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Perfect Easter decorations made easy: use casting molds for creative craft ideas

Easter is just around the corner and there's no better opportunity to add a special touch to your home with homemade decorations. In this guide, we'll show you how to make impressive molds in just a few steps and create magical Easter decorations in no time at all.

Step 1: Preparing your work surface and molds
Start by protecting your work surface: The VBS handicraft mat is ideal for this as it protects your surface from dirt and damage. Make sure your molds are clean and dry. This will ensure that the molds lie flat on the table so that the mixture can be poured in evenly later.

Step 2: Mixing the casting compound
Mix the powder with water until a creamy consistency is achieved. Make sure that no powder settles to the bottom when mixing the casting compound and that no lumps remain in the compound. You will need approx. 8 heaped tablespoons (tbsp) of Raysin 200 casting powder for the "Easter egg" casting mold and approx. 2 tbsp, approx. 4 tbsp or approx. 5 tbsp of the casting powder for the different sized vase wave edge casting molds.

Step 3: Pouring the molds
Pour the prepared mixture into the molds. It is important that you always leave a rim of 0.5 cm to 1 cm free on plastic molds so that the castings can be removed more easily later. Gently shake or tap the molds on the table so that the mixture is evenly distributed in the mold and any trapped air bubbles can escape from the mixture.

Step 4: Demolding the castings
After about one hour you can demold the castings. To do this, turn the mold over and press gently on the back so that the casting can slide out gently downwards. If necessary, you can tap the mold lightly on the table to help.

Step 5: Drying and smoothing the castings
Allow the castings to continue to air dry to achieve optimum strength. Rough edges can simply be smoothed with sandpaper . This will give you a flawless finish for your decorations.

Step 6: Decorating and arranging your castings
Now comes the creative part! Decorate your castings as you wish and arrange them into a pretty Easter decoration. Fill the vases about half full with flower arrangement foam, insert the flowers and cover the rest with Iceland moss. Set the bunnies in scene and your individual work of art is ready.

Conclusion: Discover your creativity! With these simple steps, you can create wonderful Easter decorations that will not only only inspire you, but also your guests. Use our online store to purchase all the materials you need and start your craft project straight away.