tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90563233067499362872024-03-13T21:02:14.373-05:00joanne's 18" dollsJoanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-87915681989986289382024-03-01T06:00:00.002-06:002024-03-01T06:00:00.219-06:00Doll Size Pizza Rolls<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/ewgALgvFg24">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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week for our tutorial I decided to stick with the snack theme and
show you how to create pizza rolls for the dolls. This is a fun
project and I hope you enjoy it. </span></span>
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I started out wanting to keep this one simple and I was being a bit
lazy and didn’t feel like digging too far into my clay stash I used
some Original Sculpey today. Be sure to use the one that is
white(ish) for this project. This clay is very soft so it doesn’t
like to hold really fine details but it will work for a simple
project. It is a bit of any off white color not a true white so if
you want to use another clay you will probably need to mix a white
polymer clay with a pale beige color (like Fimo Sahara) to get a
dough color. One of the advantages of the Original Sculpey is it is
much less expensive ounce for ounce. That being said it only comes in
larger block sizes. So it does look expensive at first glance. You
get a lot of clay in those big blocks so if you are going to be
making a lot of doll foods I do recommend getting some to have on
hand. It does come in handy for sure. </span></span>
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form our basic pizza rolls I rolled the clay out to a snake that was
3/8” in diameter and then cut that snake into 3/8” pieces. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57gwj-vi_HdWDXReXm7LzEVX5DdlKZy6upbNx1qnvjm05hBZ2DTBuWbRZ4zoCFOoJDSYTPZ8fubJdCUWA3tksvMUPi89AaBFR8VHaeJpqVB8hFlQj_JLw6XLPXB8v9hyphenhyphenR2D5qdSiUlkZZnjpFpqnnuc8_MUT3uz1W5Zq395c8ipDsTBI0D16g6399bc4/s3774/DSCN3394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="3774" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57gwj-vi_HdWDXReXm7LzEVX5DdlKZy6upbNx1qnvjm05hBZ2DTBuWbRZ4zoCFOoJDSYTPZ8fubJdCUWA3tksvMUPi89AaBFR8VHaeJpqVB8hFlQj_JLw6XLPXB8v9hyphenhyphenR2D5qdSiUlkZZnjpFpqnnuc8_MUT3uz1W5Zq395c8ipDsTBI0D16g6399bc4/s320/DSCN3394.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
you have the clay cut roll each piece into a ball. Then we can begin
the texturing process. I like to use one of those scrubbing pads you
can get to wash your dishes. I do prefer the ones I get at the dollar
store over the more expensive ones from the grocery store but either
will work. The thing I like about the cheaper ones is the texture is
a bit softer so they give a softer texture on the clay. Just roll the
clay balls on the pad.</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
start to make the balls into cylinder shapes by rolling them again.
Then using your finger and thumb create the “seam” on the side
edges of each one. At the same time tease up a tiny little ear at
each corner to give that typical pizza roll shape. Do this with each
ball of clay. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
I decided to try something that had mixed results but I am including
it in the video. I made some pizza rolls that were “bitten” into.
These are a bit of a more advanced project and only about half of
mine worked but I do love the ones that did work. Sadly I didn’t
get time to try to make more of these but I do hope to in the future.
When I do make more and figure out any tricks I will share those over
on my 18” Dolls Facebook page. </span></span>
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begin I took some aluminum foil and crunched it up to give it
texture. Then I rolled small pieces into little log shapes that about
¼” in diameter. This will act as a form to make the open roll on.
