Ah, old school Julie! You were a natural right from the start! You were born to create beautiful art and teach people how to create! 😁👍

Thank you. It is so interesting to see how molds are made. 😊

You are so busy and talented. You paint, pour resin, make molds, test paints and other materials. You also make videos and get them ready to post. On top of that you have the puppies you care for, as well a wild birds you look after and feed. And a job - I believe you said nursing. How do you do it? I am amazed especially since you have such a pleasant, fun and upbeat personality. Kudos to Julie.

Thank you for going the extra mile to explain everything so thoroughly.

You are such an inspiration! You remind me of that children's story about the little train going uphill saying, "I think I can. I think I can. I think I can" until he gets all the way to the top!

I'm so impressed with you Julie. I'd be scared of failing and never even try. You're really amazing and I love hearing you talk out your thoughts and ideas. Can't wait to see the coasters with this mold. 😃

Brilliant to be able to make your own

I love the way you are talking after getting a beautiful piece

Wow, you are such a positive person and so creative. I love watching your content and learn something new every time I watch you.

I actually like the blanks with the texture at the start. I think in different colors it would look good. They are simple and casual for every day. Sometimes I think that is what I like the most. edit: This mold looks better than the first one

I really love the thickness of these blanks! When I make my coasters, I really do prefer them thick as these! This was a very informative video! I really love how your mould turned out and I think it was a great idea sealing it using plasticine for the bottom. 😊

Thank you for showing how you make these. My husband and I were just talking the other day about making my own molds. You did a great job explaining and showing how to do this. I also would suggest to use PlayDough (which is softer) to make the bottom. I cant wait to try this myself. I also just love watching and listening to you. You are a great teacher. Thanks again.

Aside being very talented you are such fun and down to earth, great sense of humor, keep it up !!

If you take the 6 coasters put them in a mold frame then pour a thin layer of epoxy to seal them all together, when dry then pour the silicone over that to make your mold you won't have any edges that have to be clipped off they will be smooth, Hope this helps!

I really do enjoy your vids. In fact I've binged on quite a lot of them, and saved a few for reference. I swore I'd never go back on Facebook, but it looks like the best way to connect with you. Much love! You are so inspiring. Exactly what I am looking for.

Just now seeing this video Wd love to do this. So much fun

Thank you so much for your videos. I’m just getting started and I’m learning so much from you....

You’re so much fun to watch! I get a chuckle from some of the comments that you make! 💗

I have little net tents for covering picnic dishes, I use them to cover my resin to dry.

I don't even care that much about silicone molds or wild paintings. You just have a very nice personality, and your videos are relaxing. Thank you :)

Your videos are so inspiring! I love that you do it all on air. Also, that you've branched out into resins and mold making. So informative. I just wish some of the supplies were easier to find in the US. Thank you for sharing!

If you run a heat gun or hair dryer over the Plastercine quickly before you press your blank in, it will soften up..

I love what I learn from you. I saw a women using lego building blocks to build her frame.

Thank you so much for all of your time and effort! ❤️❤️❤️

I love how you never give up. Very creative. I really enjoyed this demonstration. I had my fingers crossed.

Dang. Ive been struggling with bubbles and I throw away my sticks. Now I know! Thank you!

Thank you so much Blessing from Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

Omigosh, Steve- I laughed so hard with the corn starch bit! I have seen someone do it successfully with the dish soap.😊

Great information on mold making

Oh wow....soooo good Julie. Love your passion n excitement as you work. Thx again. Good on you! 👏😊🌸

I’ve very much enjoyed watching your process. Love watching your videos

I now use only the fiberglass reinforced silicone mats for anything that heats up. Saved me from sooooo much wasted effort & materials ❤️

Beautiful and shinny mold ❤️🇩🇰

The liquid in each container won’t dry as they’re not mixed together. Try acetone & paper towels. Then soap and water. Big job, but I’d be trying to save those containers too. Absolutely loving your resin and silicone videos. Very exciting to see them pop up.

when working with play you have to treat it like dough and work with it for about 5 to 10 minutes sometimes then it becomes very soft you're on the right path I love your videos

Thanks for detailed steps to make a mould. ❤

I make sculptures out of Sculpey clay. It stays lovely and soft once it’s conditioned, which you can do by kneading or feeding through a pasta machine. It stays soft until it’s baked. I use an acrylic roller to roll it flat. I think it would be perfect for this.

