt want these to flood the market and have our customers see these at each website and show being sold by everyone else..... maybe in some way, we now do not need to worry about that, as prices will do that on their own. We are happy to see from the number of sales and pre-sales it isnt holding too many back. But we might re-visit this idea should numbers on things get out of hand, or on some pieces.

I wanted to remind those of you that recieved catalogs from Elizabeth....... there are some pieces that we can't supply you with.. Some of those items are in Elizabeth's product line and we simply are unable to supply those molds. Some of the pieces are not available as they will be in our candle product line as well. But if you have questions, you can call and and ask... we are happy to talk to you and help you.

The Great news is, the people that have bought and had the chance to use the new silicone molds tell us they love them. and it shows because they are coming back for more......I have been pulling out some of my vintage silicone molds and working on them. I hope to have a few of them up soon.

Happy CandleMaking!

Candle Making Tips & Tricks

2011-08-13T12:34:00.000-05:00

Our customer, Gene, gave us this little tip about the use of Plastic candle molds:
"In addition I use 1 ½” masking tape up the sides folded over then the mold clamps. This will prevent leaking. I also use a mold clamp on the top to hold the wick. I use a Bull Dog clamp to hold that. It works great. I then bury the top half in wet sand in case it leaks at the bottom To remove the seam line if any, I use a cheese cutter without the roller. Or a ceramic cleaning tool. I have been making candles for 30 years and have found a lot of ways to clamp molds and seal them. Over the years I have saved all the books I bought in starting the 70’s along with the Candle Cauldron a fact sheet put out by Pourette. And put them in note books, for reference in case I needed it, since I make candles for a hobby."
Our Plastic Candle Mold Instruction Sheet is available here.

Retired? New Homes for Silicone Molds

2011-08-07T09:33:00.000-05:00

Over the past weeks we have been contacted by several former customers of Glow's Candle Molds telling us that as much as they love their molds and making candles, they are now either retired, or planning on it. They have asked us if we would buy back the many molds they have purchased in the past.

I am "open" to this idea. However, I want people to understand that molds bought in the past were not bought from us..... we are a seperate business and run things a little differantly. We are willing to work with anyone on this type project.

It might be best if you can send us a list of what you have, photo's if possible and cost for discussion..... and we can try to find homes for them if we can not take them ourselves.

Happy Candlemaking!

NEW Gorilla Candle Mold is for sale

2011-07-21T19:52:00.002-05:00

You have waited for quite a while... but here is the FIRST of our BRAND-NEW silicone candle molds. This Gorilla has never been available as a new candle mold outside the Original Nelson and Great Smokey Mountains Candle Company and only a few have been sold as used copies.
This Gorilla is 5" x 3.25" and highly detailed and you can expect the SAME quality from our mold that had been used when Nelson and GSM produced these molds for the PROFESSIONAL candle production and will be useful for you for years to come.

Silicone Mold and Site News

2011-07-17T05:41:00.001-05:00

I know many of you are waiting for the "new" silicone molds to start appearing on the site, so I wanted to say a few words about that today. We are working our way thru that process now........ we are producing molds by special request when people ask for them. As I have said before, some were able to get copies of the cataloge's before we took ownership. So we are working from those.....Also, we are right now looking ahead to the next Holiday seasons to have molds ready and online, so that you all have plenty of time to get your Holiday lines set.

So, if you wish to order from the cataloge's just email us or call and we will work with you on those items. We are getting more and more requests daily to rework, and remaster many of the plastic molds into silicone. This is a very exciting idea, and we are doing this on a case by case basis now..... it would be a huge undertaking.. but in the end, it would add so much more detail and "life" to so many of the old classics.... why don't you tell us what you think? and what would be the choices you would like to see done first?

We are in process now of hiring one Artist to assist in the Mastering area, with plans on adding a second soon... we hope that this can help us move a little faster along the way.

Please keep those emails and requests coming...... they make this time very exciting ( and busy) ;) for us here!

Happy Candlemaking!