Be sure to make the end of the log of foil flat not pointed</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roll
some of the same clay out into a thin sheet and cut some pieces that
are 3/8” wide. Then fold one of them over one of the foil forms you
made. Use your fingers to pinch the sides together to look like the
seams we created on the whole pizza rolls. Then use both your pointy
tool and a clay knife to shorten the length of the pizza roll to look
like it has been bitten into. </span></span>
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you can use the same scrubber pad to add some texture to the outside
of the bitten rolls. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoc9d4cPR27ViMYLWZQivqrggFqqFIo2FKycw_eOpYp3NeG95PHuO4W2P9ZM_x0jKYDJL0_k5nO7TS3brOWckE4jbhtapNx386hcyQGztUvwn3OjCqD9r6nfjMtQ-dWjrbZHYX7XVKYwoVO9Ta2h7N15yuBDgYvdGkeZpe0R8-n9p2iOVuHzXbJh5OBc/s4326/DSCN3403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="4326" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoc9d4cPR27ViMYLWZQivqrggFqqFIo2FKycw_eOpYp3NeG95PHuO4W2P9ZM_x0jKYDJL0_k5nO7TS3brOWckE4jbhtapNx386hcyQGztUvwn3OjCqD9r6nfjMtQ-dWjrbZHYX7XVKYwoVO9Ta2h7N15yuBDgYvdGkeZpe0R8-n9p2iOVuHzXbJh5OBc/s320/DSCN3403.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Now
we are going to add some color with our chalks. I use artist chalks
and eye shadow brushes to do this. I first gave each one a quick coat
of a yellow ocher color chalk. Be careful to not cover the surface
completely. You want some of the color of the clay to shine through
the idea is to make these look baked.</span></span><p></p>
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add just a bit of some reddish brown chalk mostly on the edges and
corners of each roll. Just barely brush a bit over the surface of the
rolls. Again you aiming to make these look like they have been
cooked. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you have the pieces chalked bake them at the recommended temperature
for the clay you are using. I normally bake a little cooler than the
stated temps because my oven had a habit of drifting up as much as 25
to 30 degrees while it is baking so for my bakes I usually stick to
around 225<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">º F. You don’t
want to go higher than the recommended temps on the clay. Since the
whole pizza rolls are thicker I baked for 15 minutes to make sure
they were cured all the way through. </span></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Now
carefully pull the foil forms out of the bitten rolls. Like is said I
got about half of the ones I did to work. So if you are making these
make extras.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
for the whole pizza rolls they are now finished and ready to display.
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let’s add some filling the bitten ones. </span></span>
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make the sauce that will hold the filling into the bitten rolls I
used some liquid Sculpey that was colored with Vermilion Red oil
paint. Whenever you are working with liquid clay that you are
coloring do a test bake to check the color and that it is going to
cure correctly. Simply put a small amount on a scrap of foil and bake
for 10 minutes then allow to cool to room temperature. Once cooled
check the color and if it is cured completely you can move to the
next step. </span></span>
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the rest of the filling I wanted to make “cheese” and “meat”.
For the “cheese” I used tiny balls of a mix of equal parts white
and translucent polymer clays. (this is one of the color mixes I keep
on hand because I use it so much) For the “meat” I just grabbed a
brown lump of clay from my scrap bag to use. For this I used my
pointy tool to tear off little bites to look like clumps of meat. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then
add a small amount of the liquid clay to the inside of the bitten
roll, just a bit not much then top with a couple of the bits of
filling. Then top with a really small amount of the sauce to help
hold everything. Bake for 10 minutes at recommended temperature.
</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Allow to cool before you
handle these because the liquid clay sometimes is a bit soft coming
out of the oven until it cools. </span></span></span>
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that is all there is to it, I love how they turned out.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-63448079134459007932024-02-23T06:00:00.002-06:002024-02-23T06:00:00.251-06:00Doll Size Trail Mix<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/yKuN4rlO83Q">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtco0UpeBf4x3wtYBrXr25mj42rFuyuobG8-rvqYcsMDdMoMdxoDTr47VSRUc8OeCD7NkogGNIwucIOAXGfvd7q8AcR_ssgkz3HLsQr6FeL6EcYZuf_UZMcKcEppLNd6flendCO_DoP5R1uMowM78gYdRsot3n8C5ppwH4-z_AYwcIIHjPQbiicEa4Lo/s2228/rtitlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="2228" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVtco0UpeBf4x3wtYBrXr25mj42rFuyuobG8-rvqYcsMDdMoMdxoDTr47VSRUc8OeCD7NkogGNIwucIOAXGfvd7q8AcR_ssgkz3HLsQr6FeL6EcYZuf_UZMcKcEppLNd6flendCO_DoP5R1uMowM78gYdRsot3n8C5ppwH4-z_AYwcIIHjPQbiicEa4Lo/w400-h325/rtitlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Trail
