Round candle holder

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Round candle holder

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Instructions in 8 steps The two circle-shaped casting moulds differ in their diameter by 1 cm. This results in a narrow version of the candle holder.

Besides the articles listed below, you also need: Cooking oil, craft wooden stick, sieve, pebbles to weigh down the casting mould, support out of Crepla or cardboard

And this is how it works:

Step 1

To start the preparation, put the bigger circle-shaped casting mould on a solid and even surface, so that it doesn’t wiggle and coat its inside with cooking oil. Coat well the outer side of the smaller circle-shaped casting mould also with cooking oil.

Step 2

In order to remove the larger pebbles from the cement, you should sieve about 140 g of the cement powder before mixing with water, through an ordinary household sieve.

Step 3

Pour about 15 ml of water (once the cement is sieved, the mixing ratio is changing according to the instructions on the package) in a plastic bucket and then gradually add approx. 100 g of the sieved creative-cement powder. Stir this mixture with a craft wooden stick until an uniform and castable mass is obtained.

Step 4

Fill the prepared bigger circle-shaped casting mould with the casting compound until you reach the desired height (at best, do not pour quite up to the top). Let the mixture rest for about 1-2 minutes.

Tip: to reduce the air bubbles in the cement-casting compound, at first put one side of the smaller circle-shaped casting mould on the casting compound and then put the rest of the mould slowly with a slight pressure. Once the whole casting mould has been

Step 5

Let it dry out overnight

Step 6

The next day, you can demould a part of the object. Firstly, demould carefully the smaller circle-shaped casting mould by bending and pulling it upwards slightly from all sides. Once the circle-shaped casting mould has been entirely removed from the casting object, let it dry once more for a few hours.

Step 7

Then you can demould the rest of the casting object from the mould by upturning the casting mould on the support out of Crepla or cardboard and then carefully press slightly with the palm of the hand on the casting object, so that the air penetrates between the casting object and mould. Tap the circle-shaped casting mould gently on your support, so that the candle holder out of cement becomes entirely detached from the mould.

Step 8

Allow it to harden. The curing time varies depending on the size and the temperature (at best, one to several days).

Craft Idea Round candle holder