Dropping the Bomb, Stretching the Dollar

Whoa whoa. Lots going on at Mctega so far this week. Earring edits, fabric arrivals, mctega tutorial videos, list goes on. Ok sooo for starters, Kristina and I got ourselves some nail treatz at this most excellent nail supply place (thanks Leah!). Floor to ceiling polishes, nail decals, spangles for the nails, you name it they had it. Kristina and I walked away with these neon colors, clear to seal, and stars and rhinestones (which are just the right amount of tacky). Of course we had to try them out right away. Haha we kind of rushed into it, so no pictures were taken as the results were not our best work. But once we properly spangle the nails, we will post pictures.



But onto official Mctega business. Ok so the earrings of last week have been edited. Shortened. We really like the change and think it looks much better on. These earrings are perfect for summer. And we have a longer pair with more colors coming up soon. Neon green may or may not be involved…and by that I mean it is. They are really cool and we will post pictures next week!





Our gem fabric has arrived!! We posted pictures of the sample of this a while ago on the facebook page. We decided to go forward and order it, but decided to enlarge the print. Imagine a panel of this on your skirt!



Haha I like this picture as you can see Kristina’s hands at the top.



Now, for the most exciting part of our day, the bomb drop. We are currently working on a project that requires silicone mold making. We later pour resin into these molds to create the Mctega piece. Today we prepped the parts, prepared their mold boxes, mixed the silicone, and “dropped the bomb”. Dropping the bomb is a mold making technique where you pour the silicone from a height of 3 feet into the mold. This ensures smooth coverage and bubble elimination, resulting in a well made mold that can be reused time and time again.

Here are the parts inside their mold boxes.



Here is all the gear you need: mold release (sprayed onto the parts so that the silicone is easily removed once it has hardened), silicone, silicone catalyst, mixing cups, and stirring sticks.



You’ve gotta mix the catalyst and silicone really, really well to ensure proper mold formation.





Here is a Mctega video of us dropping the bomb! Usually the silicone pours out quickly in thin strands, not very bomb like. But today we used old silicone and catalyst in efforts to stretch the dollar, and it poured out in a big thick wad and quite slowly as well. This basically means the silicone might not properly form into a mold, but we weighed the pros and cons and it is totally worth the risk-- gotta hustle over here at Mctega!




Here are the poured molds. They will be cured within 24 hours.



Scratch the pup. Skully just got a hair cut and he looks like a little girl.



Ok we will keep you posted on earrings and as to whether or not the molds properly formed!!