Mix, I have been thinking about doing this project for a while now. I
know there are several parts and some of the pieces look a little bit
hard but if you watch how I make each one you will see they are
really pretty easy to do. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
I were making this not for a video I would make all the pieces and
bake them at the same time. For video purposes I made each component
of the trail mix separately. I felt it would be easier to follow that
way. The only pieces I would keep separate in baking are the “M&M’s”
and I would just put them on their own plate to bake. And that is
only because they are the only pieces that are going to get any kind
of clear finish. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
for the “M&M’s” I did my best to match the colors from the
clays I have on hand. I am going to list the colors I used but feel
free to use colors you have or can get easily that are similar. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6qvFWoze1GDI4hKY_XiNllKoocQ4vkQGXXA53wR9zY3cC4cNwJjIFGU8Ohz6RHj2fw2wxMYWI9TPDorUspHRbCHtHqygY_IgyRkSi7EVlve_4jv3ZqYsU7RdtFuv76dSAEh016o8jRz5CNybWj5QSI5g-hpYYh70GTyZjC8771lOH7aXic_bA5eAWR4/s3115/DSCN3245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="3115" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6qvFWoze1GDI4hKY_XiNllKoocQ4vkQGXXA53wR9zY3cC4cNwJjIFGU8Ohz6RHj2fw2wxMYWI9TPDorUspHRbCHtHqygY_IgyRkSi7EVlve_4jv3ZqYsU7RdtFuv76dSAEh016o8jRz5CNybWj5QSI5g-hpYYh70GTyZjC8771lOH7aXic_bA5eAWR4/s320/DSCN3245.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Red-
Sculpey III Red Hot Red</span></span><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yellow-
Sculpey III Lemonade</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Orange-
Sculpey II Just Orange</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brown-
Sculpey III Suede Brown</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blue-
Fimo Blue</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Green-
Fimo Green</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
you are working with different color clays do your best to work from
the lightest color to the darkest leaving any red clays for last.
That way you minimize color transfer and you won’t spend so much
time cleaning up between colors. After you use any of the dark colors
and especially red you will need to thoroughly clean everything
before you move on to working on anything else. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Condition
all the colors of clay then roll a small amount of each color out to
a snake about 1/8” in diameter. I like to use my drill gauge to
size snakes of clay.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaZCXz3LuW9UOG0YK1mIJ383IHIGW8C2pC8VaYq8GTJt32EWtT1s3nVYVtfFlgHGcQ3c2bhR517Yjv9Lm63_rmwHmQHaqnU7SYgMLYPUcD5kDT1A8SBVjd68O5I1X5ENB4nunsYM65QoYQzsOcwOffJbjPeZm2MsXtmq3rCmdxmaAj64OihWmOyctN8w/s1526/DSCN3248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="1526" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaZCXz3LuW9UOG0YK1mIJ383IHIGW8C2pC8VaYq8GTJt32EWtT1s3nVYVtfFlgHGcQ3c2bhR517Yjv9Lm63_rmwHmQHaqnU7SYgMLYPUcD5kDT1A8SBVjd68O5I1X5ENB4nunsYM65QoYQzsOcwOffJbjPeZm2MsXtmq3rCmdxmaAj64OihWmOyctN8w/w200-h158/DSCN3248.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
cut the snakes into 1/8” segments. I use 8 square to the inch graph
paper to make measuring easy. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
roll each piece into a tiny ball then use your fingertip to gently
flatten each one slightly. You want to make a very round disk shape,
like a real M&M,</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These
are baked at the recommended temperature for 10 minutes and allowed
to cool to room temperature. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOfvb1SaTCvhJrHH5_x5oZ1Gj26vIi_UUYnowle4lcs4hEhbouzzOQtCOrjEJkWMcqMo5DHUrfJWcMzX3J9CxmFXFis_McQxNJEQ6IxKWIQ4vWN8HxDRWvGeeuUGoTKoHxnyJVm8yVR9Du4M55RA-pqk1b0v5hD6CV7ev5s1PkgzBaCtr4WUwqQgDm1k/s3456/DSCN3255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2846" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOfvb1SaTCvhJrHH5_x5oZ1Gj26vIi_UUYnowle4lcs4hEhbouzzOQtCOrjEJkWMcqMo5DHUrfJWcMzX3J9CxmFXFis_McQxNJEQ6IxKWIQ4vWN8HxDRWvGeeuUGoTKoHxnyJVm8yVR9Du4M55RA-pqk1b0v5hD6CV7ev5s1PkgzBaCtr4WUwqQgDm1k/w165-h200/DSCN3255.JPG" width="165" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
cooled make a mixture of about equal parts Satin Mod Podge and water.
