Twilight Bella Bracelet

Okay, I have a friend who is a total Twi-Hard.  With the new movie just around the corner, I wanted to make a bracelet for her (you know which one I mean . . . the one with the carved wolf charm from Jacob and the diamond heart charm from Edward).  I knew I had some faceted glass hearts but that I only had one little carved wolf charm; and well . . . that one is mine - lol.  So I decided to really put Amazing Mold Putty and Casting Resin to the test.  This charm is only about 22mm long and about 10mm tall - it is tiny.  But take a look at this!

I have to say how excited and impressed I am with the Amazing Mold Putty and it's ability to hold even the most minute detail.  I was a little skeptical to try this because of the small size of the wolf charm.  I  thought that this project might be too small for a design team post.  But to be perfectly honest, I really want to show off how well this worked and how much detail the finished product has.

I started with making the mold by mixing your Amazing Mold Putty (equal parts A and B) and kneading it like play-doh until it is a solid medium yellow color.  For this project I used very little product but can see myself using the mold over and over again.

Apply your putty to the item you want to mold and allow the putty to set (if this is your first time using Amazing Mold Putty, please refer to their website for detailed instructions) - click here.

Next, You will mix your Casting Resin (use the link above for detailed instructions) - equal parts A and B. As soon as parts A and B are thoroughly mixed you can begin pouring into your mold (It will turn an opaque milky white (see below) when it is completely hardened (unless you are using the clear resin of course).

Once the resin is completely hardened, pop it out of the mold.  I did have an issue getting the ring right, so I just inserted a jump ring into the back of the resin before it hardened, which I think I like better anyway - it's less noticeable than the large wood ring on the original.

You can't see the detail quite as well before it's painted, but if you look really closely (click on the image to enlarge it) you can see that the mold catches every single nook and cranny in that charm!  I am beyond impressed.  I made a couple to try different color techniques.  In the end I chose the one I colored with alcohol ink, but I think they all came out pretty good; what do you think?

To be honest, I like mine better than the original (the top one is the original).  They look even better in person.  So, for all you Twi-Hards out there (or anyone else who has a one-of-a-kind piece that you want to use more than once). . . just think of the possibilities.

Make sure to check out the Amazing Mold Putty website to sample (or replenish) these Amazing products. Visit their blog for more Amazing projects.

Thanks for stopping in to check out my project.

~ Make Today Count

Wendy

Spooky Doll Head Mold

 

Hi everyone and Happy Halloween.  I am so glad to be on this Design Team and share my very first post.  I thought something spooky was in order.  I do love using the putty and
incorporating it into a collage.  Edgar A. Poe is probably the father of the American suspense and horror literature.  I so enjoy using real life people in my work, and it was a natural choice for me to select Poe.  Let's begin:  Take equal amounts part A and B putty, knead them together until color is uniform throughout the mixture.

These are the large jars of putty, and boy am I glad to have them for this project, because it was large and reguired quite a bit.  Amazing Mold Putty is also sold in smaller amounts, but there are so many great projects one can do, large is best.

 

 

 

 This is an antique doll head primed and ready to use for another project. I thought it would make a great mold.  It does have some crackles (adds character, don't you think?).

 

 

 

 

This is the mold, cured, ready to use. 

 

 

  

 

I inserted Sculpey into the mold ensuring not to press too hard around the features of the face.  I did once and trust me your work will look like Porky Pig.  Gentle touches are best, be sure that the clay is conditioned fully before use.

 

  

This is the finished clay, removed from the mold, baked, a faithful likeness of the original despite the macabre touches I added, "red to represent red death" and a touch of gold and black on the cheeks and lips. 

  

 

 

This is the canvas prepared by painting, stenciling,and general altering with paint and ink. 

 

 

 

Assorted ephemera, all copies of originals from a mini bio. of Mr. Poe.  Some of it is written in his own hand.  Letters spelling  "mask" are also seen. 

 

 

 

 

This is the finished piece.  The 3-D mold adds so much to the interest of the art.  Mold putty is a wonderful addition to your art supply closet.  Versatile, easy to use, inspires creativity, are all apt descriptions of ths fine product.  Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you join us regularly.  Comments are appreciated.   Have a great Thanksgiving and spooky Halloween.  Joyce 



 

Amazing Dog Nose Print Mold and Resin Pendant

Amazing Dog Nose Print Mold and Resin Pendant

I've seen advertised where you can get your dog's nose in a silver necklace. A dog's nose print is like a person's fingerprint, it is individualized for each dog. I really really wanted one but they are $199.00 and up! AND I have 4 dogs...so which to choose? So I decided to make my own with Amazing Mold Putty and resin. These are my results.

