Tuesday 11 September 2012

Making Custom Candy Molds for Fun and Profit

When we say custom candy molds, just what do we mean? As the name implies, custom molds are made for any particular undertaking where you can not find an off-the-shelf mold that is acceptable. It is nice to know you have options in this situation, and can make custom candy molds yourself, if necessary. Your choices are to either order the molds to be made professionally for you, or to make them yourself.For a number of reasons, I encourage you to make your own molds. Occasionally, it is wise to request custom candy molds made for you, but most of the time you want to do it yourself. If you enjoy candy making, you are a creative person who will take pride in creating candy that expresses your sense of design. Since making candy can be considered an art, you should take this to the next level and show your inner concepts through self-made personalized candy molds.Before I talk about how to produce custom molds for yourself, let's investigate the shops where you could have your mold designs made for you.




 A few of the sources you find on the Internet will immediately eliminate themselves with impractical minimum requirements. Making the minimum order, in quantity or dollar threshold, is not always realistic or smart if your use of the custom candy molds are to be limited.Some shops will not have the restrictive requirements, but the cost of small custom orders will be higher at these establishments.The vendors who will honor unique orders will need to know accurately what you envision for the undertaking. The size of the candy must be described in specific ways and there are a number of options to consider. Then, you wait and see if the product you want is the product you get!When you choose to do it yourself, for your hobby or home-based business, you advance your expertise and involvement in a very positive way.




When you know how to produce custom candy molds, you will want to make more and more! If you begin with simple flat molds and work your way up to the more complex 3D style molds, you will really set yourself apart from the rest of the candy making crowd. As simple as making custom candy molds is, you will have fun, too.While the procedure is basic for all molding materials, you need to read and understand the molding material manufacturer's instructions fully.The easiest and best beginner's molds are made using two-part silicone material. This material is like epoxy; when the two parts are mixed together you will have a certain length of time to work with before it cures and sets up.



 The freshly mixed material is shaped closely around a model of the object you want to reproduce.The molding material is carefully removed from the model, washed, and is ready for use. Molds made this way will last for years and years. The creativity you can express by making your own custom candy molds is limitless; you will enjoy knowing your candy creations are unique because you made them yourself!

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