Fresholi | Melting Pot Café

 
This time of year there are loads of chocolate boxes circulating. One ended up on our table and was quickly emptied. When I was about to sort it into recycle bins I thought the cavities looked like a mould and figured I'd have to try. So here are wax melts in progress.
Didn't want to fill them to the top in one go in case they'd bulge so I'm taking it in three steps.
I melted the wax as usual, added the colours and scent then let it cool as much as possible but still being liquid, about 50-55C.
Works so far.  :)

The file woudn't open for me Eva  :(

I like it! Very nice idea :) Would work well for bath melts too I'd imagine. Gives us all an excuse to go and buy chocolates now ;)

Sorry Polly, don't know the reason for that. I've only uploaded the pic here to Fresholi so it's not on another server. Maybe Elaine will know why.

Very creative, Eva. I'm surprised it didn't melt.

Eire

I se it now - very creative - they'll make lovely melts Eva  :buttrf:

What a good idea. They look great.

Ok, here they are. Much worth the try. And the mould is fit to go again, they came clean out.  :buttrf:

Fabulous!

Ooops. The pic is turned wrong. Oh well, you get the idea. :)

A goodly result Eva (particularly as you can use the "mould" again).

Cute idea Eva!

Great idea!

They look really good, esp for a free mould, I really like the two tone colours
 :buttrf:

They look lovely you have such patience

I like the 2 colours too, Eva, they look very pretty  :buttrf:

They are lovely Eva, and great that you can use the mould again  :trroll:

wow its  a nice idea. do they all weigh the same.

Now if there wasn't that law about food-a-likes you could buy the inserts for choccies and the boxes to go with them and market them as cocoa butter tuffles.
The results look fab Eva, I love the 2 tone colours, very smart!

I like! Really pretty :)

Yes, about the same all of them.

Lovely!
 
Oh, Eva, you have the guts to do things I think of but for some reason never pursue!...

My neighbours eat a lot of chocs and biscuits, and every week I look at their recycling bin and think I should try it. 

I think the cleaning puts me off... Any chance you threw threw the moulds in the dishwasher???

I have spoken to TS about the foody lookalikes and they have assured me it's OK to make soap and other stuff that looks like food providing you put on the package that it's not for human consumption and/or suitable for children. It's more for things like rubbers and things that could cause harm or death if swallowed, soap wouldn't

No, I don't think it will survive the dishwasher.
These were not messy or slobbed so they passed as ok. :)

Thanks, Eva - that's the problem with my 'supplier', as the moulds have been sitting outdoors and would definitely need cleaning...   ;)

Great to know. Thanks for the heads up!  :buttrf:

Andy you could also make a permanent mould with silicon ones you pick out your favourite shapes, on saying this, you would have to give EJ a heads up, she's  showed  how to do it and i even bought the silicon and plaster casting thing but so far have not gathered the courage to do it.