While I was still pregnant, I spotted these baby mould kits at Toys r Us in Sandton. The two kits on offer where for a belly mask and then for a foot/hand cast. We looked for the foot/hand kit in Durban over Christmas with no luck - now with Zara's 6 month birthday pending, I thought it would be nice to make a cast / mould of her hand and foot as a keepsake at this "milestone" in her life. Off I went to the branch where I had originally seen the kits and as my luck would have it - no longer in stock!!! As you know, I don't give up that easily and after a bit of a hunt I managed to get hold of the supplier and she delivered a kit to me. The next curve ball was knowing how "unhandy" Chris can be but my back up plan was up coming trip to Durban and I knew Mark would be a great help to me....
So, on Saturday morning I got the men involved and we started the procedure. Everyone was rather sceptical as to how this would/could/should work.... I must say the instructions were not the easiest to follow but with a bit of patience, perseverance and delicate concentration, we managed to get a perfect foot and hand mould. Now it was time to see if this would really work - mix the plaster of paris, pour it into the moulds and wait for it to set....
We assume that the mould is the same mixture dentists use to make a cast of our teeth. Chris and I were too nervous to break the mould away from the cast so we left the delicate procedure to Mark's steady hand. The combination of the mould and plastir of paris has given every detail, wrinkle and crease in the casts....AGH SWEET MAN!!!! All I need to do now, is find a way to frame these for Zara - Thank you Markie!!
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I was one of the sceptics, but the result is something that Zara G can treasure for life
I must say I was also not convinced. But the results speak for themselves. The moulds came out very well.
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