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Hello Crafter,
Is it getting hot enough for you yet?! Now that’s getting warmer, you need some good reasons to stay inside with the AC on! We can help you out with that! Also think of the fun camp projects you could do with our molds! You would not believe how much fun our kids have with their friends when they discover my molds! They love them because they are so easy and fun to make all kinds of little treasures.
You won’t want to miss this! So sit back and enjoy this issue of My Molds! J { Announcements:
Many of you love molds, but allot of you love to experiment with other crafts as well. This is why we have launched a few more lines of products, and to keep it all organized here’s a list of our new websites that you will want to check out.
Our business site lists all of our online stores and more. It includes our contact information, blog link, Facebook Link, and scrolling samples of or creative ideas. We also have our business calendar posted showing when we will be on vacation, inspiring quotes and many craft tips.
And of course you can always find us at { Gallery of Castings:
Have you seen our Gallery!
You supply the Creativity, we supply the Inspiration!
“Sometimes a picture is worth a wealth of inspiration.” Just imagine all the possibilities!
Can I mold food?
In answer to this question, yes you can cast food in our molds, however it is not recommended to use edibles with raw clay. Many people are using molds for candy, frosting and lip balms all the time without any problems, however this is a personal choice. We do have many customers who have ordered our molds to use with fondant, and they have reordered many times.
To help you understand more about the safety of our molds, please read the following to help you determine its safety with the use of your molds.
Polymer Clay is non-toxic, but the safety has more to do with the food that you use than the clay. Baked clay is not going to poison you. Polymer Clay is not a food grade plastic mainly because it is very porous. You cannot clean it well enough to insure no little bugs are going to grow in leftover food. People naturally assume that a material that is not food grade is somehow dangerous. This is not always the case. While there are some materials - some pottery, for example, contains lead in the earth clay - that are in fact dangerous in and of themselves, Polymer Clay is not one of them. Polymer Clay's story is that it simply doesn't sanitize well.
Our molds are made with a non-toxic clay and approved to use the AP non-toxic seal by The Arts Creative Materials Institute (ACMI). However never bake our molds in a microwave or under a broiler and they should only be baked at the manufacturer's recommended temperature of 275 degrees.
What does it mean to have the ACMI label? Go here to find out.... http://www.acminet.org/Safety.htm#one
So, I hope this helps, and if you have any other suggestions with using molds with food feel free to email us anytime. { The How To of Can Do
Throughout history people have said things can't be done. Man couldn't sail around the earth - the earth was flat. Fly? Walk on the moon? No way. Do you often find yourself saying, “I can’t…”? Whether it is a task you can’t complete or a subject you can’t understand, believing you can’t do something ensures your failure to accomplish that thing. Rather than automatically saying “I can’t.”, why not challenge yourself to turn it around?
Start by asking yourself why you believe you can’t do it. Often you will find that it isn’t really a matter of inability to complete a task, but rather a lack of desire. Once you have the knowledge that you can do it if you want to, it is easier to complete the task.
If you find something difficult to do correctly or hard to understand, you can take steps to learn how to do it if you truly want to. If you are having difficulty with a craft technique, see if there is a club in your area that might have someone to show you how to do it correctly. Sometimes repetition will help us overcome a challenge. If you are having trouble understanding something, go to your library and try checking out a few books on the subject by different authors. Often the way something is presented is crucial to our ability to comprehend the subject. One of the authors may present it in a way that makes more sense to you.
Once you begin to stop thinking you can’t do things and analyze the way to do them instead, you will find a whole new world of possibilities is open to you. Go out and enjoy them.
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As always, thank you for your time, your wonderful comments and your generous support!
I enjoy sharing what I do with you and I love to hear what you think!
Until next time, enjoy the spring!
Marjorie with Mad About Molds
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