Using resin for jewelry and crafts can be intimidating, especially if you are a resin beginner. Recently, I asked Tania of House of Molds to share some of her best resin casting tips to help crafters and jewelry makers get excellent results with silicone molds. 1. Wear gloves when handling molds and pouring resin. Not […]
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Learn Resin Mold Making Without Driving Yourself Crazy
So you’ve played around with resin long enough that you want to try making your own molds. Cool. When it comes to making a resin mold, here’s where you have to start: You need a model. Let me repeat it. You need a model. I get many email requests for help with a custom mold […]
7 Reasons Why Resin Is Sticking to Your Mold
Using resin molds is fun to make resin crafts and jewelry. Like you can make everything from man cave coasters to mermaid jewelry. I can’t think of a better day than that. Until it isn’t that amazing day. Because sometimes resin sticks to your mold and won’t release. Which then makes you google, ‘Why is […]
The 7 Biggest Silicone Mold Care Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
Using silicone molds to make resin crafts? Awesome. You can use them to make an artsy chess set or terrazzo earrings. Now that you’ve invested in resin silicone molds, you want to make sure they last. Caring for your molds isn’t tricky, but I do see artists making mistakes when it comes to silicone mold […]
10 Uncomfortable Truths About Resin Jewelry Molds
If you’ve spent time on Instagram scrolling for jewelry inspo, you’ve seen trends like alcohol ink pendants and boho chic earrings. If you want to make them too, you can. All it takes using resin jewelry molds. But before jumping into making resin jewelry with molds, there are a few things you should know first. […]
How to DIY Resin Molds Like A True Champ
If you’re asking yourself how to DIY resin molds, it’s easier than you might think. Even if you’re a beginner. Let me introduce you to two-part silicone mold-making putty *You don’t need a mold box *It cures in under 30 minutes *You can use it for more than resin One of the good things […]
My Favorite Silicone Molds for Resin [UPDATED 2022]
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If you’re interested in making resin crafts, then you will be eager to know that you can make all kinds of amazing things with silicone molds for resin. Don’t tell the other Resin Obsession molds, but I do have a few favorites that I swoon over. Before I get into that, you should know a […]
3 Steps to Get Uncured Resin off Silicone
First, let me share the bad news. At some point, things are going to go sideways when creating with epoxy resin. You are going to make a big goopy mess then ask yourself how to clean up uncured resin from silicone. Now the good news is that you might be able to do it and […]
Alternative resin molds – Using stamp pads as resin molds
There’s something kinda cool that happens when you have worked with resin for a while. You learn how to make it work for you. For this resin pendant project, I wanted to try stamp pads as alternative resin molds. Supplies and equipment used: Alumilite Amazing Casting resin 2 inch wide masking tape Stamp pads without […]
Molds for resin – Your burning questions answered!
You’ve decided you want to make resin crafts, and now you find yourself with questions about molds for resin. Can anything be used as a resin mold? Are resin molds expensive? Will I need to do anything special once my resin comes out of the mold? It’s okay. I’ve been there. When I first started […]
