The IOD Décor Moulds are made from food-safe materials (do not use the same set for food and crafts) and can be used to transform and create baked goods, furniture, soaps, jewelry, and just about anything you can think up in that creative brain of yours.
DIFFERENT MEDIUMS
IOD Décor Moulds can be used with many different mediums. We will cover the two most common here, Air-Dry Clay and Casting Resins. But we know artists who use Epoxy Clay, Ceramic Clay, Play-Dough, Hot Glue, Sugar Cookie Dough, Fondant, Herb Butter, and Chocolate in our Moulds. Every medium has its own characteristics, challenges, and virtues.
Air-Dry Clay:
Air-dry clay, or paper clay: IOD paper clay is an air-dry medium and so soft and squishy. It’s one of our favorites. Like most paper pulp-based air dry clays, some shrinking, warping, and cracking is expected. We like these qualities for a distressed, authentically vintage look. We like to apply molded pieces while still moist. Using the appropriate glue, softness of the moist casting will conform well to the shape of the surface. For vertical surfaces, use a piece of low-tack tape to hold your castings in place so they don’t slide.
Casting resins:
There are some great pourable resins available. There are slow set and quick set resins. Your project will determine which is the best choice. Resins have completely different qualities than paper clay. There is no shrinking or warping, and the castings are more consistent. If you need to conform them to a curved surface, this can be done if removed from the mould before it’s completely hardened.
On releases:
We find that most of the time a release is not necessary and the casting will come out without the use of one, however, if you are having trouble with the material sticking (more common with clays than resins) a light dusting of simple cornstarch or arrowroot is a great choice.
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