Materials:
A Dog or four
Amazing Mold Putty
Amazing Casting Resin
Dyes (Black)
Metallic Powders or Terri Sproul Silver Mixers
Craft Stick
Paper Cups for resin
2 Large Jump Rings
E6000
Large Fingernail file (from dollar store)

Directions:

Make sure you have a dog that is patient or like my Sassy, so eager to please she will let me do just about anything to her. I tested her out by holding my fingers on her nose to make sure she would breathe out her mouth. I was too scared to leave the mold too long on her nose so mine is a tad distorted from pulling it off after about 30 seconds. I may try again but I was so tickled at these results I had to post what I made.


Step 1

Step 3

1. Add equal parts of the Amazing Mold Putty (follow directions on the box). Once mixed place over the nose of your pooch. Hold it on your pooch for a minute and then pull off. If your dog can last longer, leave it on for a few minutes...but mine got a little restless.
2. Mix the Amazing Casting Resin together and add in some Black Alumilite Dye. If you have some of the Metallic powders for the resin then you can coat the inside of the mold with some metallic powders. I opted for Terri Sproul mixers. You can also use Rub Buff for that step...I will discuss later.
3. Pour resin in your mold. Wait five minutes and pop out of the mold.
4. Now you can use your fingernail file and clean up any edges. I also used the file to make my nose more pointed on the bottom instead of an oval blob.
5. At this step you can add your Rub Buff or Mixers to bring out the detail of the nose. I used Sakura 3d Laquer and mixed in some silver Terri Sproul mixers and used my finger to apply it to the surface of the nose. This will bring out the details.
6. Glue (E6000) jump rings on the back, overhanging the edges just enough that a chain will slide through.
7. Let dry and slide on a chain.



Left. Nose without silver Center. Applying silver Right With silver highlights.

Tanya Ruffin,

Create Studios

Treats to Die For!

CUPCAKES - MOLD PUTTY AND CHOCOLATE?

 

Why not!

Todays post was created to show you that Mold Putty isn't just for pouring resin into it, but can be made for all kinds of pourable liquids that will turn solid, like chocolate.

 

Lets get started. In keeping with the Halloween theme this month, I choose a couple of plastic Halloween decorations that weren't being used for anything. They were the right size (so I thought) and had cool cut-outs (again, so I thought) read on.

First I made my molds by combining equal Parts of  The Amazing Mold Putty.

 

Mix Equal parts of Part A and Part B of the Mold Putty together and form into a pancake shape.

 

Press the plastic Halloween shape into the mold and let this set up.

 

Once the molds are set the next step is to melt your chocolate. I used a double boiler on the stove to melt my chocolate, but it could be melted in the microwave as well.

 

 

Once your chocolate is set up, your ready to pour the chocolate into your mold. I scraped the top layer of chocolate off and set the mold into the freezer to harden.

 

Now I'd like to tell you that this was full proof, but I haven't tried anything like this before, so......

A couple of things, make sure you release your mold very gently or the chocolate will crack and unless you are a seasoned pro at making chocolate and pouring molds, use molds that have solid shapes to them, cut- out shapes I found really fussy to work with as a beginner.

So my first couple of chocolate molds were complete flops, but the bonus was that I was able to put the chocolate back into the pot and try again.

 

Here was my first attempt.....remember I scraped the top off

With my second attempt I built up my chocolate so that it was alot thicker and much more solid, that way it would unmold into one solid piece (and besides who wants a little piece of chocolate anyway)

 

Leave yourself lots of time for letting your chocolate harden or make lots of molds.

I'm not sure I would make alot of these, but as a "feature" piece this would be the way to go, as you can get alot of detail. I would also make much smaller molds for chocolate. And I discovered that my chocolate stayed creamy for quite awhile, which was awesome for my many attempts at cupcake decorating. A little trimming with the pairing knife was necessary.

 



 

 

Thanks for hanging in there with me thru this post, this was a lot of fun and would be a fun way to share some time in the kitchen with your favorite little person!

