Doll Size Pot-stickers

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This week we are starting what is probably going to be a short series. I know I have at least one more video to go with it. I am working on details for possibly a couple more after that too. We will have to wait and see what I can come up with.

Anyway, this week we are making the dolls some pot-stickers. I am not making any claims that these even look like the authentic ones that are made in China. They are supposed to be similar to ones you might get at your local Chinese Restaurant.

So we begin with the filling for this we are going to use 2 colors of clay- a tan and a translucent. Both of mine were Sculpey III colors. The secret to this step is to roll the clay into very thin snakes and then chop it really fine. I added some dried parsley from my kitchen, if we get the wrappers thin enough you will see hint of green,

Try to keep the chopped clay as chopped clay, you don't want a wad of clay for the filling. You want teeny tiny separate pieces of clay along with little bits of the green herbs.

Set this aside and mix the tiniest bit of an ochre color clay into some translucent clay. You don't want to see the color you just want to warm it up a bit. This is going to be our pot-sticker wrappers. The main secret here is to roll it as thin as possible. Mine went to the next to thinnest setting on my pasta machine (#5 out of 6 possible settings)

Cut the wrappers using a 1” round cutter, place a little bit of the “filling” onto the rounds and fold like a pot-sticker. Lastly give a tiny bit of texture with sandpaper and brush the bottom with some chalk dust (a reddish brown and yellow ocher mix)

Bake according to the directions on you clay package.

When the pot-stickers are baked and cooled coat in a satin finish if desired. I am using Future floor polish. I know the label is different now but this should be the same thing.

For the dipping sauce I used a lid from a water bottle and put in a layer of a transparent brown glass stain paint. It makes a nice sauce, it just takes a while to dry. If you get a large hollow in the top simply add a bit more once the first layer is dry to even off the top surface.