The plastercene will get softer but needs a lot of kneading like when you make bread dough, great video enjoyed your process,. Kids play dough might be a good alternative but it does go hard if left exposed to the air

Thank you for showing this. I was on the hunt for stuff to make me a silicone mold and this was exactly what I wanted.

You have more energy in one video that I can muster in a week. :) carpe diem!

I bought a coaster mole from ArtResin and that is how they were 😕 they were gracious and sent me a new one and it was the same, sooo, I ordered one of yours, just patiently waiting for it to arrive here in Canada!🥰

Wow you've got guts to do over and over till is the best thing

Can't wait til you try other shapes of mold creations.

Try using candle wax to prepare your blanks for the silicone. Idonno if will work or not. but it does have both properties of hard and soft and is easily reconstituted for many uses.

Wow, that’s amazing ❤

This is a good one Julie ,well done , love your perseverance, you never give up

Looks great.

I’m going to try this, thanks

Julie you got this! Julie you are amazing 🤩

Thank you for sharing this.

So happy you did this video and great job!

You don't give up with anything, do you? And you surely got solution that will work beautifully after all. Cheer!

The weighing would work.. except for one problem.. the moulds you made with the silicone caulk are not all the same size.. you would be better off making a single mould with the caulk.. using it to make 6 blanks ( cus then the weighted resin would work as it is the same size every time) then using those blanks to make your main mould.. because some of your caulk moulds are smaller than the others ..so that amount of resin in the smaller moulds will make them thicker than the others Also the roughy oil slick.. you are burning the resin with the torch.. that’s why it’s discoloured on top like an oil slick or trail and you have a rough bit

Having the textured side would look pretty doing multi coloured coasters xx

Polymer clay - sculpey 3 (sculpey III) It's soft unlike plasticine. It doesn't air dry.

a standard canvas works well for covering as well and the 2" ones work really well, especially if you have a bunch in stock they can be Finished or Unfinished

Awesome. Thanks for making. I have had silicone mix for a while. Expensive so i have made a couple of replacements (bead for painting & foot for clamp) i have been wanting to make my own silicone mold for coasters. Thanks for making this.

That was awesome thanks for the share

This is fantastic. I appreciate the knowledge and I now have a better application for these molds after seeing how it’s done

I can see Christmas ornaments made with these if they are made small and thin

Thank You For Sharing .👍

its called core flute..fantastic craft product

Hi Julie!! 👋😎👋 Much better sized mold this time, since it made the coverage of the backs thicker. Yeah!! I had a couple of thoughts, as I normally do. What if you found some plastic lids that are slightly larger than you want your geode molds to be and squirted your silicone into them. You could vary the width, or thickness, of the edges away from the plastic lids to make your molds. This way you would keep the sizes of your molds all relatively the same. You could also judge the depth of your molds based upon the height of the plastic lids. You could then lay them inside a single mold like you did today. For removing bubbles, do you have a tool in the shop that vibrates a fair amount? You could place it on the tabletop so that it vibrates the silicone. This would help bring bubbles to the surface. Lastly, if you have an exacto knife, you could use it to trim the silicone film away before you remove the blank. This will give you a good pattern to follow, and an excellent edge to your silicone. God bless Julie and lots of love!!! 🧡💙👩‍🦳️💜💛

When I worked in childcare we made our own play dough. 2cups of flour, 1cup of salt, tbs oil, add water whilst mixing to get the consistency you want.

Great job

Wonderful

If a job is once begun, never leave it till it's done! Be the task great or small, do it well or not at all! Is also something my Dad always would make us say. ❤️🤠

Yeah you did it, now I got to wish me luck

I actually like that textured side! my husband always complains that my coasters stick to the wet glass and that might actually prevent that.

