12/30/12

Toast with Jam Polymer Clay Tutorial


TOAST
You Will Need:
light brown clay
white clay
translucent clay
texturing tools (sandpaper, tooth brush)
shading tools (chalk pastels, paint brush)
ball point tool (or toothpick)
a cutter (i.e. blade, x-acto knife)
rolling pin


- Mix the colors of clay, roll into a ball, and flatten out to desired width using a rolling pin
- Outline the shape of your toast using a ball point tool or a toothpick
- Cut out the shape using a blade or x-acto knife and smooth out the edges
- Texture the toast with sandpaper or and old toothbrush on the front, back, and the edges (for a more realistic look use a ball point tool to texture the front of it, making small indents throughout)
- Shade the edges and the back of the toast using brown, orange, and yellow chalk pastels
-Stick and eye pin in and secure it.
-Bake and you're done!

JAM
You Will Need:
triple thick gloss glaze
red paint (acrylic, watercolor, etc)


- Pour out a small (depending on the size of your toast) amount of glaze onto a piece of card stock paper or wax paper
- Put a drop of paint into the glaze
- Mix together well and apply it to your toast (after it has been baked)
- Wait for it to dry and you're done!


12/29/12

TooTooKawaii Squishy Replicas

These charms were inspired by Amy's (tootookawaiishop on youtube) original squishy designs.
The squishy comes in four different designs, which you can view on her online shop @ tootookawaii.com
I made some cute little baggies to put the charms in, like an actual bakery.

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12/17/12

Charm Update - Clay Pastries

I put my Kutsuwa molds to use!
I had a hard time using them at first. The clay got stuck to the molds and it was just a mess. After letting them just sit on my desk for a couple days, I decided to wash them and try again. The second time, they turned out a lot better and I got used to working with them. They're actually really fun to work with, but a struggle to get the clay out of the molds.
I really like how they turned and I can't wait to make more!
WAFFLES, DONUTS, & CHURROS
Which is your favorite?

Kutsuwa Clay Molds!

I've been wanting these molds for a while and I finally got them! I purchased them from melovewhole.com.
I mostly wanted the waffle mold, but you can make eclairs, flans, tart bases, strawberries, bananas, hearts, leaves, and the long rectangular mold in the middle/top is for the icing part (you mold it and twist it around).

With this mold you can make four different donuts and, my favorite, churros!
The molds came packaged in this nice paper mailer and cool stamps.
They were also wrapped in these super awesome Chinese newspaper which I found really interesting.
It's fun to see things from different countries.

Hello Kitty Donut Squishies

These are all the donut squishies I have in my Sweets Cafe collection!
The powdered one is my favorite!
CLICK [HERE] TO SEE THE VIDEO! :D