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DIY Silicone Molds
This waste minimizing project is perfect to do along side resin tumbler mugs and other resin projects!
This bonus project is so much fun! I put it together to go side-by-side with my Resin Tumbler Mug course, which you can find for free on my website here. I think you're going to love the little bugs, doors and sticks that I've made, but you can also get creative and use the same process to make other useful items.
Basically, we'll mold and sculpt items in clay, use them to create custom silicone molds, then you'll have your own personalized molds to catch your extra resin in from your mug project.
If you're doing this project to go along with your DIY resin tumbler mugs, you won't fill these molds up right away. It's going to take a while! Each time you put another layer of resin on your mug, you'll end up with a little bit of resin left in your mixing cup. Pour the resin into the molds, and layer by layer fill them up. It might take all week. But once they're done you'll have a cute little piece of plastic that you can paint, cover in glitter and seal or just leave as is!
For this project you will need:
Modeling Clay - the kind that *doesn't* harden. This is the kind that I used
Clay Sculpting Tools Kit - I love this one. It was really inexpensive, but came with a wide variety of tools that worked great
Silicone Mold Kit - I've used this one a number of times, and I've always been happy with the results. It's never let me down!
Small empty box - that will fit your clay creations
Packing tape/Masking tape - just something to really seal all the corners and edges of your box so when you pour the silicone mold mixture in, it doesn't leak out
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Every time you add a layer of resin to your mug, you'll always have a tiny bit of resin left in your mixing cup. Even if you think you used it all on your mug... it only takes a couple minutes of the mixing cup sitting at rest to collect a pool of liquid resin at the bottom.
That's potentially money and materials going to waste, and you know how much I hate that!
That's why I put this tutorial together.
Silicone molds are handy to have on hand to pour the leftover bits into. Literally turning waste, into something useful!
You can use store bought molds, but custom molds are just so much more fun!
I made a set of whimsical garden molds to make fun goodies to share with friends. Fairy doors, ladybugs, beaded sun catcher sticks... all simple, easy and *crazy* inexpensive to make!
Since you'll be filling the molds with little bits of resin at a time -- and resin that might be different colors -- your creations will likely come out a little funny looking. Striped with the remnants of each and every pour. Don't sweat this! Just cover them in a little glue and glitter, or paint them to spruce them up. A final resin coat (brushed or poured on) over any added colors will help seal the color in permanently.
Below is the video that will show you how easy it is to make some basic single block silicone molds of your very own. It's super easy! Even the sculpting part! I made this adorable lady bug below by rolling a big ball for the entire body, then I used a few carving tools to scrape away a section in between the wings, and to shape the face a little. Then I just rolled some smaller balls of clay and carefully smooshed them on to make the eyes and spots.
I ended up making about 1 resin ladybug with each resin tumbler mug I created, so I started making them match the mugs, and gifted them as sets to my closest friends and family. People LOVED them. I didn't just do red. I made all kinds of fun colors, even awareness colored bugs. I love this mold so much, I found a little box that perfectly holds 3 resin lady bugs, and I'm going to fill it with 3 resin bugs to make 3 more matching bug molds next time I'm pouring silicone molds, so I can make entire batches of bugs in a single pour, they are *that* cute.
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These silicone mold are great for making your own custom resin projects. I highly recommend using them when you make resin tumbler mugs, they're perfect for turning those leftover resin bits into thoughtful gifts your friends and family will love. I hope you enjoyed this project, and when you're ready to make your own DIY Resin Tumbler Mugs, here's the link for my online course that will walk you through everything you need to know, whether your a beginner or a seasoned crafter.
