DIY Kit Instructions

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

This kit contains everything you’ll need to create your unique jewel, except for a couple of things you'll find at home:

∙ 1 x Small bowl

∙ 1 x Small spoon

∙ Paper napkins or tissues

∙ 3ml or 0.6tsp of breast milk

∙ teaspoon or syringe

∙ parchment paper

Your breast milk can be fresh or frozen. It can be even 5+ years old, as long as it has been well preserved. Spoiled milk is not suitable for this process.

PHASE 1 lets preserve that breastmilk!

Here’s what you’ll need: breast milk, preservation powder, a syringe, a small bowl, a small spoon or a spatula, and one parchment paper sheet.

Make sure the breast milk you use has been well preserved and there are no signs of spoilage. While you can boil breast milk to kill bacteria before using it, make sure it cools off prior to starting this phase as our preservation powder works best with breast milk at either fridge or room temperature conditions.

STEP 1

Open the container with our Milky dust preservation powder and pour it all in a small bowl. Once you have your well-preserved breast milk at fridge or room temperature, use a syringe to measure 3ml of breast milk and pour it into the same small bowl where you put the Milky dust preservation powder.

STEP 2

You can use one of the stir bars or a small spoon to mix the breast milk and the preservation powder. Do this until you get a liquidly-white paste.

STEP 3

Pour the paste from Step #2 onto one of the silicone coated sheets and use the same stir bar or spoon to spread it out so the white paste can dry.

STEP 4

Let it rest in a dry place at room temperature for 24 hours.

* Our preservation powder is made of non-toxic and natural ingredients so it’s safe to let the paste rest inside your home.

PHASE 2 turning paste into powder

(Here’s what you’ll need: the dried paste you made from the previous phase, a parchment paper sheet, a spatula, a small bowl and a small spoon, or a mortar and pestle. A stainless-steel fine mesh will also be useful!)

Time to turn the dried paste into a powder that will be used in your jewel!

For the next steps, we recommend you use a mortar and pestle if you have one as it’s very efficient at grinding the powder to be very fine. Additionally, a fine mesh (like a coffee or tea filter, or even a fine strainer) will be useful to get the finest possible powder. If you don’t have any of these (or don’t want to get them) you can use a small bowl, a spoon, and some patience.

STEP 5

Take the silicon coated sheet with the dried paste and carefully bend and scrape the surface with a spatula or a spoon. Put the dried paste pieces either inside a mortar and pestle or a small bowl.

STEP 6

Grind the paste into a powder with a spoon or a pestle. The finer the better! In the upcoming steps, we will mix this powder with resin and you don’t want big crumbs to be noticeable!

STEP 7

Pour the powder into a new silicone coated sheet. The final result should look like the picture

PHASE 3 creating your breastmilk stone

(Here’s what you’ll need: breast milk powder, mold, UV Resin, UV LED Lamp/or do on a sunny day, a parchment paper sheet, a spatula, toothpicks, gloves, paper napkins, Please, note that the UV Resin bottle comes sealed. You'll need to open it before using)

And now for the moment of truth… It’s time to cast your own breast milk stone! This is the most artistic part of the whole process.

Here are some recommendations that will make the difference in your results:

∙ Find a well-lit location for this step. When you start to pour in the UV Resin, tiny bubbles will appear and can be hard to spot. We included a couple toothpicks in the kit to help remove. You can only remove these bubbles while the UV Resin is still a liquid and hasn’t hardened yet. Finding bubbles when demolding will be too late to remove and can be a little frustrating. In order to avoid and remove the bubbles, you need to see them first, and lighting is the key.

∙ UV Resin is made out of chemical components. While our UV Resin is high quality, you should always work in a well-ventilated space. Safety first!

Also, resin is sticky and tedious to remove. We included a pair of gloves you can use during this phase and future steps.

With these tips in mind, let’s continue with the next steps!

STEP 8

Take a new parchment paper sheet and use it as a base to add other materials you will need in this process. Add a drop of UV Resin, and next to it, add a pinch or two of the breast milk powder that you made from phase #2 onto the parchment sheet (Don't use all the breast milk powder, it might be too much for a single breast milk stone).

STEP 9

Mix some of the breast milk powder and the UV Resin poured on the parchment paper with a toothpick. Fill the mold with the Breastmilk/uv resin mixture and place under a uv light or in direct sunlight

note if using****

Uv lamp- 60 seconds to cure

Direct sunlight- 2 to 4 hours to cure

PHASE 4 demolding your stone

We’re nearing the end! In this phase you will finalize your breast milk stone and get ready before you attach it to the necklace setting.

STEP 10

Gently take your breast milk stone out of the mold. It will have a matte color. Use a nail file to sand off any imperfections or rough spots on the bottom and edges of the stone.

PHASE 5 casting your stone into the setting

(Here’s what you’ll need: Breast milk stone, necklace setting or ring setting, a small spoon)

Remember, you have enough breast milk powder and UV Resin to try to make more breast milk stones. If your first creation is not what you were hoping for, feel free to try again! Practice makes perfect!

STEP 11

Place the breast milk stone in the necklace or ring setting just to see how it fits. If necessary, sand off any parts of the breast milk stone. However, it should fit loosely without sanding. For the ring setting, you can gently pull back the prongs to adjust to the size of the stone.

STEP 12

Bend the edges of the necklace setting/ring prongs inwards towards the breast milk stone. This will help secure the stone. You will need to strongly push down on the edges to make them bend. You can put a cloth in between when applying pressure to avoid scratches on the jewel. For the ring, make sure the end of the prongs are in contact with the breast milk stone. It should be firmly secured inside the jewel setting.

Congratulations!! You have created your own and unique breast milk jewelry piece. We really hope you enjoyed this project.

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