Welcome to this exciting project!

Congrats on getting a Milky Treasures Teardrop Necklace Kit!

This kit has many items that can be reused for other jewels, so keep them! You can purchase another separate jewel and mold from us and make a new breast milk ring or necklace for a fraction of the price of a complete kit!  
 

 

Before we get started…

You will be guided through this process with a number of steps. Don’t worry… you don’t have to be an artist nor have any special creative skill. Just a bit of a patience will do the trick to get the best possible result! Therefore, it’s very important to read the instructions carefully and follow the steps accordingly. We know all these pages might seem intimidating, but the process is part of the experience!

While this kit will allow you to make one unique jewel, we’ve included extra material to make over 12 breast milk stones, just in case you are not pleased with your first result. You can always try it again! We want you to enjoy this process so no need to get stressed. Any questions you have along the way, we’re here for you!

 

What you’ll 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

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.

The below items are not necessary, but certainly helpful and recommended:

∙   Ethanol, nail polish remover, or other mild solvent
∙   Mortar and pestle
∙   Stainless-steel fine mesh, fine coffee filter, or fine tea filter

 

Phase 1: Let’s preserve that breast milk!

(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. Please, note that our syringe comes separated into two parts in the kit. You'll have to assemble it before using)

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

 

Step 2

You can use one of the spatulas 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 parchment paper sheets and use the same spatula 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 (Optional)

Use a fine mesh (like a coffee or tea filter, or even a fine strainer) to separate the larger particles and grind them separately. Repeat this process until you get a very fine powder.

Other method: If you don't have a mesh, you can reuse one of the plastic bags that comes in the kit (ex. the bag the gloves come in). Pour the dried paste inside, close it, and grind it with a spoon from the outside. 

 

Step 8

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

As a forewarning, these steps can be a bit messy, especially if you are filtering the powder. Also, some larger crumbs tend to fly out of the bowl when grinding! Don’t worry, this is normal and even if you lose part of the powder in this process, you’ll still have more than enough for the final steps!

* If the powder irritates your nose, please use a facial mask.

 
    

Phase 3: Creating your breast milk stone

(Here’s what you’ll need: breast milk powder, mold, UV Resin, gold/silver flakes, UV LED Lamp, a parchment paper sheet, a spatula, toothpicks, gloves, paper napkins, ethanol or nail polish remover. 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!

 

 

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). Open the gold/silver flake bottle of your choice, use both toothpicks to break some foil into pieces, and add some flakes onto the parchment paper as well. Adding flakes is optional, but they will make your jewel even more unique.

 

Don’t put too much of any material, you can always add more in the future.

 

Insider tip: When you squeeze the UV Resin bottle to pour some resin, it might blow some air. Be gentle to avoid blowing some powder or gold/silver flakes.