How to Create Your Own Unique Push Molds for Embellishing Polymer Clay Crafts

Anyone who has worked with polymer clay knows it is a versatile medium with endless possibilities. If you've been fortunate enough to have viewed galleries of finished polymer clay pieces, you know that it's not just for kids, and not just about making simple beads and crude, miniature animals. There is a simple method you can use, to create your own molds for use in polymer clay projects.

First-it's important to discuss reasons why you would want to create a mold, when you can already shape polymer clay into anything you desire. The answer lies in the question itself. Using a mold in polymer clay projects creates a pleasing, detailed aesthetic quality that cannot be fashioned by free sculpture. Sculpting has its own wonderful merits, but a mold form is indicated to attain a specific value. And when using self created molds, there is no sense of prefabrication or false perfection, rather, the final result is a suitable folksy remnant which lends itself perfectly to any piece. Another reason molds are indicated is that they create a 'positive' copy. That is, molds themselves are negative vessels, so anything impressed into them will retain a true full form. Use molds to create embellishments and textures, dimension, and design within your polymer clay projects.

Materials you will need

Object to act as model for the mold

Polymer clay

Small craft sticks or toothpicks (optional)

Oven

Directions