Resin candleholder
Epoxy resin tealight holders can be customised with any decoration of your choice, so that they perfectly match your interior. You can also make seasonal decorations for the different seasons or holidays. Whether it’s embedded spring flowers or artificial snow for the winter – everything is possible with epoxy resin!
In this article we will show you how to make resin candlesticks with EPODEX products and what you need!
You need:
- EPODEX PRO+ system
- Nitrile gloves
- Mixing cups
- Stir stick
- Different EPODEX Drop-In colour pigments of your choice
- Silicone mould for candleholders
- Dried flowers, glitter
- Kitchen scales
- EPODEX Polish
- Toothpick
Pouring epoxy resin tealight holders – this is how it works:
Preparation:
Have all materials ready. Note that you should work at room temperature and the humidity should not exceed 70%. All materials and tools should also be at room temperature.
Step 1: Put on the gloves and mix our EPODEX PRO system according to the instructions in a ratio of 2:1. Stir well until no more streaks are visible.
Step 2: Pour the finished resin in portions into separate containers, for example mixing cups. Stir the resin again thoroughly after repotting.
Step 3: For a transparent result you can now pour the clear resin into the silicone mould. If you want to embed objects, work layer by layer and let the resin gel before you put something into the mould. Coarse glitter can also be mixed directly into the transparent resin with the help of a toothpick and then put it into the mould.
Alternatively, you can now apply the transparent drop-ins or pigments to the epoxy resin. Here you can freely decide how many drops or powders you want to add according to the desired colour intensity. Stir the colours evenly into the epoxy resin with a stirrer. All our colours can be mixed together – so you can achieve very individual colour results!
Tip: If you like it more colourful, you can also pour several thinner layers with the PRO system up to 2 cm and achieve a colour gradient by adding 3 drops of one colour in the first layer, 2 in the second and 1 in the third. Then work wet-on-wet, which means not waiting the 12 hours until the next layer, but only 4-6 hours to create a more beautiful, flowing transition.
Step 4: After 24 hours at the earliest you can take the epoxy candleholders out of the mould. However, check beforehand whether the resin has really hardened completely, otherwise it may still deform during moulding.
Step 5: With transparent castings the use of silicone moulds can cause streaks at the edges. You can polish these away with EPODEX polishing paste and a microfibre cloth in circular movements.
