Instructor: Mary Ann Stage

Lesson #1: One-Part Molds

Materials/Tools Needed:

• An item to mold  

• A piece of ¼" or ½" Foam Core Board depending on size of item 

• Masking tape 

• Glue 

• Small ruler 

• Permanent marker 

• X-ACTO or craft knife 

• Wood stirring or popsicle sticks 

• Small, flexible, plastic cups you can throw away 

• Liquid Silicone Rubber  (I use One-To-One/Rapid Mold Making Rubber from Micro-Mark).  There are other products you can use but, this is what I use.

• 2-Part Casting Resin (Also from Micro-Mark) 

• Paper towels 

• Sandpaper 

• Flat surface to work on

Lesson #2 and #3: Two-Part Molds

Materials/Tools Needed:

• A 3-dimensional item to mold 

• A piece of ¼" or ½" Foam Core Board depending on size of item 

• Masking tape 

• Glue 

• Small ruler 

• Permanent marker 

• X-ACTO or craft knife 

• Wood stirring or popsicle sticks 

• Rubber Bands 

• Sandpaper 

• Paper Towels 

• Small, flexible, plastic cups you can throw away 

• Liquid Silicone Rubber  (I use One-To-One/Rapid Mold Making Rubber from Micro-Mark).  There are other products you can use but, this is what I use.

• 2-Part Casting Resin (from Micro-Mark) 

• Rubber to rubber mold release  (from Micro-Mark) 

• Floral Clay 

• Flat surface to work on

Lesson #4: Resing Pouring

Materials/Tools Needed:

• molds made in lessons #1-3 

• two plastic cups, one marked "A" and one marked as "B" 

• resin kit 

• wooden popsicle stick, coffee stir stick, or disposable plastic spoon to stir resin with 

• sandpaper