Coat the pieces and allow to dry on a piece of parchment paper or
waxed paper. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
raisins are the one piece of this project that took me the longest to
figure out. But I am so happy with how they worked out in the end. To
start with have you every really thought about what color a raisin
is?? I had no idea what color clay to use so I googled it and found
that the correct color is a very dark purple red. So that gave some
guidance as to what clay color I was looking to create. So my mix
was_</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgjOPilVrhmM9ccq0DTVHwIPi6ldrnN1FkrOOfxI149hmtcmDEakThBt9G2kwK1FR61XsNXyW3rZKkPcS2WPyn0Izgk8wox27LpO1xxEsnlYEQZ-fKMZ5CUpZxuBT1dpP5eiGF3uI8_ljjvQ6jvi-99zNxbcxWtOQT0Jf-s5YU9s6IjEbLng_WpzUJTo/s1719/DSCN3258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1719" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgjOPilVrhmM9ccq0DTVHwIPi6ldrnN1FkrOOfxI149hmtcmDEakThBt9G2kwK1FR61XsNXyW3rZKkPcS2WPyn0Izgk8wox27LpO1xxEsnlYEQZ-fKMZ5CUpZxuBT1dpP5eiGF3uI8_ljjvQ6jvi-99zNxbcxWtOQT0Jf-s5YU9s6IjEbLng_WpzUJTo/s320/DSCN3258.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sculpey
III Plum- 2 parts</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sculpey
III Suede Brown- 1 part</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Translucent
(brand doesn’t really matter here) – 1 part</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mix
these three clays together to get a nice raisin color. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
roll into a 1/8” snake and cut into about 1/6” pieces. With the
raisins you have more leeway in size because they are not all the
same size. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
once again roll into tiny balls.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZyGVUbfbebgZN2B2Wbmkx7lKu4j1b0RgifX7_BkIQenSjvf9mojNdZLa38RW6qSnqpOxxVUZcaKLQJUv58aarPGrX9RZGekXXfjbtaWSERE-iCnQB5TTeJyZp3snxrMcxYIp66wN9nz2C-Asjsl6J_3FB1srpbcseuPU2EH6j2X5rU_1vEKDxLNupQ0/s2588/DSCN3262.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="2588" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZyGVUbfbebgZN2B2Wbmkx7lKu4j1b0RgifX7_BkIQenSjvf9mojNdZLa38RW6qSnqpOxxVUZcaKLQJUv58aarPGrX9RZGekXXfjbtaWSERE-iCnQB5TTeJyZp3snxrMcxYIp66wN9nz2C-Asjsl6J_3FB1srpbcseuPU2EH6j2X5rU_1vEKDxLNupQ0/s320/DSCN3262.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
on top of a piece of aluminum foil that you have tightly crumpled and
flattened out place each ball of clay and use a coarser crumpled
piece of aluminum foil to create each raisin.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Again
these are baked at recommended temperature for 10 minutes. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we can make some peanuts for our trail mix. For those I am using the
clay color I many time refer to as my “dough color” and I since I
use it so often I normally have a baggie of this color pre-mixed so
it is ready to use at all times. It is just a mix of equal parts of
any white polymer clay and Fimo Sahara (a light beige)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
these we are stating the very same way we have been a snake that
measures 1/8” cut into 1/8” segments, rolled into balls then into
ovals. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBl1u_U7B_Do83RNtmEva1mvO0YvQ3cjng9DnQrr8GHHoHYJ43jKuTbfCenplq7h4W4AsndPYVcfV-FmiTwY2ljjNZ6ioibe2ofX-et6UmsgCpDsySciGG-AnKFNX6WzbFkFGaNUWilK-mGqc86D1lC_aNja8fZqw7wXEdSpYGF8XDLCmug1lkm6NbTU/s2089/DSCN3265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2089" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBl1u_U7B_Do83RNtmEva1mvO0YvQ3cjng9DnQrr8GHHoHYJ43jKuTbfCenplq7h4W4AsndPYVcfV-FmiTwY2ljjNZ6ioibe2ofX-et6UmsgCpDsySciGG-AnKFNX6WzbFkFGaNUWilK-mGqc86D1lC_aNja8fZqw7wXEdSpYGF8XDLCmug1lkm6NbTU/w200-h191/DSCN3265.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
we need to use some light yellow ocher chalk to color the peanuts.
