Making Clay Molds: Regular Clay or Special Mold Clay?

Today, I wanted to make a waffle texture for an ice cream cone, but I did not buy the Amazing Mold Putty or any special mold brand. I tried it with a little of my scrap clay (Sculpey III clay), and it turned out well before I baked it. After I baked it, the clay was a little bit burnt (that problem was on my side). I tried the waffle texture, but it did not work out because:

1. The regular clay stuck to the mold.
2. The mold was hard and not flexible, unlike many mold products.
3. It was hard to take the clay off of the mold (The clay was stuck in the little grooves of the waffle texture.

*For those of you wondering, I made the mold by taking scrap clay and pressing it against the window screen, which had little square holes.

I guess I now need to buy the regular mold putty, or any good mold brand because they should be flexible, which makes it easier to take the clay off. Also, you wouldn't need to bake the mold. You just need to let the mold sit for about 20-30 minutes depending on the type, as I have seen in videos on YouTube.

Therefore, I recommend making molds out of clay specially made for mold-making. Do not use scrap clay, unless the mold you are making does not have tiny grooves where the clay can get stuck, or the mold does not over-bake.

A mold that I have heard of which is very good is Amazing Mold Putty:

You can get this mold (two parts included together) and Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or your local crafts store. Jo-Ann's has mold putty, but not this brand. Aaronbrothers does NOT carry polymer clay, glaze, or mold putty.

Thanks!

~Lily

Mini Charm Update #1

Hey guys! I’m going to show you my first charm update, using the 5 charms that I made a few days ago. The clay colors will be under each of the five pictures. :) (I USED SCULPEY III FOR ALL OF THESE CHARMS)

I made this little pencil clip (inspired by CoolRiceBunnies) with Sculpey III polymer clays: Yellow, Dusty Rose, Tan, and Silver.

 This page clip (also inspired by CoolRiceBunnies) was made with White, Turquoise, and Dusty Rose.

 This dinosaur (inspired by CoolRiceBunnies) was made with Dusty Rose and Granny Smith

 This green macarron was made with Granny Smith and White.

 This strawberry macaroon was made with Dusty Rose and White.

Thanks! If you have any feedback, please leave it in the comments :)

~Lily

Welcome!

Hey! Welcome to my new blog! I'm Lily Frost (pen name ;] ) This is my crafts blog, which includes my gallery of work, tutorials, shortcuts of pictures from other blogs, etc. I look forward to posting and getting feedback from you!

(Inspired by CoolRiceBunnies on YouTube)

I enjoy learning from tutorials on YouTube. If I post anything on here from your channel, I will be sure to link it/mention your channel name. Thanks!

I mainly do:

• Polymer clay charms + clips
• Pastel backgrounds
• Photography
• Crafting ideas

I hope you enjoy this "journey"!

~Lily