I really, really wanted a gold glitter 45 adapter.

I searched online for over a year and couldn’t find one. Nothing on Etsy or eBay, and nothing down endless “surely someone makes this already” rabbit holes.

Then I happened to take a resin class at Workshop SF, my local DIY school, and loved it. I bought heart-shaped molds so I could keep experimenting at home, got hooked, and then got… spammed with ads for every resin supply known to humankind.

Annoying? Yes. Useful? Also yes.

Because that’s how I discovered I could make my own molds.

And so it began.

I bought the supplies and did months of relentless trial-and-error, refining, sanding, polishing, and testing until I figured out how to make resin 45 adapters that not only looked adorable, but actually fit. Resin shrinks when it cures and leaves a rough edge on the underside — my 45 adapter molds account for this, and I sand and polish the edges by hand.

No gap between the adapter and the record. No scratchy little edge rendering them useless. Very time-consuming. Extremely laborious. Completely necessary.

And yes, I test every 45 adapter on a Technics turntable with a record. If they don’t work, what’s the point?

I’m that person. You’re welcome.

Vintage glitter?

Most handmade resin pieces use generic modern glitter. Mine don’t. I use vintage glitter — actual mid-century glitter from the 1950s through the 1980s — because it looks richer, deeper, and way more unique.

Less “craft aisle explosion,” more “relic with a past.”

Like it has a history. Because it does.

Hello ideas, goodbye floor space.

From there, ModMini grew into a small-batch collection of handmade 45 adapters, jewelry, keychains, coasters, record totes, pillows, greeting cards, and hyper-local keepsakes made with Bay Area beach sand, hand-collected pressed flowers, vintage fabric, and upcycled materials. Oh, what I wouldn’t give for an extra room in my tiny SF apartment.

Everything I make connects to something I love: music, records, vintage style, dahlia growing, beach walks, local pride, clever ideas, and tiny details that make people smile.

Design-driven. Functional. A little bit extra.

I sell online, at craft markets and pop-ups, and in a few local boutiques. Custom orders are welcome.

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Made with love — and high standards.

XO, Mini