These low-priced, Double-Sided Molds are made from super high-quality, shiny silicone and have a deeper version of our original Large Geometric Mold shapes in the top, and a matching-shaped bangle mold in the bottom.
Each mold comes with a cropping template, clear dust covers, a thorough Maker's Guide, and wet-dry sandpaper to get rid of any sharp edges or bumps.
So much fun, and so versatile! You can cast from 1/8" thick up to 3/4" thick for a variety of looks. Single pour or lots of layers for dimension.
Brilliant Resin (includes mixing cups and mixing wands)
Special Photo Paper / Resin Color Film / Dichro-ISH Films
And whatever else you'd like to add to your creations.
On our Amazon Recommendations Page you'll find the things we love but don't sell, like alcohol inks, curved scissors, great printers, and more fun stuff.
There are so many ways to make your own buttons using Brilliant Molds or a Silicone Doming Tray. Insert button shanks into setting resin or drill any hole size once your resin has set up.
Tutorials for each of these projects are in the following videos:
Silicone Cabochons Mold Tutorial
and tutorials for the basic techniques of Casting, Doming, Layering, and Embedding just about anything are FREE in our F.A.Q.'s section.
Here are some of the actual projects made during this video, although they are much more impressive, colorful and shiny in person :)
This pin was made by combining one of our cast pieces with one of the domed pieces:
CLICK HERE for tips on turning your resin creations into jewelry, buttons, drawer pulls and more.
And more from our previous post...
Here's another idea - use clear resin to Dome Up for buttons, rings, and hair bobbles like these:
Here's what Stephanie in Pensacola, FL has been making with Dichro-ISH, glitter and sequins, so cool!
Click this image to watch the how-to video.
Create these gorgeous keepsakes with vintage photos!
Welcome your new lovies!
The name in this piece was made by bending soft sterling wire into letters. The chain is from an old necklace I recycled, so dig through your jewelry box and reinvent whatever you're not using.
Start with the Doming Technique, allow your resin to set up for about 1 hour, then gently push the bent wire name into the gooey resin, which will hold it in place and bond it nicely.
Click here to learn how to make Twisted Resin Ornaments and jewelry.
First, look what Cheryl Nelson in TX made using Clear Photo Film cut using her die-cut machine, with a bit of glitter mixed into her Brilliant Resin. See more of Cheryl's work on Instagram Roux Bijoux Designs
Here's another beauty made with Resin Color Film, monograms can be stickers, rub-on transfers, or hand-painted:
Check out these ideas shared by Stephanie White, and click here for a link to her ETSY shop:
Inspired by Amazing Maker Vicky Fisher, I'm so excited to explore cosplay applications! Here are some accessories she's made for her beautiful daughter:
So this is a post I'll be adding to as we come up with more ideas. My daughter asked for help to create her Halloween costume this year, Raven from Teen Titans. She pulled together the costume, and I made the accessories - belt, cape pin, hand amulets and upside-down diamond-shaped bindis. I think they came out pretty amazing so I thought I'd share in case you want to try something similar:
For the gems: Cast Brilliant Resin in our Silicone Cabochons Mold, mounted Resin Color Film in Jewel Red on the back of each, followed by a cut circle of aluminum foil applied with a thin coat of resin for optimal reflection.
For the gold belt: You can buy a gold belt, but I just got some fake leather and a clip from JoAnn Fabrics and made one on the cheap. Cast thin round shapes to back gems in our Large Circles Molds (psst - you can customize our Large or Hearts mold sets to get multiples of the shape you want!) I mixed gold powder into the resin thinking the resulting cast would be shiny - nope, just cast them clear to keep it simple.
So I spray painted these cast Brilliant Resin pieces and the belt to get the look I wanted.
For the Cloak Pin: I made a larger jewel and needed a larger lightweight piece in gold to back it. I found this perfectly-sided canning top at JoAnn Fabrics (spray painted above). I didn't need the slit in the middle, but it would be covered with the jewel so it didn't matter. I applied 2 pin-backs to this piece so make it really secure.
You could attach these pieces all together in many different ways, but since I had Brilliant Resin on-hand, I embedded the belt and the pins into thickened resin on the backs of each piece. I waited about 1 hour before pushing the belt and pin-backs into the resin, but it was 104F here, so if it's a normal temp where you're working, you may want to wait a bit longer to let your resin get nice and thick.
I placed the belt in the top half of each gem-back instead of in the center, so the gems wouldn't flip over while the belt is worn. The finished pieces have a nice weight to them.
Finally I attached the gems to the golden belt circles using Gorilla Glue Clear (love this stuff, by the way :)
For the Bindi: I made a few sizes (not having her head handy), simply cut shapes out of our Resin Color Film, domed them with Brilliant Resin, and once they were set up I painted the back with silver nail polish. You could do this on the larger pieces too but they won't reflect as well. She applied it with eyelash glue.
Finished costume (minus the wig, saving that for party night :)
More to come :)
I am sooooo hooked on making resin eyes. I've found 3 ways to do it, each has its uses. All of them were made with our Brilliant Resin and Silicone Cabochons Mold, and all require layers of resin, so leave yourself at least 4-6 hours between each layer for set-up.
Since shooting this video I've discovered that you can make some incredible irises using the petri-resin technique in which you drip colored and white alcohol inks into the resin while it's liquid in the mold, here are some of mine:
These are easy to make, by mixing either opaque colorants or glitters into the resin for each layer. You can use fine or chunky glitters, and even different shapes of glitter, depending on what effect you're going for. Make your layers as thick or thin as you'd like.
These were made by painting nail polish (or you can use acrylic paint), between cured layers of resin. It's important to have a clear layer between colors to give them dimension.
You can also print images of eyes onto our Special Photo Paper for realistic eyes. For these we poured a clear layer of resin about the same size as the iris cut-out, and let it set up. Then we poured another thin layer of resin and pushed our eye print down onto the hardened layer below, to squish out any trapped bubbles. It's best to fill the mold about half-way, so the eyeballs aren't too domed.
This one was made using our Clear Photo Film, and surrounded with POLYMER CLAY and some fake eyelashes!
Here is a thorough tutorial for using your Silicone Cabochons Mold, with lots more project ideas:
Shhhhh, here's a secret, you can use the protectives tops from Secret and other solid deodorants to cast resin!
Fun designs for jewelry making, hair clips, knobs and more!
I love how this hair clip looks in dark hair, the Dichro-ISH film just glows and catches any available light.
And here are some other examples:
On this one we added names to the back printed on Clear Photo Film:
Making multiples for events, swaps or sports swag is easy with this technique. My brother needed lots and lots of pendants to gift at Burning Man, so my daughter and I cast these for him. SCROLL DOWN FOR A QUICK HOW-TO VIDEO
We used our Large Circle Molds, poured in less than 1/4" of resin, sprinkled in some Dichro-ISH Film bits and some Resin Color Film bits. The words were printed on our Clear Color Film and laid on top of the resin. If you have time, Dome Up these pieces. Then we drilled, added a jump ring and a silk cord, and you can feel the love. Hope they don't blind people in the desert sun!
Click to watch how-to video:
If you have time, Dome Up another layer of resin to protect the printed film, and to give your pieces a more finished, rounded feel.
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For holidays and everyday, these make such a special gift. Whether it's a single charm, or an assortment, it's a great way to show off kids, pets, vacation, and weddings, or to remember our loved ones.
