Resin Castings

Dollar store ice cube tray, win! Super flexible and cleans up nice. 

I haven't pulled my resin casts from the silicone molds I made yet, they're just as cured as the other resin pieces, still semi flexible, and I'm probably going to have to cut them out of the molds. That sucks but it is what it is 😏 

 

I'll make sure to buy the right silicone next time. If by chance these molds are not destroyed in the process, I'll let you know. I still wouldn't use this silicone again though.

I've casted my resin into my molds. I thought I had less resin, but apparently I had more than I thought (and now I'm all out of resin). I used about an ounce total. So I casted into more molds than I thought I could, as well as a butterfly ice cube tray from the dollar store. We'll see how that works out soon. 72 hours longer until the curing of the resin, plus the amount of time it takes me to file everything down to it's proper shape and form....most resin castings will come out fine, but in the molds where I over poured, I'll need to file those down....

It all looks very messy at this point, but remember, I have yet to file my cured resin castings down. Excited is an understatement. Earrings, rings, mixed media art pieces, the possibilities are quite endless.

Can't wait to show it all off!

Okay, so I've made some molds here, which have been curing for a couple of weeks. I have no doubt I can cast my resin in here, but I'm not so sure that these molds will be reusable, as they are not very flexible. The method I used was cornstarch and silicone ii, I covered my hands with a small amount of Vaseline to prevent the silicone + cornstarch mix from sticking, and I used an old credit card to fold it all over again and again until I could work with it by hand. At which point, I applied the Vaseline to my hands. I did not add anything else to this mixture, and my molds cured, but I can see they are not flexible. Before pressing the pieces I wished to make molds of into my putty mixture, I coated them with baby oil. Here are the molds: 

 

I will be using my favorite resin, which I prefer for it's 1:1 ratio and odorlessness... 

 

I will be mixing this acrylic paint called "Painted Desert", which is a soft pink shade, into my resin prior to casting. 

My resin should cure in 72 hours, and then I will show off the results here. Pray for my silicone molds ;)