Mommy Figurine Pregnancy Making

Easily make something tangible of one of your most beautiful moments. Namely a pregnancy statue of your pregnant 'me'! This is handy, tangible, unique & beautiful to display as a work of art.

Hey, how nice that you want to know how the mama statue is made. First I will introduce myself. My name is Joyce, I am 32 years old, married and mother of 2 children of 5 and 2 years old and I am writing this manual for you!

About half a year ago I bought a starter kit for making key rings at ItsOkay. I really liked this and since then it has even become my job. I registered with the Chamber of Commerce in January 2023, because I received more and more requests from customers to make something beautiful. The mama statue in particular is a great success and is often ordered. For more of my creations, take a look at my website Bysmithcadeaushop or on my Facebook page. In this manual I will explain how the mama statue is made. Have fun reading and making it.

What do you need for this?
- Silicone mold mom figurine
- Premium epoxy resin 350gr (100:60)
- Quality decorations pigment powder (colours according to your wishes)
- Gold flakes
- Echo photo (laminate first)

Possibly:
- Disposable gloves , Disposable cups, Stirring sticks , Scales
- Old clothing/clothing protection (resin cannot be removed)
- Burner or heat tool
- Garbage bag to protect your workplace

Useful to know:
For this mom statue you need about 350 grams of epoxy resin.

Making the mommy figurine:
Step 1:
Place all the supplies on a clean work surface. Make sure your work surface is level, otherwise the resin will flow to one side. It is useful to make your work in a place where you can leave it dust-dry for the next 48 hours. You have about 30-60 minutes to process the epoxy resin. It is dust-dry after about 12 hours. I always work at my desk where I prepare everything I need, as you can see in the photo below.

Step 2:
I use the UltraEpoxy premium epoxy resin from ItsOkay. This contains a UV blocker to prevent white or transparent epoxy resin from yellowing. I am going to mix this in transparent cups, so that I can clearly see if there are still bubbles in it. Weigh 100 grams of epoxy resin and 60 grams of hardener in a cup, and repeat this in a second cup. Stir this well for 3-5 minutes. Also go well along the sides and bottom of the cup. I always set my timer on my phone for this. Never add too much hardener, otherwise there is a chance that the epoxy resin will remain soft or sticky. It is therefore very important to keep to the exact weights. The most important thing is to pour at room temperature. The recommended temperature is 15-21 degrees.

Step 3:
After stirring I pour the epoxy resin into 3 different cups. In one I pour more than in the other, this because I need more of white than of for example the brown color.

The photo shows how much I use for each color. It is important that when you have mixed the colors, you can no longer see through it and that it is an even color. You also stir this well for about a minute.

Step 4:
I first pour the mama statue about half full with the white color. Then I pour with the brown color all stripes in the white. With the champagne color I repeat the process.

Once you have done this, you can use a blowtorch to remove the air bubbles. Do this from a distance and carefully, so that you do not burn the mold. If this happens, it will stick to the epoxy resin. Be careful not to fill the figurine all the way to the edge. When the epoxy resin has become a bit harder, we will process the gold flakes in it.

Step 5
When the first layer has almost hardened, we can continue with the gold flakes. For this I use 65 grams of epoxy resin (A) and 39 grams of hardener (B). I pour a clear layer of epoxy resin as the last layer. As you can see in the photo, I place the gold flakes on the first bronze layer of epoxy resin. I do this so that the gold flakes do not flutter around in the last layer of clear epoxy resin. It also gives a nice effect. This way you can position the gold flakes the way you want. If you mix it in the epoxy resin, it will always flow or sink to the bottom. This also has to harden for half a day, but I always keep it for at least 24 hours before I remove my creations from the mold.

The figurine has hardened and can be removed from the mold.

Step 7
We are now going to process the ultrasound photo. I print this out on glossy photo paper. Then I place the heart on the photo and measure the size. I cut this out neatly, you may have to trim it a little, then I laminate the photo and then I place the photo in the heart, I attach it with a little superglue. Then I also attach the heart to the figurine with superglue, so that the photo can no longer go anywhere. There are 3 small pins
in the mold to possibly attach the heart, but I do not use this in the mommy figurine.

And TADAAAA, your mommy statue is ready . What do you think of the result? Hopefully you enjoyed reading the blog and will now get started making a nice mommy statue yourself. I am very curious about your variations.

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