Fish Textured Small Soap Dish Slumping Mold

The Fish Textured Small Soap Dish Slumping Mold from Creative Paradise slumps a flat glass blank into a functional soap dish with a fish-scale texture in a single kiln firing. A pre-cut glass sheet is placed on the ceramic form, then heated until the glass softens and gravity draws it down against the textured surface, transferring the fish pattern to the finished piece.

The mold measures 6 inches by 4 inches with a 1 inch profile and a 7.25 inch diagonal, a compact footprint that fits comfortably in most kilns. Creative Paradise provides a One-and-Done firing schedule that combines surface frit decoration and slumping in a single run, so frit is fused onto the glass at the same time it takes its final shape. Like all Creative Paradise ceramic slumping forms, it is COE agnostic and reusable across many firings when properly primed between uses.

What does this mold make?
It slumps a flat glass blank into a fish-textured soap dish, sized to the 6 inch by 4 inch mold footprint, in one firing.

What is the One-and-Done schedule for?
It fires a single layer of glass with frit in one kiln run, combining slumping and surface decoration at the same time rather than requiring two separate firings.

What COE glass can I use?
Any COE. Ceramic slumping molds are COE agnostic, so the same mold works with COE96, COE90, or other fusible glass. Match your firing schedule to the glass you are using.

How do I prep the mold before slumping?
Coat the mold surface with a kiln shelf primer such as a boron nitride spray or a kiln wash such as Hotline Primo Primer, and let it dry completely before placing your glass blank so the finished piece releases cleanly after firing.

Specifications

• SKU: 163984
• Manufacturer: Creative Paradise (CPI.GM217)
• Makes: 1 fish-textured soap dish
• Mold size: 6 inches L x 4 inches W x 1 inch T
• Diagonal: 7.25 inches
• Material: ceramic slumping mold, reusable
• Glass: any COE (COE agnostic)

Working Notes

These are guidelines, not guarantees. Every kiln fires a little differently, so test a small run first when the result matters and follow a slumping schedule suited to your glass and kiln.

• Prime the mold surface with a boron nitride mold primer such as ZYP Boron Nitride Mold Primer, or a kiln wash, and let it dry completely before placing your glass so the finished piece releases cleanly after firing.
• Place a pre-cut glass blank on the primed mold surface. For the One-and-Done method, add frit on top of the glass layer before firing to combine surface decoration and slumping in a single kiln run.
• The mold is COE agnostic. Use a slumping schedule matched to your glass, adjusting the final anneal soak for your COE.
• Let the kiln cool fully before removing the finished soap dish. Re coat the mold with primer as needed between firings.
• The Slide Hi Temp brand separator is not recommended with these molds.

Creative Paradise Suggested Firing Schedule

This is a suggested COE96 starting schedule, not a guarantee. Every kiln fires differently. Test a small run and adjust the schedule for your glass and kiln.

One-and-Done (COE96, single layer with frit):

*Segment 4 is the anneal soak at 950 F for COE96. If using COE90, adjust this temperature to 900 F.

Helpful downloads: Little Fishy Soap Dish Tutorial (PDF)

Description updated: July 6, 2026

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