Opalescent Orgone Cabochons

 

Oval Cabochon: 35 x 25 mm

Round Cabochon: 30 mm

Glow in the dark

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Available Cabochons

Glow in the dark opalescent orgone cabochons

Septarian Cabochon
26 ct. - 29x24x7mm

Purple Copper Turquoise
44 ct - 38x32x5mm
most likely a dyed cab 

Unknown. Possibility it is mookaite.
44ct - 38x32x5mm

Paua shell cabochons

Faceted Blue Labradorite
25 ct - 33x20x5mm
Color is dark. Clarity is a little dull.

Rectangle Labradorite
58 ct - 30x20x9mm
Bright blue flash and many angles. Thick cab.

Purple/Gray labradorite
Clarity is very poor.
Have to view at the right angle/light to see the purple flash.

Yellow/Golden with spots of blue. 
Bright flash but spotty
Many view points if you move the cab around

Blue/purple labradorite
Very dark - Flash not always visible but it's beautiful when you see it.

Petri Style Resin Cabochons
These are resin cabochons I made with alcohol inks.
I have these in many colors. Let me know your colors and I'll see if I have them. 

How to Make Silicone Caulk Molds for Jewelry Cabochons

Silicone Caulk Mold Tutorial

Since 2013 I've been using this method to make silicone caulk molds for my resin jewelry cabochons. The silicone molds are reusable and will last a long time. I have some molds that I use to this day that I created back in 2013!

There is only two ingredients for making a silicone caulk mold. You will need 100% silicone caulk and suppository glycerin. Both are fairly inexpensive and easy to obtain.

100% Silicone Caulk

The silicone caulk can be purchased at just about any hardware store. The GE brand that I use in this video was bought from Home Depot. It's very import that the silicone tube says 100% silicone. If it doesn't say 100% silicone, it will NOT work.

Glycerin

Glycerin reacts with the silicone and causes it to cure. Normally, silicone caulk is used in a thin layer and will cure just fine on it's own. Since we are making a mold with the silicone, a larger thicker amount of silicone is used. Without glycerin, the silicone will not cure in the middle. Just the outside layer of silicone will cure. If it wasn't for the glycerin, we would have a sticky mess! 

I used the Fleet brand of liquid suppository glycerin that I bought in the pharmacy department at Walmart. Here is a link for a one dollar off coupon from Fleet's website. I've been asked if vegetable glycerin will work. So I tried vegetable glycerin twice and found that it does NOT work. After doing some research, I've found that there are two types of glycerin. One is vegetable based and the other is petroleum based. I'm not positive, but since the VG did not work, I'm to assume that the suppository type is petroleum based.

I don't know the exact ratio of silicone to glycerin. But It doesn't take much glycerin. In this video I used about 15 or so drops for a small 30 mm cabochon.

Video: DIY Silicone Caulk Mold for Resin Jewelry Cabochons

 

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