Amazing 😮😮😮

Awesome thank you for sharing I'll be trying this for sure! I love making my own molds!😁💯👏🏽👏🏽‼❤

Appreciate you thank you so much for sharing

Hi there I’m new to your channel 🙋🏻‍♀️ with the pink silicone mat you can use hot glue around the caulk to keep the resin from flowing out. You are amazing by the way! You’re so sweet to go through everything in so much detail and sharing your ideas. Thank you! ♥️🧿♥️☺️

Try using a blow dryer to warm up the plasticine before pressing into it

You are getting me into trouble! I am now adding to watching your videos 🤣

Very cool🤗

Well done Julie, the mold looks really good. You can get awesome silicone stirring sticks from Let's Resin - three in a pack and they just wipe clean with your wipes after use - less bubbles too :)

I really enjoy watching your tutorials. I think its great when you admonish yourself when things aren't ready but I like watching the little steps too. Thank You for sharing your tips and tricks. It has helped me. 💜

I to would be so afraid of it not turning out , especially on a tutorial lol. I think you did great on this mold. I want to buy one.

Terrific

Makes me want to try making a coaster mold myself

Thank you so much for your good and helpful video. It's really a great help for me because I want to try make my own molds🙏❤️

Great job. First, your tray sides are made from corrugated plastic sign board. Second , please be very careful with the cuticle trimmer. If it gets away from you it may well cut into your mold where you do not want it to. Looking forward to seeing your first pour in your new mold. I hope it is exactly what you want. Good luck with it. 😺❤🤗💕

I buy a big block of clay from barnes, and it works well can be reused also.

Petra uses a rubber silicone for damming up your blanks It seems to work for her. Check it out. Still they turned out good.

I know its been a while since you did these video's but if you ever want to do a similar one again with the mold making, you can take the silicone caulk around the bottom edge of the coaster press it against the plasticine to create a seal then clean up the edges around the coasters then you can pour your mold without getting the silicone under the coasters.

I just Love ❤️ how you keep trying something till you get it perfect. I think the might interest you I saw Petra using a flower mold by Molds and Shapes that had a coaster stand with it. Have you seen that one? I can see you coming up with a design like that because you are truly creative

This is so incredibly neat to learn about your process! I can’t way to have some free time to try some ideas out. Thank you!

Brilliant demo, thanks so much

بعد دمج السيليكون بنوعيه الأول والثاني نحركه جيدا ثم نتركه فقط ل ٣ دقائق ليخرج الفقاعات الهوائيه وليتماسك قليلا

I think I need a cuppa and a nap now! But you are one clever lady. Riveting stuff.

Instead of poking at the bubbles you can vibrate them out. Just run some sort of vibrator along each side of your container.

Rolling the plasticine out thicker should help with getting the coasters pushed in so that the silicone doesn't seep under. The more you work with the plasticine before rolling it the softer it will be as well.

But still a great video I’m amazed with your creativity

A way to handle clay is to put it in a pasta machine that doesnt slice the pasta. hand powered once can be purchased for pritty cheap especially if you buy used. as a bonus you get all the same thickness

good idea measuring weight of resin.

نسكب خليط السيليكون السائل في القالب ونهزه قليلا ببطء و بحذر شديد ثم نفقع فقاعات الهواء بعصا الشواء الخشبي 33:00

Thank you for this great tutorial 🌻

I'd be wondering if the molds all actually hold the same amount of resin. If one is just a little off in total volume from the others, you won't get the same depth. Wouldn't it be easier to just measure the depth after you've poured? Ty for showing us this process. It's a very nice looking mold! I like it a lot better than the other DIY molds people show.

To get clean edges, what about trying a craft knife to slice the extra off before unmolding? You would slice between the blank and the mold. Would that be easier than going back after to clean up the edges? I can't wait for the navy blue and the red! I can't wait to see you use this new mold! Love your passion and tenacity! Take care and stay safe! Thanks!!!