Handmade Christmas Ornaments for gift exchanges using Temu Silicone flat molds

I recently got some of these flat silicone molds from Temu shopping site. There are actually many different styles to choose from. I went with Christmas themes here but I already placed another order for more. 

Each one came individually packaged. Some of them say RCSOOD on them but many of them do not have any identifying information on them. The sample pictures make the items looks highly detailed but it is very dependent on how you paint them. 

Here I used actually premier clay and pressed the clay into the molds. I liked that the clay held the details but they took a long time to dry compared to using resin or plaster. It was easier to make the hole for the ornament hook from the soft clay. I did some more using plaster and they dried faster, but I had to drill to add on the hole for hanging. So each way has pros and cons. 

I made many mistakes while painting them. I just went straight to painting and did not put a layer of gesso or primer. When painting premier stone clay its important to add gesso before painting. Wetness reactivates the clay so you don't want that when you are painting. I'm sure some of the details got worn away. Using very thin paint that is mostly water/thinner. so it just creates a mess. Using thicker paint is better, but the first layers still get sucked into the clay. Eventually I was able to finish them, but going forward I would not use Preimer clay as my go to material for these, or actually things that I plan to paint afterwords. 

These are most of them all finished. I think they make great small gifts for friends/coworkers, etc