Our Customers Prefer to Order by Phone

2011-06-29T07:12:00.000-05:00

We were told from the start, and time has already proven that Our silicone mold customers would rather call and place orders on the phone rather than at the website. Well, the numbers don't lie...... 94% at this point of all customers are picking up the phone and placing orders directly with us. We think this is great! It gives us the chance to meet you, learn about your needs and wants. It also allows us to let you know what we have "in the works".

We have been in talks with several "Suppliers" that are wanting to carry our new molds regionally, should we decide to go this way..... we would no longer be selling directly to the public. Only wholesale.. All of our Retail customers would be directed to a list of Suppilers that carry our products from which you could choose to deal with. This would allow us more time to focus on production, and could end up as a win/win for everyone. More on that as we see what happens. we have three Suppiers ready to go now.

Happy Candlemaking!

Mold Work & Requests are up to our ears! Thank You!

2011-06-26T07:52:00.000-05:00

I really want to Thank all of you that have taken the time to contact us with your needs and requests... It is a real JOY to get to know each one of you and the needs you have and work with you to make them reality. The only down side to all this is that we are forced to push back the time that the GSM & Nelson "masters" will be appearing on the website. Sadly, there are only so many hours in the day, and we are working at this as best as we can.

If you are one of the ones that Elizabeth shared the catalogs with ... you are always welcome to contact us about items from those catalog's. and we can work with you that way. Or you are Welcome to wait for us to get to the point we can add them to the website. It will happen in time.

We have noticed that orders for molds to Europe and outside of the US are up greatly at this point. We are not sure what that means right now...... but we have been contacted to open a base of operation in "Centeral Europe" to produce, sell and ship our molds for that region, we are considering the option. This would save shipping costs for many of our customers there. I suppose, time will tell.

The good news is...... Business is booming for us, and that with luck is also translating to customers sales of candles........

Happy Candlemaking!

2011-06-03T07:01:00.000-05:00

Ok, Ok, I am going to post this here out in the open for all to see....... after about the 10th phone call this morning about the last post. I want to thank all of you that felt it helpful and and educational. Now I want to mention to others what I shared with each of you that called......... for those of you that have purchased a favorite mold from one of the other sellers and had it fall apart on you......... if you have either the mold in some sort of last leg, one last pour useable shape, or a candle poured from the mold... we will try to make a mold for you............ now it wont be like the old mold, it will be upgraded style..... and you will only be charged if we are able to create the new mold.

If the old mold is too far gone or damaged that we can not we will not charge you anything for the work or the attempt. I know that this has worked a number of times on molds I thought I had lost........ and totally ended up surprised........

Happy CandleMaking!

More on Professional Flexible Silicone Molds

2011-06-03T05:31:00.000-05:00

I have been hearing from many of you about a post I made a little while back. So I have decided I will visit the subject again. It seems it touched a hot button with many of you....... to be honest, I am happy it did, until I started reading the reactions from you all, I thought maybe there were only a small few of us feeling the same way. Now, I know that is NOT the case.

Let's talk about silicone molds........ or if you wish flexible molds. Let me start by saying that even before the recent purchase of the Nelson & GSM Masters from Glowlite Candles, Elizabeth, formerly Glows Candle Molds, we were always collecting research and info in this area........ watching to see what others were doing, to see what was working or not working. trying to learn what really made a good working, sturdy mold.

Then one day we stumbled on Glow's Candle Molds........ started talking to Elizabeth, felling in love with the quaility of the molds themselves. Not just the shapes, the way they are built, they way they are meant to last, that these are in fact professional, production quality molds. that were never intended to be sold to the public. These are candle factory production pieces and built to last.

Now, let's compare that to ANY that you can purchase on the internet at this time........ be it Ebay, or websites..... yes, there are some "knock off's" already starting to appear....... made from low grade silicone, or imports from china, that from warnings that have been issued. you must beware.... unsafe chemicals in the silicone. You have some very nice designs made of lower shore grade silicone that start ripping apart the very first or second time you use them.

