Mold Making For Concrete

Learn How to make Your Own Concrete Molds.

Experience the freedom and flexibility of being able to make your own concrete mold.

Are you ready to take your concrete crafting to the next level?

Have you ever wondered how those picture-perfect concrete crafts are made?

It all starts with the right molds, and I’ve got you covered. On this page, you’ll find articles and tutorials that cover the A to Z of mold making.

This includes making sure you choose the correct type for your creative vision.

Building molds might sound like a daunting task, but fear not! These tutorials break it down into easy-to-follow steps to confidently make them.

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Choosing Mold Types For Your Concrete Projects

What are the best materials to use for your concrete project? This informative article will take you through everything you need to know about all the different types of materials you can use for making things with concrete, and when to use which.

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The Best Concrete Molds To Buy: Buying Tips

When looking for a mold to buy, it’s important to know what factors will be important to consider and how to know who you can trust. Take a look at our buying guide for great tips.

31 Unique Concrete Silicone Molds

Ready to buy a mold? Here are 31 super unique molds you can buy to start making and selling the coolest concrete crafts around.

Questions and Answers About Concrete Crafts Molds

Silicone is the best material for making your own custom mold for small to mid-sized pieces.

Here is a project where I used silicone to make a concrete mold.

Concrete doesn’t stick to plastic or silicone. It also doesn’t stick easily to rubber.

Latex rubber can be used as a concrete mold, but it won’t be as durable as silicone, so you get as many copies of castings from it before you start to see wear.

In this tutorial, I made a rubber mold for a mini concrete planter from a cowboy boot planter figure.

To construct your own forms for concrete, you can use wood materials like melamine or plywood.

Alternatively, I like to use rigid foam insulation board and for smaller pieces, corrugated plastic.

Here’s a project where I used the corrugated plastic for a triangle shaped planter.

And in this project I used foam insulation board for a large planter.

Platinum cured silicone is the best material to use to make concrete molds.

Most concrete crafts are smaller sized pieces so you will need a mix that is smooth and has good fluidity without needing a lot of water added to it.

I have an article in which I discuss six different concrete crafts mixes, including which is my favorite.

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Tutorials for custom making your own silicone or rubber molds for casting concrete, as well as constructing your own concrete forms.

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