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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Making moulds

Amazing mold putty, wow I love this stuff, although rather pricey it does go quite far, it is non toxic and easy to work with and makes fantastic little moulds.
No special equipment required - only thing is you must be organised because you get about 2 minutes to work with it.

Ideally make your original out of fimo clay, or get something interesting that you want to make a mould from.

 I don't weigh the 2 parts of the putty I just get an equal quantity of each part (white and yellow)  and quickly work them together - I mean quickly, no time to get interrupted - you have about 1 minute so work fast. 


So once it is evenly mixed together you roll it into a nice neat ball, again do this fast, very fast.




Now you are ready to make the mould, press the putty over your original object, start in the middle of the object and work the putty over the entire object, pressing down gently but properly to ensure you get in all the details. Don't play around too much - just push it on and leave it - if there are thinner areas you can just apply more putty later. Just leave it for lets say 30 minutes to be safe. Go away and do something else, do not be tempted to check it out or anything, just leave it alone.

After 30 minutes you can touch it - it should be ready to 'unmould' your original and walla your mould is made and ready to use. If you will be using it for food - wash the  mould first.




Fondant spider

NOTE - The putty does come with full instructions, that you should read through first.
You can use the moulds to make a variety of things including edible items like chocolates, fondant decorations, ice, as well as baked things (it can withstand temperatures of up to 395 deg F - although I haven't tried it yet). Ensure that the item you are making the mould from has be thoroughly cleaned before you begin.

Be creative and have fun xx 

2 comments:

  1. I had no idea such a thing existed.

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  2. I love it - learn something new every day xxx
    This is available in Australia at RIOT arts and crafts stores.

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