This is the rule, rather than the exception everywhere you try to buy. I have bought more than my share of these. each time ending up disheartend. I suppose the old saying here is true, you get what you pay for, except for the fact that you can get the better quality silicone and shore and a properly made mold for about the same cost....... and have it last rather than rip apart in several pourings. Or not be full of poison or chemicals you can only guess what they are, and made heren in the states.

From doing this research, an important thing to learn and keep in mind if you have ever bought from Glow's in the past..... do not connect color of mold with being made of the same silicone and being made with the same workmanship. Silicone's can be the same color and not the same shore... you will be unhappy.

Finally, take very little comfort when a supplier lists anything in the Flexible mold family as Professional..... Professional Production Quaility is the benchmark....... Professional Kitchen Candle Maker? What is that supposed to mean?

Masters are Here and Unpacked The Future is HERE!

2011-05-31T06:23:00.000-05:00

Great News......... The Truck is completely unloaded, the molds and masters have all been sorted and inventoried..... what a holiday weekend this has been! Even after the list's Elizabeth sent, I really had no idea what to expect until we began to unwrap the masters. All I can say is WOW. WOW, WOW! First off, I can not believe how many pieces Nelson created that they never produced commerically. To think so very few eyes have ever seen these wonderful pieces just amazes me.

Then move to the Masters that it is easy to see have never been used. never had a mold made from them...... piece after wonderful piece. I must admit, I am a mold junkie......... and this brought tears to my eyes several times as we went thru the unpacking and inventory process. Even with help, I HAD to see with my eyes each and every piece. Ok, so I have died and gone to Candle maker's Heaven lol.

To know that I have a part in keeping alive the legacy of Nelson and Great Smoky Mountain Candles is an awesome responceability I feel deeply humbled in this task, but look forward to making these pieces available to all candle makers.

If you have a favorite that you missed out on in the recent past. please contact us about having that made for you. We would be happy to talk to you about that. Our plan for now, is to focus mainly on new pieces and offer maybe 3 or 4 at a time, or as time allows...... We will of course be open to special orders and suggestions on these pieces.

Happy Candlemaking!

Nelson's & GSM Molds and Master's Arrive At Candle Mold Vault Friday!!!

2011-05-26T21:04:00.000-05:00

The day has finally arrived, we are told first thing tomorrow morning the contianer will be delivered with all the molds and masters. Most of the used inventory is already listed on the site now for sale...... it will be updated as quickly as we get an inventory during the unloading process and anything else we may need to add, will be added.

Also you can expect to start seeing the new items within a very short time as well. we should be able to add photo's of some of the new items fairly soon as well.

Happy Candlemaking!

The Molds & Master's are now on the way to their new Home at the Candle Mold Vault

2011-05-24T05:53:00.000-05:00

I would like to thank Elizabeth , her Husband, family and friends that helped for all the help in making the loading and move so smooth. The 28 ft container was picked up around 5 pm and sent on the way....... we are told to expect it here in Iowa either Friday or Monday.

Please watch the site for updates on new items as they are released. You are welcome to email us requests for items as well.

As you can expect it will take us some time to sort thru and inventory over 200 tubs, but I am assured by Elizabeth that the used molds are easy to spot and will be available from day one. Check the website often!

Happy Candlemaking!

Mold Selection Update

2011-05-20T12:22:00.000-05:00

I mentioned recently that we would be adding new mold items to the website selection. that process is in full swing, with many more to come. We will also be able to soon add some of the new Silicone Molds from the Nelson & GSM line as well.

This is a very busy and exciting time for us here... and we welcone the chance to work with you on your projects and needs. Just give a call or drop us an email and let us know how we can assist you.

Happy Candlemaking!

Move Monday !!! Elizabeth says why not today! ;)

2011-05-11T04:55:00.000-05:00

Well, moving day is almost here! Today we make final arrangements with the trucking company that will haul all the Molds and Masters. Everything is completed on Elizabeth's end as far as this transfer is concerned. She has it all packed up, and ready to go. She is working over some of it in fact just to get her own things done.

Add to that trying to the work in her back yard, new shed, and run her business. Remember, All her customer records from the molds are to be deleted tomorrow. So there will be no record after that and they will NOT be part of the business transfer.