For the not broken nuts that is all there is to making them. But I
have never gotten anything that didn’t have at least some broken
peanuts in it so that is the next step. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take
a few of those finished peanuts and place in a container and then in
the freezer for 15 minutes. This will make them firm enough that when
we cut them they will keep their shape. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG3iPahul2wqQ0zoDr_Aka_n6UNcCK_x4qbLAKPi5igWHHGt612IHwfJK2j8TWz_hYLKXWK0cH5TZgEk4wR78KuZr5eoesMUAavLz1YqDst2N41T4ejM8wNJazEyVjPHNis-8KogO63WQLlu-XPxgzUciLkb2IqjrzuzscNzlhjy4xIfR4mW4gK4PMXc/s1693/DSCN3266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1104" data-original-width="1693" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZG3iPahul2wqQ0zoDr_Aka_n6UNcCK_x4qbLAKPi5igWHHGt612IHwfJK2j8TWz_hYLKXWK0cH5TZgEk4wR78KuZr5eoesMUAavLz1YqDst2N41T4ejM8wNJazEyVjPHNis-8KogO63WQLlu-XPxgzUciLkb2IqjrzuzscNzlhjy4xIfR4mW4gK4PMXc/w320-h210/DSCN3266.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />As
soon as you take them out of the freezer use your clay knife to cut
them in half lengthwise. You will need to work quickly so that they
stay firm for this step. Once cut use something pointed to make the
mark in the center of the cut surface. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
bake at the recommended temperature for 10 minutes. </span></span>
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to the final component- the cashews. We are going to use the same
clay as for the peanuts. Make a snake that is just a bit bigger than
the 1/8” we have been working with and cut it into pieces that are
½” long. Roll into balls. Then into longer shapes that are about
½” long slightly thicker at o</span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />ne end. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brush
with the same yellow ocher chalk then in a reddish brown chalk. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Form
the final shape around a bamboo skewer.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bake
at the same temperature for 10 minutes. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHsKVNMwmx2ZymzOBjnVfgfA0sniu65kBlmjAqiOfkp0uas8j9W2Xz4RchvfOFKwP-kF-X89g391fb10YaR1YsGE4tKlnS0B0ZKibIfLKizuQTFudtXEzR25uhHYd2INDiO6fDjnYG6era879HxTdFf1kQEFN7bazWs4VIhZVs86OBunLRj6cFaKM7pA/s1558/DSCN3276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1558" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHsKVNMwmx2ZymzOBjnVfgfA0sniu65kBlmjAqiOfkp0uas8j9W2Xz4RchvfOFKwP-kF-X89g391fb10YaR1YsGE4tKlnS0B0ZKibIfLKizuQTFudtXEzR25uhHYd2INDiO6fDjnYG6era879HxTdFf1kQEFN7bazWs4VIhZVs86OBunLRj6cFaKM7pA/w400-h400/DSCN3276.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
that my friends is al there is to this project. I love how it turned
out and it really isn’t all that hard to make. Just follow my steps
and you will have a batch of doll size trail mix for your dolls in no
time. .</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-37418272044735835622024-02-09T06:00:00.003-06:002024-02-09T06:00:00.262-06:00Doll Size Potato Chips<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/W9eE_iee5uY">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfofGJ3w7jiR7HirJzwpk3RB0jv41xHPBpliq7DfAAm35cnFTA8y-hH664SyrDjStuNB78Iir9jnRgojvlZ9OWpSoCPfdXbI4SBcMujJM8DALOg6GHAfZjixZSe5hYBTUiDfb4yPeXlTVJV3ilk8rUomOlP3_C8VFT1KSLjSVcyv9oit5oBBzbD0Rm5o0/s2253/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="2253" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfofGJ3w7jiR7HirJzwpk3RB0jv41xHPBpliq7DfAAm35cnFTA8y-hH664SyrDjStuNB78Iir9jnRgojvlZ9OWpSoCPfdXbI4SBcMujJM8DALOg6GHAfZjixZSe5hYBTUiDfb4yPeXlTVJV3ilk8rUomOlP3_C8VFT1KSLjSVcyv9oit5oBBzbD0Rm5o0/w400-h294/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This
week I have another project with a pattern you can download and use
for free. The pattern has a version to cut by hand and one to use
with your electronic cutting machine. This pattern is free to
download and you can use it as many times as you wish. You can even