 



My new Muse-One Hand Sam

I know-I know- Every month it seems lately that I am doing Halloween Projects. But I love them and they sit in my house all year long. I have found I am not the only one who does this so my weirdness isn't all that weird! THIS is why I love Amazing Mold Putty and Resin. My husband has a figure that sits in his office. I stare at it every time I go in there and think...I want to mold that! Well he finally gave in and let me but scared me so much about the figures hair I kinda held the mold a bit cock eyed and one arm did not form well. (DO NOT WORRY HIS FIGURES HAIR WAS NOT HARMED! LOL) But that did not bother me-it gave the figure much more of the look I love! Here is my mold Once I took it out of mold I poked holes in it while a bit pliable. Then I gave it a dry brush of white paint, black eyes and red in his mouth and dripping out. I added wool hair, green of course, and added wire so I could hang him. He is now hanging in my Art room in front of me inspiring me as I work! Here are my finished pictures. If you have not tried this product it is amazing. The things you can make and do with it will amaze you! It is one of my favorite Craft items.

Spooky Skull Resin Ornaments

 I have a little black tinsel tree that was looking so bare until I made up these resin skull ornaments! Just the right size and full of enough "spook" for Halloween!
To get started, you will need Amazing Casting Resin, Alumilite Black dye, a craft sheet or wax paper to work on, quick release spray made for resin crafts, a skull ice cube tray, scissors, wire, a dixie cup, stir stick, e-6000 and rhinestones.

 Spray the inside of your ice cube tray with the release spray, use a q-tip to get the stuff in tight crevices. Dab up excess with a tissue, set to dry.  Cut 1" to 1 1/2" pieces of the wire. Bend the ends to make a small loop. Measure your resin in the cups provided. Because this is the quick set resin, make enough to only fill half of the tray.
 Normally you can just squeeze a drop of allumilite into the resin, but I was going for the gray look, so I used a toothpick to grab enough color from the dye and added it to the "A" side of the resin.
Mix in color completely, then pour both both the "A" and "B" resin together into a dixie cup. Mix quickly as it will begin to set.

 Pour into your skulls. only filling half way.

 When you begin to see the resin set, place your wire pieces into the resin mix, leaving the straight edge out. the loop at the other end will anchor it into the ornaments as it fully sets.

 When set, after about 10 minutes or hard to touch, don't 'pull' the skull out by the wire. Instead, pull the mold away from the skull and then it will easily pop out.

 The second batch I made a bit darker.

 Trim any edges with your scissors. Then decorate the skulls eyes with your glue and rhinestones.
Bend the wire to make a hook and hang from your tree.

I don't know about you but once I added the rhinestone eyes...I instantly was reminded of a TV show I loved when I was younger. "land of the Lost". Remember the Sleestaks? :)
Thanks for coming by! Comments welcome.

Skull Embellishment for Tag Mini Album ~ Amazing Mold Putty DT Post

I was trying to find an embellishment for a Halloween mini tag album I was making for a class at my local scrapbook store and was having no luck at all. I could find stickers (ugh, no please) and skulls that were too large to use for an album, and then it struck me . . . I can make my own! With Amazing Mold Putty, you are not limited to what you can find in a store to use in your scrapbooking, you can totally create an embellishment the exact size you need.

For this skull embellishment, I started with a rather large (and bulbous) skull head from my local craft store. As you can see from the picture, it way too large to use as an embellishment on a scrapbook.

So I just made a mold of the face portion - start by mixing your Amazing Mold Putty (equal parts A and B) and kneading it like play-doh until it is a solid medium yellow color.

Apply your putty to the item you want to mold (my skull face) . . .

Allow the putty to set (if this is your first time using Amazing Mold Putty, please refer to their website for detailed instructions) - click here.

Next, You will mix your Casting Resin (use the link above for detailed instructions) - equal parts A and B. As soon as parts A and B are thoroughly mixed you can begin pouring into your mold (I'm still playing with the other project you see so ignore that one -lol). It will turn an opaque milky white when it is completely hardened (unless you are using the clear resin of course).

Once the resin is completely hardened, pop it out of the mold.

Voila! I now have a flat backed embellishment that can go in a tag or any mini album and won't create too much bulk. Don't you love that you can create something so totally different from what you started with using Amazing Mold Putty and Amazing Casting Resin? I know I do.

Add a little paint and who would ever know you created this little gem yourself?

So have some fun and create something new and unusual for your next scrapbook! Make sure to check out the Amazing Mold Putty website to sample (or replenish) these Amazing products. Visit my blog to see some of my other Amazing Mold Putty projects at www.scrappinwendysway.blogpsot.com .

Thanks for stopping in to check out my project.

~ Make Today Count

Wendy