I wanted to remind folks when they are browsing our site, we carry now both Silicone and Plastic molds. Please read the discription of the mold before ordering, so you are not upset with your purchase. We will try shortly to add to each a clear marker stating "this is a silicone mold" or this is a plastic mold" to help you shop with some added ease.

We are told that shipping on the molds from AZ to Iowa will be approx 4 days. They are to be loaded on Monday. Please Note that when they arrive here you will begin to see some price changes as we move towards the addition of the new silicone mold line as well. We decided to keep the used molds at least until the first of june for the former Glows Customers..... at which point we will think again about the option of taking up one of the offers of bulk sale.

If you need help. or have a question or problem with the site, just call or email!

Happy Candlemaking!

Please Pardon The Dust

2011-05-08T20:21:00.000-05:00

Please pardon the dust and mess as we continue to update and redesign the websites.... Steve is trying to get everything ready and in working order before the trip to get the remaining molds and masters.

Some of you have written telling us that you are having issues with the forum sign up and the shopping cart check out. please know that Steve is working on that as I write this. If you wish, you can email him, and he will be happy to invoice you for payment via Paypal.

If you are having any other issues with the site, please, please email Steve and he will attempt to assist you with them.

He also hopes to have most if not all the new 2 piece plastic molds promised added before the end of the month. That should be a little over 100 new designs. Clearing the way for him to start right in with the New Silicone Molds from the masters from The Nelson & GSM line @ Glows.

Happy Candlemaking!

Silicone Mold Update

2011-05-05T11:38:00.000-05:00

I wanted to to mention today some info for all the former customers of Glows Candle Molds that are waiting for the used molds to be moved to Iowa to place orders for differant pieces of the remaining inventory. I have had several customers contact us now, requesting quotes to purchase all of the remaining used molds. While this would make things very easy and fast to simply move them out all at once. I feel I have a duty to Glow's customers first, to allow them to get any remaining molds they want or need before we would do this.

If any of you would like any of the remaining used molds would you take the time to email us, let us know what item or items you want us to hold for you.... upon their arrival here, so that we can see about what can be done on this. It would be of great help to us.

Happy CandleMaking!

Final Countdown Until Move of Molds and Masters

2011-05-04T16:26:00.000-05:00

We are now in final countdown mode now.... final days before the trip to AZ to load up the Molds and Masters and have them trucked back here to Iowa. Most, but not all the work on this end is completed, we have been making space for everything.... to make it easy to do our first sorting and inventory and begin to get Photos for the website of what we will have to offer.

Because of the size of all this, we have also begun looking for a larger workspace where we can move everything to produce both the molds and our candle lines. We are also in process right now of giving the Candle website a face lift as well. Ready to take on all the new items that will be coming out shortly.

This is a very exciting time for us, and we hope that you all are as excited to see all the new goodies coming out of the vault very soon!

Happy Candlemaking!

Differances in Silicone Molds

2011-04-30T06:15:00.000-05:00

As those of you that have used the molds purchased from Glows ( now Candle Mold Vault) know, these are very differant than those you find listed on Ebay or many of the websites selling candle/soap molds made of silicone.

First off, you will notice size of end product. Most if not all all that you find elsewhere are very small in size. I wouldnt cinsider them to really be candle molds, they are in my mind soap molds.

You then notice the type of silicone used to make the mold...... most is very soft, very poor detail, and starts breaking down fairly fast... now for most candle makers that isnt so huge a problem.. few make hundreds of candles, same style a month. or expect a mold they paid very little for to last too long.

The Molds we are offering both Used and the New ones are and will be made with the Professional Candle Maker in mind. For Real production candle making work. The used molds were in fact used in a factory, and even though used, are still in very good shape and have much life left in them. that is how they are made.

Now the reality of this also means it comes at a cost.Selling the remainder of the used molds is one thing, but, as we begin offering the new, we will be forced to take the new costs of Silicone into mind when pricing the new molds. We are NOT going to cut corners and cost and build molds of a lessor than Professional grade.

