Home Crafts & Hobbies

Home Crafts & Hobbies

Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams are ideal for a variety of home hobbies and arts & crafts projects.  Easy to use OOMOO silicone mold rubber is perfect for the hobbyist and can be used to reproduce detail of any small or simple model. Smooth-Cast 300 liquid plastic can then be poured into your OOMOO mold to make an exact copy of your original. Great for school projects (note; these materials require adult supervision at all times).

 Give your student an edge by using Smooth-On rubbers, plastics and foams to create interesting models, science projects, ocean / seascapes, topographical representations and more.

• Smooth-On plastics are used to create eye-catching resin jewelry.

• Encapso-K silicone creates clear encapsulated pieces which are amazing to look at.

• The Alja-Safe Starter Kit has everything you need to make a lasting keepsake of your child's hand or face.

Featured Step-by-Step How-To's

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Painting Latex Rubber Using Maker Pro Paint

Painting Latex Rubber Using Maker Pro Paint

Learn the process of painting a latex rubber mask using Maker Pro Paint in this video

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Molding and Casting a Cosplay Cloak Brooch

Molding and Casting a Cosplay Cloak Brooch

Learn to make a mold and casting of a translucent cloak brooch perfect for cosplay.

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How To Make a Custom Charcuterie Cutting Board With EpoxAcast™ 690

How To Make a Custom Charcuterie Cutting Board With EpoxAcast™ 690

Transform a normal cutting board into a unique decorative charcuterie serving board using EpoxAcast™ 690

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Using EpoxAcast™ 692 Deep Pour to Make an Epoxy Table

Using EpoxAcast™ 692 Deep Pour to Make an Epoxy Table

EpoxAcast™ 692 Deep Pour allows you to pour up to 2 inches of epoxy in a single pour

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DIY Embedded Flower Epoxy End Table

DIY Embedded Flower Epoxy End Table

Learn this great technique for making your own unique home décor or to sell as handcrafted masterpieces.

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How To Make Cherry Burl and Epoxy Rings Using EpoxAcast™ 690

How To Make Cherry Burl and Epoxy Rings Using EpoxAcast™ 690

Chris demonstrates how he turns these gorgeous "earth rings" using EpoxAcast™ 690

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Custom Design Cheesecake Treat Using Food Safe Silicone Putty

Custom Design Cheesecake Treat Using Food Safe Silicone Putty

Heather lets her creativity shine by making handcrafted cheesecakes.

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Food Safe Mold Making - Create a Custom Chocolate Treat

Food Safe Mold Making - Create a Custom Chocolate Treat

Learn how to make a unique handcrafted edible treat using food-safe silicone SORTA-Clear 37

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DIY Decorative Resin Tray Using Smooth-Cast 326

DIY Decorative Resin Tray Using Smooth-Cast 326

Using resin with pigments and colors, you can create amazing resin art!

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What People Have Done With These Materials

Custom Paw Pad Soap Mold from Prototype to Production

Custom Paw Pad Soap Mold from Prototype to Production

In order to grow the business, Jen realized she needed a custom branded soap mold.

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Reeling in Customers with OOMOO Silicone Rubber

Reeling in Customers with OOMOO Silicone Rubber

Jason and Jenny Wilhelm, owners of Dope on a Rope Soaps proudly share their mold making and casting process with us.

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A Glowing Success Story In Wax Casting

A Glowing Success Story In Wax Casting

To meet a growing demand, Beeskep II started making their own candle molds with Smooth-On mold rubbers.

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Turning a Passion Into a Money Making Enterprise

Turning a Passion Into a Money Making Enterprise

Sandy’s creations range from interesting encapsulations, to gorgeous floral displays, to decorative candle holders.

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Making A Lightweight, Realistic Brass Reproduction

Making A Lightweight, Realistic Brass Reproduction

The finished casting is lightweight and looks like real brass.

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'Ocean Food Chain' Diorama Made With Encapso® K

'Ocean Food Chain' Diorama Made With Encapso® K

This 3-D ocean food chain diorama was made using Encapso® K, and pouring in stages.

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The Scarab Club 1928 Commemorative Plaque

The Scarab Club 1928 Commemorative Plaque

When Karl Denton was chosen to create a plaque for the 1928 Scarab Club costume ball, he had a very unique design in mind.

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Custom Fishing Lures created with Feather Lite™

Custom Fishing Lures created with Feather Lite™

Shawn Rutledge has found success and scored some big fish with his lures.

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Bow Makers Depend on EA-40™ Adhesive

Bow Makers Depend on EA-40™ Adhesive

This unfilled low-viscosity epoxy adhesive can easily be spread in thin films

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Captain America Tribute Helmet Made from Smooth-Cast™ 45D

Captain America Tribute Helmet Made from Smooth-Cast™ 45D

When Jonathan Hunt was searching out materials to create 'Captain America' style helmets for his clients, he was looking for very particular properties.

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Brush-On® 50 Stops Leaks During Hurricane Irene

Brush-On® 50 Stops Leaks During Hurricane Irene

Long-time Smooth-On user Jon Scott wrote us an email about his success using Brush-On® 50 as a leak stopper during Hurricane Irene.

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Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Refrigerator

Star Wars Han Solo in Carbonite Refrigerator

Learn How Frank Ippolito Created This Full Size Star Wars Themed Fridge

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