sell the items made from my patterns. I just ask that you don’t
sell or pass along my patterns. If someone wants a copy of the
pattern send them to the video and here to the blog so they can
download their own copy. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
free download has 3 parts in the file. There is a PDF if you want to
cut by hand. And for those of you that want to use the pattern with
an electronic cutting machine the pattern itself is a PNG and there
is a text file that has the information about the sizing as well as
hints that I have to make the process smoother. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pkzZuNOkrCbRj65EmLkxxAqEOM9BC9g_/view?usp=sharing">The pattern is located here.</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Depending
on how you are cutting your chips will determine when you paint the
sheet of paper.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
you are going to be cutting by hand with the PDF, go ahead and print
the pattern sheet on regular printer paper. I do suggest using
whatever setting on your printer that uses less ink. Sometimes it is
called something like draft. Sometimes there might be an “ink
saver” setting. Try to pick a setting that will use less ink. You
might also need to set your printer up to print edge to edge to get
the entire pattern. Once printed I would let the ink dry at least a
couple of hours then proceed with the painting process. Most printers
I’ve had over the years the ink will not run very much if any. If
it does run just trim off any ink that ran when you cut the chips
out.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
you are going to be using the PNG with an electronic cutting machine
paint the paper first and then let the paint dry at least 24 hours.
That way you can be sure it is completely dry before it goes anywhere
near the machine. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELLcTgORt1udigGVOeLaW0IAGPNKbMDEdUsAp-3jJXPeXQkdItppgUoRjkvvrREj2gkRAPwWGV8-w0VLUPmeVSDrwzmbw_4nVl14kBdtWusI0IWG-dPTOG_hXPSDWfkaps2DIIY4JruRgxCQpv9iQRXXwJXpjH7JL7qTh4U1v3Yju4ExfP4cDy3nRzvs/s3747/DSCN3167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3747" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELLcTgORt1udigGVOeLaW0IAGPNKbMDEdUsAp-3jJXPeXQkdItppgUoRjkvvrREj2gkRAPwWGV8-w0VLUPmeVSDrwzmbw_4nVl14kBdtWusI0IWG-dPTOG_hXPSDWfkaps2DIIY4JruRgxCQpv9iQRXXwJXpjH7JL7qTh4U1v3Yju4ExfP4cDy3nRzvs/w200-h184/DSCN3167.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />When
you are ready to paint the first layer of paint a wash made up of
mostly water with just a touch of white craft paint and a touch of a
golden yellow craft paint. The amounts of paint to water will vary
depending on the brand of paint you are using as well as the exact
colors of paint. You aiming at just tinting the water.</span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PHW_Uq_CxO0hTBOU-xRHVAtSxhZhORVjrj-JKnbZ9-j2V6Yr1Jd013zWh2CAxPJhcm2PREDbeMmnUsK3gi_ymRhM0BJZ53VW8F2LGX0dpQuDu3TvcCxvoKIXtU5bFrbhLzCzgF50lo5ICg6rL2IOakygE_9KNo3CmAyEhx-xwE6tsJYYE-bf16TPmTQ/s3364/DSCN3169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="3364" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PHW_Uq_CxO0hTBOU-xRHVAtSxhZhORVjrj-JKnbZ9-j2V6Yr1Jd013zWh2CAxPJhcm2PREDbeMmnUsK3gi_ymRhM0BJZ53VW8F2LGX0dpQuDu3TvcCxvoKIXtU5bFrbhLzCzgF50lo5ICg6rL2IOakygE_9KNo3CmAyEhx-xwE6tsJYYE-bf16TPmTQ/s320/DSCN3169.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Work on top of
a piece of wax paper or parchment paper so that your paper doesn’t
stick to the work surface. I found a sponge brush was the best tool
for this first layer. Paint one side of paper completely then allow
to dry and paint the other side of the paper. Be aware that the
coverage will not be even, it will be fairly blotchy because of how
watered down the paint is. Allow to dry. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR3y_4z0kwvNlH9Hl1rTdP01p0nSbzv_f32FA6USpfk7pbIuo8bkDly_cdx1PWi3afEXOP4klyDs0ORWZ4RRy2jUv3bN_Sgs2728T2spHCD-jPaKu_4KVq4fwkttxwjzH10pcIdsQSPS_F33Z32KzVrd333hksjvmokJJQieSakiapEHWOyzqofyplI8/s3600/DSCN3171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3600" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFR3y_4z0kwvNlH9Hl1rTdP01p0nSbzv_f32FA6USpfk7pbIuo8bkDly_cdx1PWi3afEXOP4klyDs0ORWZ4RRy2jUv3bN_Sgs2728T2spHCD-jPaKu_4KVq4fwkttxwjzH10pcIdsQSPS_F33Z32KzVrd333hksjvmokJJQieSakiapEHWOyzqofyplI8/w200-h192/DSCN3171.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
