Lonnie here with another project using Amazing Crafting Products. Today I'm sharing how to alter/customize some recycled spice bottles into a set of handmade potions by molding/casting a design onto an existing lid.
- Amazing Mold Rubber
- Amazing Mold Putty
- Amazing Clear Cast Resin
- Mixing Cup
- Mixing Stick
- Mold Release
- Alumidust Bronze Powder
- Alumilite Dyes - Fluorescent "Flo" Red and Blue
- Modeling Clay - gray
- Poster Board
- Hot Glue Gun
- Box Knife (razor for cutting poster board)
- Xacto Knife
- Carving Tools
- Ruler
- Sharpie
- Adhesive Inkjet Transparent Sheets
- Glass Jars with lids (I used recycled herb jars)
Steps:
- Create Primary Object – Custom Lid
- Prepare the Part for molding
- Mold the Primary
- Demold
- Casting
- Graphics Label
- Final
PRIMARY
I used modeling clay and the metal lid from the glass jar to
create the primary object; a custom old timey medicine jar lid. I was trying to
get the feel of a hand made copper or bronze cap from the early 1900’s. So
instead of using plastic cut parts for defined surfaces and edges, the clay
creates more of a rustic feel when smoothed out by hand.
PREPARE
Create an Amazing Mold Putty plug to protect the threads of the metal cap. Mix Amazing Mold Putty per instructions (I used 20 grams of each part). Please CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation.
Press into the bottom of the lid, form and let cure.
Cut a positioning 'key' in one side of the cured putty plug.
PRIMARY MOLDING
Cut 5 pieces foam board to create a mold box.
Use got glue
to secure them together.
Place the lid on the putty plug and secure it into the mold
box
with a small screw from the base to prevent floating.
DEMOLD
After the Amazing Mold Rubber is cured, gently
cut open the mold
box and remove the rubber mold.
CASTING
To help secure the casting to the lid, add a small screw to
the center of the lid.
Brush on Alumidust Bronze Powder to the inside of the rubber
mold.
Mix Amazing Casting Resin per instructions.
Fill the mold 3/4 to the top and place the Amazing Mold Putty
insert with lid
in the rubber mold and casting. Let Cure.
GRAPHICS LABEL
Measure the container and make a test template.
Create a layout in any graphics editor software with guide
lines that match the template. I made 3 different labels using the same
format, replacing items, symbols and text where needed.
Print onto the adhesive sheets (be sure to use the right printer settings for label paper and best quality); then cut and apply to the bottle.
Mix Amazing Casting Resin per instructions {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Add Alumite Dye for desired colors. Fill and let cure.
**PLEASE NOTE** Be sure to use a glass jar capable of handling the temps created during the casting cure process. The resin curing process does become hot, and temperature increases when mixed in larger quantities for both the Amazing Casting and Clear Cast Resins. If not sure, resin can be mixed and poured in smaller batches by layering {add additional resin layer after each cure is completed and cooled}.
Amazing Casting Resin is clear when mixed {on left},
then turns to an opaque white {on right} when curing completes.
Completed set – Love Potion, Cure All and Truth Serum.
How would you alter/customize
your bottle creations?
Thanks for joining in. Come back soon for more projects
from the Amazing Crafting Products Creative Team.
~ Lonnie
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