Hi.  I'm new to the forum but have been enjoying Art Jewelry for over a year now.  I wonder if anyone can help me with a search.  I know I've seen it advertised somewhere, but I really would like to find a mold for making ginkgo leaves in silver clay.

I have tried using a real leaf and using paste, but haven't had much success, so as I want to make several leaves the same, thought a mold might be the answer.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 There is one slight problem, I'm based in the UK.

 Hope to hear from you soon.

Caroline

You could try making a mold with a two part silicone mold compound. Rio Grande sells it. (I'm sure you can get it elsewhere, as well.) You mix two clay-like compounds together, then press whatever it is you want to re-create into it, let it set up and you have a flexible mold.

Hello  Caroline,

Welcome to the forum!

Cured flexible polymer clay would work.

But I much prefer the two-part RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) silicone molding putty compound mentioned above. Type those words into google along with "UK" and you should come up with some local suppliers. 

Here's the first UK link I found. I have never ordered from this company, I'm just offering the link as an example.

 Good luck!

~Addie~
 

Thanks for the advice.  Unfortunately I have found it really hard to find leaves (ended up picking the last ones in a park but the tree has now been felled) so ideally I would like a pre-made mold.  I know I have seen them advertised in Art Jewelry magazine, but I always recycle my magazines, so have no back reference.

 Has anyone seen the advert I mean?

 possibly one of the polymer clay sites... www.polymerclayexpress.com, www.theclaystore.com

Not sure if this is what you want.

 

Mini Ginko

 Ginko

3rd Ginko

This lady is in Australia but she has distributers around the world you can get the links from her web site.

 

Cheers

 

Jenny

Caroline, Use a real ginko leaf to texture a PMC leaf that is 12% larger than the desired final product. Then use Belicone Mold or a similar two part silicone mold product to create a mold that can be used over and over again.