the base layer of color dries again tint some water with paint this
time using just the white paint. Then using a chunk of kitchen sponge
paint the surface with the watered down white. Use a dabbing motion
and don’t cover every bit of the surface. Let dry then repeat on
side 2 and allow to dry. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we need to add a sponged layer of the golden yellow paint that has
bee watered down. Do this exactly like we did with the white layer
but use less of this layer. If you get too much of the yellow on you
can always correct it with another layer of white. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let
this dry before proceeding to the next step. No matter how you are
cutting the chips the paper needs to dry all the way through before
you cut into it. </span></span>
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completely dry if you cutting with a machine be sure to anchor the
paper to the cutting mat really well. I used wash tape on all four
sides of my paper. Between the paint on the surface and the fact the
paper is no longer flat it needs to be really held down to the mat. I
would not however use one of the mats that has extra grip because
that might tear the painted surface off the paper. Just use a regular
mat and lots of tape to help hold it. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
cut we can start to work on the detail painting on the chips. </span></span>
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the first step of the detail painting I used more of the watered down
golden yellow paint (this time a bit more paint than before) and
using either a cotton swab or small paint brush (or better yet both)
add an outline to each chip as well as some random spots of the
paint/water mixture. Again laying the chips on wax paper to dry.</span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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a final bit of detail I used a bit of brown paint with a bit of water
and flat brush to paint just the outside rim of some of the chips.
Not all the way around just a partial outline on some of them. Then
also tear a few chips because there are always some broken chips in
the bag. Allow this final paint to dry. </span></span>
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here we have some of the finished chips, I hope your dolls enjoy them
as much as I enjoyed coming up with the project. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-17744258011212636412024-02-02T06:00:00.001-06:002024-02-02T06:00:00.320-06:00Doll Size Toaster Pastries pt 2<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/4XyN1lNKvsQ">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3krQjR6jfuQ1_cUr3nDAVFPN4CsgV6sj3BUUj1_0kgiTa1bmkaEf8vpiReT4raehMKL9urcFAOMYYwgjlN4byF70I7ULtAXc3ahimwEoAiVuYYP1PqXOy4uWWfGJyoko-sKXgadgDupXZ9W5m-HDpM1KK5v6cOwcZCPLi4RrKOV2suwY4Nqi5fD57k8/s3546/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2590" data-original-width="3546" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3krQjR6jfuQ1_cUr3nDAVFPN4CsgV6sj3BUUj1_0kgiTa1bmkaEf8vpiReT4raehMKL9urcFAOMYYwgjlN4byF70I7ULtAXc3ahimwEoAiVuYYP1PqXOy4uWWfGJyoko-sKXgadgDupXZ9W5m-HDpM1KK5v6cOwcZCPLi4RrKOV2suwY4Nqi5fD57k8/w400-h293/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Last
week we made some whole toaster pastries and this week I am taking
you a step further and making some that have been broken in two (I
don’t know about anyone else but I always break mine in two before
I eat them) and some that have a bite out of them. If you haven’t
seen the video from last week I do recommend watching that one first
so<a href=" https://youtu.be/Cs4fyApLsg4"> here is the link to the video.</a> And<a href=" https://joannes18dolls.blogspot.com/2024/01/doll-size-toaster-pastries-pt-1.html"> here is the link to the blog post </a>where you will find more information. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
