Tutorial - How to Make Glue Melt Embellishments

Easy process using basic craft supplies

Embellishment Tutorial at Sew Can Do Blog

"The concept was pretty simple.  Just heat a stick in a high temp glue gun and trigger the melted goo into the molds.  After 10 minutes they're hardened and ready to paint.  I learned you have to work super fast - the stuff sets in seconds, so it's a bit tricky to get into the little crevices in the detailed shapes and to avoid air bubbles.  Opposite to the directions (that said to start in the middle), I started in the nooks and crannies after a few dud results".... Read more

Tutorial - How to Make and Use a Positive Mold / Mould

The queen of moulds and tutorials is back. Doesn't she make you want to dive into ceramics?

Positive Mold / Mould Tutorial at ArtMind
"When you make a positive mould, you press clay onto the mould instead of into the mould. Usually you work with clay plaques and that's what I'm going to do too!
First I'll show you how to make the mould, which is a piece of cake, and then I'll make a little plate that you can use for fruit, chocolates, tealightholders,......" Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Mould / Mold Using Cardboard

Ingenious I tell ya!

Mould Using Cardboard Tutorial at ArtMind
"This how-to will show you how to make a mould of your own design with the card board method. It's not meant for big objects but it works really well for small, conical objects..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make Stamps from Plaster

If you work with clay, just imagine having your own personal stamps. Now you can make a whole collection using just about anything!

Plaster Stamp Tutorial at ArtMind
"Plaster stamps are not hard to make and they are great fun to use in your modeling projects. You can use regular stamps too but they are much softer so sometimes it's hard to use them for pressing into clay..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Use a Mould / Mold

This shows you how to use the moulds that ArtMind taught us to make in an earlier tutorial. What fabulous results!

Use a Mould Tutorial at ArtMind
"A quick how-to on how to work with a mould. There are numerous ways, I'm just showing you mine..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Carve Plaster to Make a Mould / Mold

The carving itself looks like a lot of fun. The unlimited possibilities with this one are staggering.

Carve Plaster Tutorial at ArtMind
"It's such a simple way to reach wonderful results. It's especially a very fun activity to do with kids..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Double Mould / Mold

Another Mould tutorial from ArtMind. Doesn't seem any more difficult than the single mould. Such different results can be achieved with the double!

Double Mould Tutorial at ArtMind
"The most important thing when you make a double mould is marking the exact middle of the object you want to mould..." Read more

Tutorial - How to Make a Single Mould / Mold

Who knew it was so easy? Easily available supplies too.

Single Mould Tutorial at ArtMind
"As I have been making moulds the last couple of days, I'd thought I'd share with you how to make them. Moulds are very useful for repetitive tasks for example if you work with polymer, paperclay, ceramic clay, papier maché,...Making a mould is not difficult, it's just a bit messy..." Read more