Did you know that giving proper care to a plastic resin mold will allow you to keep them in tip-top shape for many castings? Here are a few suggestions: 1. After demolding your pieces, remove any resin drips while it is still in the soft cure stage. It will be much harder to remove… Read more »
Using a silicone mold to create your resin jewelry can open up so many possibilities! Another important part of this is proper silicone mold care. After you have gone to the trouble of purchasing or making your resin silicone molds, you want to make sure they last. Caring for your molds isn’t difficult, but… Read more »
As a part of my time in doing resin experiments, I took on the task to see about casting resin in non resin molds such as a gelatin mold. Even I was surprised at the results! A couple of key points in the video: 1. You must use a mold release. I like the Petrolease… Read more »
Five silicone mold casting tips Casting resin for jewelry and crafts can be a little intimidating, especially if you are a resin beginner. Recently, I asked Tania of House of Molds to share some of her best silicone mold resin casting tips to help crafters and jewelry makers get amazing results with silicone molds. 1.... Read more »
Originally written April 2015. Updated April 2020. Don’t tell my kids, but their Legos have once again made it into my latest resin project. Molding and pouring silicone to make a resin mold isn’t always the easiest thing to do. For beginners, I recommend two-part silicone mold-making putty as there isn’t need for a… Read more »
Using resin in a silicone mold is a fun way to make resin crafts and jewelry. Until it isn’t. Sometimes resin sticks to silicone and will not release. Why does resin stick to silicone? Here’s how this can happen: Your silicone mold is at the end of its useful life. Unfortunately, silicone molds don’t… Read more »
This tutorial is graciously shared by Rona Phillips. Originally written October 2012. Updated February 2020. It is hard to find any tutorials on how to make a bracelet form for molding in silicone, so I thought I would create one to help out any one who would like to do this. I wanted a mold... Read more »
Should I use plastic resin molds or silicone resin molds for my resin jewelry and crafts? Originally published March 2013. Updated August 2018. Knowing the difference between plastic and silicone resin molds is important to getting the results you want. Both types of molds can work with a variety of resins, but knowing the limitations of… Read more »
