Mold results

Perhaps transparent with glitter wasn't the best choice for the first casting of this button. Even so, the mold works great! It's lightweight, so it's perfect for adding tatting to it without the added weight of the metal button. The cast piece could use a few more hours to finish curing but it's still solid enough to not lose shape. I could probably use it now to make another mold with two of these instead of one. It will cut down production time if I need an even amount of these doodads for a project. Another plus is that the piece came out shiny. I don't have to spend any extra time buffing it. I need to pick up a few more boxes of this Easy Mold to have for any future mold making. I used up 3/4 of the bottles already.

Molding

Molds...I need them. I made a few with the Oyumaru, but they didn't hold up. It was a good starter but I decided to make permanent mold. At first I picked up (with my 50% off Micheal's coupon) Amazing Putty. Now this was an impulse buy because I wasn't actually planning on getting this. When I got home, I went online to YouTube to see reviews on this.
 I'm glad someone else did a comparison review specifically for use with resin. I'm doubly glad I didn't open the package and start playing with it. I took it back the next day and exchanged it for a box of Easy Mold. This molding product was designed for resin not clay, although you can use it for that too.

I began by making some molds with buttons I bought specifically for that. I love filagree work. The problem for me is finding 'doodads' with the filagree. I found these buttons and wanted a way to get more. I was planning on cutting the shafts off but no that I have a way to make molds, I don't have to destroy the original to get my copy.

I was getting another batch ready to make some of the larger tags. I forgot there's a time limit on how long you have before it sets and wasted it. I did learn that it gets warmer when it sets then cools down naturally when cured. After some more mixing I made four of the tags. One the longer rectangle/key chain mold, it had an air bubble in the mixture. When it set it left it marked. It's possible to fix this little glitch according to the manufacturer's website so I don't feel like it was an wasted effort. I have one more button I want to make a copy of them I have to wait 24 hours to test them. They're ready to use in like an hour but for resin they recommend to wait that long to make sure it will be 100% cured.

I made some test pieces with the Oyamaru molds and I didn't mix the resin correctly. It was still gel-like after the overnight curing. A couple of days later, they are hard on the bottom layer but the top layer is still soft to the touch. I suppose a few more days of curing  might harden them as the bottom layer did. I hope.

Did some thinner pendants. I love the way this set turned out. The small square one I'm going to have to make a second but with just the lace. I want to make a small locket with the two sides.
The small heart is okay but I wished that I had positioned the small heart in the corner better. It lays hidden by some of the glitter.
The square one, the butterfly is fine but the flower moved over. The sparkle and glitter is perfectly in balance.
This row of hearts is one of my favorites. It came out wonderful. The orange glitter I added gave it a nice antique-ish look.
This oval is my absolute favorite. All the pieces embedded lay just right and settled in different depth levels.Doesn't it just make you smile looking at it?