IOD Moulds are the most beautifully designed, deeply detailed moulds on the market. They 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 more.
You can use IOD moulds with many different mediums, transforming your projects into masterpieces with ease.
Air dry clay, or paper clay:
IOD Paper clay is an air dry medium. Like most paper pulp
based air dry clays, some shrinking, warping, and cracking is inherent. We like
these qualities for a distressed, authentically vintage look. You'll want to lightly dust your mould with Corn Starch before adding your air dry clay. Our favorite way
to apply moulded pieces is to remove them from the mould while still pliable, and
adhere to the surface with the appropriate glue so it conforms well. For
vertical surfaces, use a piece of low tack tape to hold it in place so it
doesn’t slide. My go to glue is Tight Bond Quick and Thick as it is thick and dries quickly.
Casting resins:
There are some great pourable resins available. These have completely different qualities than the paper clay. There is no shrinking or warping, and the castings are more consistent. Depending on the project, these qualities can be helpful. If you
need to conform them to a curved surface, this can be done if removed from the
mould before it’s completely hardened.
- My go to resin is Alumilite Amazing Casting Resin. The 10 minute white is perfect for painted projects.
- Use Tight Bond Quick and Thick to adhere your castings to you project.
- Mould release. If you're going to be creating a lot of resin castings, project your mould with a mold release. You'll be happy you did.