Description
Bead Mould Masters pack of 10 for making bead moulds for Pandora style bracelets. Keepsaker Supplies mould masters are for personal use only and not for resale or for selling moulds please. Please read our full Terms and Conditions and FAQ page before ordering.
Making Bead and Sphere Moulds
Bead Mould Masters Dimensions
Medium – Diameter: 14mm, Thickness: 7mm, Internal hole diameter: 5.5mm (“normal” European bead size)
Faceted – Diameter: 14mm, Thickness: 7.5mm, Internal hole diameter: 5.5mm
Honeycomb – Diameter: 14.5mm, Thickness: 7.5mm, Internal hole diameter: 5.5mm
Sparkly – Diameter: 13mm appx, Thickness: 8mm appx, Internal hole diameter: 5.5mm
Large – Diameter: 14mm, Thickness: 10mm, Internal hole diameter: 5.5mm
Compatibility
Glue-In Heart Charm Bead Inserts: All
Glue-In Thin Bead Inserts/Gold Plated Silver Glue-In Thin Bead Inserts: All
A+B Cores (Forever In My Heart Cores/Breastfed With Love/Always With Me/Blank/Custom): only Medium, Faceted, Honeycomb, Sparkly (might need sanding down a little)
China cheapie silver plated inserts: All
Making Silicone Moulds
Please use a pourable liquid silicone rather than a putty. You can use opaque, translucent or water-clear silicone for use with epoxy resin. To use UV resin you will need to use water-clear silicone so the light can penetrate. We recommend SORTA-Clear by Smooth-On in the USA, we have trialled other silicones but they don’t have the strength and can rip. A shore hardness (sh) of 18 or 20 is ideal but for soft moulds you can use sh15.
Bead Making Video Tutorials
Learn how to make and set beads for large hole European style bracelets, with YouTube tutorials here
You can read our full blog here on making a lock of hair and rose petal charm bead with all the links for the products you’ll need. Here’s the YouTube tutorial video
If working with UV resin we recommend you work in layers to achieve beautiful depths of colour.
These moulds are suitable for use with resin (UV resin, EcoResin, epoxy resin or polyester resin), concrete, polymer clay (air drying, heat curing such as Premo and Sculpey). We recommend removing the polymer clay from the mould before baking if not using air drying clay although they can be heated up to 130°C. To remove unset clay without warping it, we recommend cutting the mould vertically around halfway down. Although we use a food-safe silicone, we don’t recommend these moulds for use with food due to the manufacturing process.
Medium Bead Mould Masters Life and Care
Keep dry and be careful they don’t touch as they may chip, wrap in a soft cloth and keep safe.
Size fluctuations
The charm bead cores are never going to be 100% central as they’re made from glass/precious stone masters that are handmade. They may not be totally uniform, some may be up to 1mm larger or smaller in any direction than our guidelines. Whilst making charm beads at Tree of Opals over five years, I’ve literally never had a complaint about a core being off-centre from a customer, and these are the moulds we use for dozens of orders a wee in that business. If you require a guarantee of perfection please order from another supplier who can guarantee it, sorry.
Ideal for use with our solid silver large charm bead inserts!
Contact Us
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