Sphere Moulds
Sphere Moulds
The Sphere Moulds
Crystal clear soft silicone moulds, made by hand in the UK from the highest quality silicone. Water-clear sphere, orb or pearl moulds or molds to make faux pearls with resin. We have a free Basic Keepsake Jewellery Course here to learn how to use them!
Moulds with one or two depressions. Ideal for making ring and earring cabochons with UV or epoxy resin, polymer/glass/precious metal clay, Jesmonite or concrete. You can include your clients' elements or inclusions such as breastmilk, lock of hair, umbilical cord and placenta or cremation ashes.
Please get in touch if you would like a quote for custom size moulds, minimum order quantities apply.
How It Works
- Order: choose your size and place your order, don't forget a setting
- We get to work: the mould is lovingly packaged within our current turnaround time (see our FAQs and Terms of Service)
- It comes to you: economically but safely shipped, ready to turn into a piece of wearable art for your clients
DIY Kit Contents
If you'd like to buy this mould as a kit you'll receive:
- your chosen mould
- practice direct pour setting
- 1x pair of vinyl gloves
- dust mask
- 3 cocktail sticks
- vibrant sparkle mix sample (random colour)
- 10g bottle of UV medium
- sandpaper
- label backing paper
- 1x sachet Breastmilk Preservation Powder and Breastmilk Preservation Powder PDF Instructions (feel free to decline or pass this on if not needed!)
You can also request some practice ashes/faux cremains here. You might also want to provide the following optional items yourself (not included):
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- LED UV torch** or a good UV lamp for professionals
- bottle of Padico Star Drop UV HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- curved burnisher to push down the points (a teaspoon works!)
- Ultra Fine Sharpie
Follow our tutorials to prepare your clients' inclusions, or buy a pack of 5 or 10 sachets of Breastmilk Preservation Powder here!
Tutorials and Learning
You can follow our tutorials to learn how to prepare your client’s inclusions and build your layers properly. We have a free Basic Keepsake Jewellery Course here to learn how to use them! Please subscribe to Nikki’s YouTube channel for more keepsake and memorial jewellery making tutorials. Click the bell if you would like notifications when new tutorials are posted.
Orb Making Video Tutorials
Learn how to make and set orbs, also known as spheres or pearls, with our YouTube tutorials here
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. Although we use a food-safe silicone, we don't recommend these moulds for use with food due to the manufacturing process.
Silicone Mould Life and Care
These moulds are sold for semi-permanent use and will degrade with use. This is normal and not classed as a fault. Please see our mould care information for more info. The life of your moulds will depend on the material used, the number of uses, how gentle you are using it, good storage, careful washing and environmental factors.
Test Cast
It is very important you do a test cast with each of the Moulds to check for imperfections, to remove any dust attained during transit and to make sure you are comfortable using the mould before making any jewellery. We advise you use UV resin for this and coat the depression in resin before curing, removing and making a visual check. If there is a problem with the test cast please get in touch within 7 days of receipt.
Settings and Findings
We recommend they be fully drilled for longevity and client care, please don't glue findings on. Pearl cages also work. The pouring spout is small, meaning these need advanced techniques but are easy to finish. If you prefer, you may cut the mould (invalidates return) to make the orbs easier to remove. They will then have a slight seam up the side so we recommend practice instead.
Contact Us
If you have any questions please email us on keepsakersupplies@gmail.com or get in touch on our Facebook page Keepsaker Supplies (click here).