CaraBou, I just poured in the light purple almost to the top, then I alternated white and dark purple in straight lines down the length of the mold off to one side. I was going for more of a light, tiger stripe drop and expected the light and dark to spread down to the bottom, and out toward the sides. I'm guessing the lavender part thickened quickly so the stripes stayed together. Then I did one "swoop" with the hanger and topped off with the remaining lavender.