I also want to mention, we have been being contacted more and more by former customers of Pourette Mfg. Co. that had custom mold work done by them...... we are now opening up this as an option to anyone. If you have some work you would like done contact us via the website and see what we can do for you.

Happy Candlemaking!

The Prep for the Move Continues.......

2011-04-27T07:08:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to mention how nice it is getting to know those of you that have called and emailed with questions, requests about the change over and new additions to the mold line. It really helps that so many of you already have items in mind so that we can place them on the list for getting made up quickly once everything arrives here.

I really had no idea when I walked into this that it was going to end up being about about 9 1/2 tons of molds, masters and equiptment to move from AZ to Iowa. lol That still gives me pause every time I think about it. Plus just the easy things like knowing what is placed where once here.

Right now we are working behind the scenes to get that all set up so we can work this as smoothly as possible. We are very excited and ready to get to work on all this and show you all just what is available.

If you have questions, requests, or simply need help. please feel free to email or call, We will do what we can to help.

Happy Candlemaking!

Instructions on how to make Silhouette Candles.

2011-04-26T20:05:00.000-05:00

What is a silhouette candle?
Well...it's not really a candle per say, It's actually a wax "decoration" They do have wicks but they are intended to be back-lit and not burned. It takes very little wax to make one, allowing you to have a larger profit margin.

How do you make one? It's easy!
1. Pour your cores (Most of these have two molds to them, the basic design and then a base that the design will sit on..)
2. Using a melted Micro b-845, Glue the base to the core design.
3. Depending on how you want your finished "candle" to look there are several ways you can add detail. Typically you would pour your cores with no dye, then over dip then in whatever color you want, adding paint or oiled metallics(rub &buff) and finishing off with a dip into some gloss. Check out the video below to see how a snowman silhouette was made.
Originally Posted by Glowlite Candles

2011-04-26T19:54:00.000-05:00

Buy the Silicone candle mold here. You can click on the picture to enlarge it.

I received a few emails about the flamingo candle, and since the majority of the questions were in regards to the 2 tone color, I want to show how it’s done.
I want to start by mentioning that novelty candle making can be a bit different than making pillars or jar candles. There may seem like there are a lot steps to it, but the learning curve is pretty short.

I trust that you have completed your own research and are using the typical safety techniques associated with candle making. So much of it is trial and error. That's part of the beauty of making your own candles. If you don't like it, you can always re-melt it.

This little tutorial explains how “I” made the candle, just because it works for me and the materials I use, doesn't mean you will get the same results. You will need to do your own testing and practice practice practice.

Materials: You need your core candle. Two pots of wax with concentrated dye: one pot green, one pot pink (make sure your pots are deep enough to dip the candle into. You’ll also need some black paint (cheapy acrylic paint is perfect, I get mine at Micheals Craft store for .69 cents) a paintbrush. Last but not least you want to finish it off with some spray gloss (this is what I used for the candle) or a bucket of dipping glaze. It’s up to you to decide if you want to use this stuff, but it really makes those colors pop!

When making your core candles, don't forget to leave the wick long. You'll be holding the wick while you make your dips into the colored wax or into the dipping glaze. If you pour your cores and add your wick later, make sure you secure the wick well enough that it doesn't pull out of the candle. (Its sucks to lose a candle in a tub of dipping glaze.)

Heat both pots of your concentrated dye mix to about 180. It doesn't really matter which color you start with, I started with pink; holding the bottom of the candle I dipped the top part into the wax, after two dips, I set it aside for a moment while I checked my temps for the green dye, I then took the bird and dipped the grassy part into the green dye mix. The more you dip, the thicker the layers will be, So don’t do to many.

Now get out your black paint and paintbrush and paint the legs, eyes and the face part..or you can elimate that altogether, it’s really up to you. I did search online to see what a real flamingo looked like. I didn't find any with black faces but I think it looked better than without.

Finish your flamingo off with a coat of dipping glaze or spray gloss, and trim the wick. Viola you’re done.
Posted by Glowlite Candles