Bookish
IOD Mould | 6” x 10”

Bookish features a collection of classic book spines with ornate detailing, designed for building book stacks and adding a smidge of literary brilliance to your décor. Each spine is cast as a separate element, giving you the flexibility to customize your book stack.

Use it to create faux libraries, bookends, wall art, and other book-inspired pieces. The individual spines can be adjusted in height by adding or subtracting space, allowing for more variation and a natural stacked look. These designs can also be applied directly to existing book spines and journals for added detail and character. Pair it with The Connoisseur’s Library Stamp set to decorate the spines with titles, labels, and ornamental elements to make your own personalized library. 

IOD Décor Moulds can be used with many different mediums. We will cover the two most common here. Every medium has its own characteristics, challenges, and virtues.

Air dry clay, or paper clay: IOD paper clay is an air dry medium, and one of our favorites. Like most paper pulp based air dry clays, some shrinking, warping, and cracking is inherent. We like these qualities for a distressed, authentically vintage look. Our favorite way to apply moulded pieces is to remove them from the mould while still moist, and adhere to the surface with the appropriate glue so it conforms well. For vertical surfaces, use a piece of low tack tape to hold it in place so it doesn’t slide.

Casting resins: There are some great pourable resins available. These have completely different qualities than the paper clay. There is no shrinking or warping, and the castings are more consistent. Depending on the project, these qualities can be helpful. If you need to conform them to a curved surface, this can be done if removed from the mould before it’s completely hardened.

On releases: We find that most of the time a release is not necessary and the casting will come out without the use of a release, however, if you are having trouble with the material sticking (more common with clays than resins), a light dusting of simple cornstarch or arrowroot is a great choice.