The Butter Dish Collection
Our Butter Dish Collection is designed to bring together beauty, function, and everyday ease. Thoughtfully designed to support consistency and fit, these forms help you create refined, functional butter dishes while still leaving room for your own creative style and surface design.
Perfect for both beginner and experienced makers, each form is designed to simplify the process while elevating the final piece.
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The Mini Butter Dish is designed to help you create beautifully balanced, functional butter dishes with consistency and ease. This thoughtfully designed mold system helps simplify slab building while giving you clean lines, smooth curves, and a refined professional finish.
Perfectly sized to fit one long rectangular ¼ lb stick of butter, this smaller format butter dish is ideal for everyday use while still feeling elevated and handmade.
While designed specifically for butter dishes, this versatile mold can also inspire a variety of other slab-built forms and functional pottery projects.
Handmade at Pearl & Fern Pottery Supplies and Plants, this mold is durable, easy to use, and designed for repeated studio use.
How to Use
Roll out an even slab of clay to your desired thickness.
Lightly dust the mold or slab with cornstarch to help prevent sticking.
Place your slab over the mold form and gently press to shape.
Use the additional mold components to help define edges and create a consistent fit between lid and base.
Trim away excess clay and refine edges as desired.
Allow the piece to firm up slightly before removing from the mold.
Assemble, refine, decorate, dry, and fire as desired.
Dimensions
Forming Base – 8.5" x 4.5"
Dome Mold – 6.75" long x 2.5" wide x 3" high
The Butter Bell is designed to help you create beautifully balanced, functional butter dishes with consistency and ease. This thoughtfully constructed 4-piece set is incredibly sturdy and made to support you through the entire forming process, giving you clean lines and a professional finish every time.
The Butter Bell fits ½ pound of Butter (Canadian-sized butter).
Each component works together to guide the shape and fit of both the base and lid, helping you achieve a well-proportioned piece that feels just as good as it looks. The result is a butter dish that sits evenly, fits comfortably, and elevates an everyday object into something special.
While designed with butter dishes in mind, this mold is also versatile and can be used to create a variety of other forms — making it a valuable addition to any studio.
Perfect for both beginner and experienced makers, this tool removes much of the guesswork, allowing you to focus on refining your style and surface design.
How to Use
Roll out an even slab of clay to your desired thickness.
Dust cornstarch over your slab of clay to help prevent sticking.
Place your slab over the mold form and gently press to shape.
Use the additional pieces to help define edges, create structure, and ensure a consistent fit between lid and base.
Trim away excess clay and refine edges as needed.
Allow the piece to firm up before removing from the mold.
Assemble, refine, and finish as desired before drying and firing.
Dimensions:
Forming base - 7 inch x 4 inch
Dome Mold - 3 inch wide x 3 inch long x 4.5 inch high
The Butter House is designed to help you create beautifully balanced, functional butter dishes with consistency and ease. This thoughtfully constructed 5-piece set is incredibly sturdy and made to support you through the entire forming process, giving you clean lines and a professional finish every time.
The Butter House fits 1 pound of Butter (Canadian-sized butter).
Each component works together to guide the shape and fit of both the base and lid, helping you achieve a well-proportioned piece that feels just as good as it looks. The result is a butter dish that sits evenly, fits comfortably, and elevates an everyday object into something special.
While designed with butter dishes in mind, this mold is also versatile and can be used to create a variety of other forms — making it a valuable addition to any studio.
Perfect for both beginner and experienced makers, this tool removes much of the guesswork, allowing you to focus on refining your style and surface design.
How to Use
Roll out an even slab of clay to your desired thickness.
Dust cornstarch over your slab of clay to help prevent sticking.
Place your slab over the mold form and gently press to shape.
Use the additional pieces to help define edges, create structure, and ensure a consistent fit between lid and base.
Trim away excess clay and refine edges as needed.
Allow the piece to firm up before removing from the mold.
Assemble, refine, and finish as desired before drying and firing.
Dimensions:
Forming base - 9.5 inch x 6.5 inch
Dome Mold - 4 inch wide x 7 inch long x 3 inch high
The Butter Dome is designed to help you create beautifully balanced, functional butter dishes with consistency and ease. This thoughtfully constructed 5-piece set is incredibly sturdy and made to support you through the entire forming process, giving you clean lines and a professional finish every time.
The Butter Dome fits 1 pound of butter (Canadian-sized butter).
Each component works together to guide the shape and fit of both the base and lid, helping you achieve a well-proportioned piece that feels just as good as it looks. The result is a butter dish that sits evenly, fits comfortably, and elevates an everyday object into something special.
While designed with butter dishes in mind, this mold is also versatile and can be used to create a variety of other forms — making it a valuable addition to any studio.
Perfect for both beginner and experienced makers, this tool removes much of the guesswork, allowing you to focus on refining your style and surface design.
How to Use
Roll out an even slab of clay to your desired thickness.
Dust cornstarch over your slab of clay to help prevent sticking.
Place your slab over the mold form and gently press to shape.
Use the additional pieces to help define edges, create structure, and ensure a consistent fit between lid and base.
Trim away excess clay and refine edges as needed.
Allow the piece to firm up before removing from the mold.
Assemble, refine, and finish as desired before drying and firing.
Dimensions:
Forming base - 9.5 inch x 6.5 inch
Dome Mold - 4 inch wide x 7 inch long x 3.5 inch high