Heraldry IOD Mould

Description

Description

Heraldry Mould

Introducing the Heraldry IOD Mould, a collection of emblems steeped in medieval history, traditionally used to craft family crest compilations. Designed for mixability, this mould gives you the creative freedom to build a bespoke emblem that reflects your heritage and family values.

Heraldry features elegant crests, stately flourishes, and perfectly symmetrical wings (a symbol of protection) that would feel right at home above a grand fireplace. These elements would be stunning on furniture, reloved vintage book covers, or even small decor pieces like trinket boxes and gallery art on an IOD Arched Wood Blank.

The wings from Heraldry fit perfectly with the unicorns from our enchanting Unicorn Mould—it’s like they were made for each other! They also fit around the sacred heart ( a symbol of eternal hope ) beautifully to create an inspiring symbolic and dramatic feature compilation.

Try pairing Heraldry with the Chanticleer, unicorn, or Leonidas Moulds to create a majestic, old-world design. Painted in a bronze or verdigris patina, these elements would be breathtaking!

This one’s all about legacy, and it’s ready to become a treasured part of your creative repertoire.

Measures 6″ x 10″

DIFFERENT MEDIUMS.

IOD Décor Moulds can be used with many different mediums. We will cover the two most common here. Every medium has its own characteristics, challenges, and virtues.

Air dry clay, or paper clay: IOD paper clay is an air dry medium, and one of our favorites. Like most paper pulp based air dry clays, some shrinking, warping, and cracking is inherent. We like these qualities for a distressed, authentically vintage look. Our favorite way to apply moulded pieces is to remove them from the mould while still moist, and adhere to the surface with the appropriate glue so it conforms well. For vertical surfaces, use a piece of low tack tape to hold it in place so it doesn’t slide.

Casting resins: There are some great pourable resins available.  We love Amazing Cast resin. These have completely different qualities than the paper clay. There is no shrinking or warping, and the castings are more consistent. Depending on the project, these qualities can be helpful. If you need to conform them to a curved surface, this can be done if removed from the mould before it’s completely hardened.

On releases: We find that most of the time a release is not necessary and the casting will come out without the use of a release, however, if you are having trouble with the material sticking (more common with clays than resins), a light dusting of simple cornstarch or arrowroot is a great choice.

See a tutorial for using the moulds with clay here.