Liquid Sculpey® Modern Hexagon Vase

Getting Started with Liquid Bakeable Medium:

Please make sure your work area is covered and you are not working on an unprotected surface. We recommend working on the Sculpey® Oven Safe Work Mat, wax paper, metal baking sheet, or disposable foil. Uncured Liquid Bakable Medium may damage unprotected furniture or finished surfaces. Be sure to cover your crafting area appropriately.

-    Gently stir the bottle of liquid bakeable medium. Thin with Sculpey® Liquid Clay Softener as needed.

- Wash hands after use (we have found that baby wipes work best).

Baking (also called Curing):

-    It is important to use an oven thermometer when you bake the liquids so that you can ensure your oven is at the correct
temperature.

-    Do not microwave the liquids. They must be baked in a preheated oven at 275 ºF (149 ºC) for liquid colors and 300 ºF (163 ºC) for Clear. Do not exceed baking temperatures.

-    If you are using the liquids as a glaze or in thin pieces less than ¼”, bake for 15 minutes.   For thicker pieces that are ¼” or above, bake for 30 minutes. 

-    If you are baking on a ceramic tile, then you will also need to bake at 30 minutes since it will take longer for the tile to heat up. This will ensure the proper fusing of the liquid material.

-    When baking these liquids you may experience some vapors or a slight odor. This is not harmful and will not affect your creation.

-    If your liquid project has become yellowed or discolored in the oven, when you remake it, tent it by placing either folding an index card in half and placing your project under it; or by using aluminum foil over your project.

Here’s a look at the mold I am using as it lays flat on the work surface in front of me. This mold came with a plug for the hole where the test tube goes through and also several test tubes.

Add the plug for the hole where the test tube goes through the vase and make sure it is perfectly sealed to the mold.

Start by adding the Charcoal Metallic Liquid Sculpey® (LS) around the plug of the vase mold. Make sure the plug is well surrounded and not host to air bubbles.

Back fill the entire mold with Charcoal Metallic LS. Between bottles of LS, tap the mold on the work surface to release air bubbles. You can also tap the sides of the mold very hard with the 12 mm Ball Tool to release air bubbles. Make sure the plug is completely
surrounded by LS.

Position the mold on a wire rack on top of the baking surface. This will help air to circulate around the mold during baking. I also placed 2 index cards between the mold and the wire rack just to make sure the mold is sitting very flat and won’t be affected by the wires in the rack.

Bake following the baking instructions for Liquid Sculpey® for 90 minutes. Allow to cool completely before handling.

Carefully flex the mold away from the baked LS.

The exterior side of the mold is turned inside out at this point. The interior of the mold is still in place in the center.

Release the entire mold from the baked piece. The plug is still in place here.

Carefully flex the plug to release it from the LS and then push it out with your thumb.

Here’s a look at the baked mold.

Clean away excess from the edges with small sharp craft scissors.

Here’s my mold all cleaned up with the test tube space at the top.

Insert the included test tube through the mold. Add flowers and water as desired.

The silicone mold can be cleaned with rubbing alcohol on a paper towel. Allow to dry completely before using again with LS. The mold should be stored in its right side position.