are using the same clay mixture for the dough that we used last week
as well as the same pattern that told you how to make. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZU57aw6dzsWnlDuGRJOhuKumblJyyy0vZOhWXqE64zWJJjKHiIFOUovEdJYNSYm0RlNevX4NsTCBXuxrI_7veoN7KVhER3-haoc29kMk1D_aUpRGaEbEqtGhitvKTbNYCYQyOFjGqikRs4cOHNV3NSrEeKMUhbrrP6xdEFi-MDbQ9PnFjQslJxAWIwU/s4608/DSCN3066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZU57aw6dzsWnlDuGRJOhuKumblJyyy0vZOhWXqE64zWJJjKHiIFOUovEdJYNSYm0RlNevX4NsTCBXuxrI_7veoN7KVhER3-haoc29kMk1D_aUpRGaEbEqtGhitvKTbNYCYQyOFjGqikRs4cOHNV3NSrEeKMUhbrrP6xdEFi-MDbQ9PnFjQslJxAWIwU/s320/DSCN3066.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The
big difference this week is the addition of the colored filling for
the pastries. This is made with a mix of about 8 parts translucent
polymer clay to 1 part of the color of you choice. Since I am making
strawberry I used a fairly bright red for mine. You can use whatever
color matches the filling of the pastry you are trying to replicate.</span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvLWmzmkp4Jf7jWTFaZoF-XoPEtIFYFzaRe950ZOOAWsgWgidhQ_fARUEFjFm_evSZfeowotrbSNuiC13C5GwADivmrLgj2o3ydT4S6cCrlGmZxrwnRVpzpcYCuZBe4XNpu4Og_ywPRLbsN5990dZ2rPv6Yj-q2VBf3KHTD77s5Eq1XU7hoWq7jJ0GME/s1743/DSCN3067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1743" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvLWmzmkp4Jf7jWTFaZoF-XoPEtIFYFzaRe950ZOOAWsgWgidhQ_fARUEFjFm_evSZfeowotrbSNuiC13C5GwADivmrLgj2o3ydT4S6cCrlGmZxrwnRVpzpcYCuZBe4XNpu4Og_ywPRLbsN5990dZ2rPv6Yj-q2VBf3KHTD77s5Eq1XU7hoWq7jJ0GME/s320/DSCN3067.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I do recommend baking off a sample of the mixed clay since it is hard
to predict exactly what color it will bake out to be. The translucent
clay is very white in its unbaked state but depending on the brand it
goes to a translucent color. I have found with experience that it is
best to bake a sample rather that guessing. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
I was happy with my color mix it was time to get to work on the
project. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
add a little bit of additional texture to our filling I added just a
bit of white sand to mine. This will make the filling look more like
the jam filling in the real pastries. It doesn’t take much and you
could skip this if you wish. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the sand is worked into the clay it is time roll it out just like we
did last week. Then using the pattern for the filling cut out as many
pieces as you wish. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
you will use the same dough color clay as we used last week and for
each pastry cut 2 of the larger pieces. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtbJqduWzuB675-gmAmM9yOuzwlUH6rGbsG2J9tl2_DD726aRA5LacYF-u8OoEiSrxjLQvhclWUtQGQruz8t_cRKmAtLqwI9Uoz8MU10IaA-lExglk7MyfOFEJ1cmAH4gIyUfgysfYfYQs90dPBY2KDg5hRYN_tMsUX6tQmUPcoDoVX0_-Hi3kDSA6k4/s4344/DSCN3069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="4344" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtbJqduWzuB675-gmAmM9yOuzwlUH6rGbsG2J9tl2_DD726aRA5LacYF-u8OoEiSrxjLQvhclWUtQGQruz8t_cRKmAtLqwI9Uoz8MU10IaA-lExglk7MyfOFEJ1cmAH4gIyUfgysfYfYQs90dPBY2KDg5hRYN_tMsUX6tQmUPcoDoVX0_-Hi3kDSA6k4/w400-h121/DSCN3069.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Then
the assembly is the same as last week just using the red filling in
the center of each pastry. I used the same tools as I did last week
and the same process. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj3TLRBp0gJi6a4obpKyBYdMYfMVhrnZn8uQJ2iWYvwJ8YwZ9R41HgcefALHOIu0bGU_1uzkAW3jp5W6t4X_lvdrMr3Kx8Hyny4iWaTilXuFZwWjw6bQ9vuliyLVTVMR9qz1xeqD0MjVuvg4W72tLMNp2SUEPXCgPAoTzYeizDwyfzaVjFtMGFqcrRds/s4608/DSCN3075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1724" data-original-width="4608" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj3TLRBp0gJi6a4obpKyBYdMYfMVhrnZn8uQJ2iWYvwJ8YwZ9R41HgcefALHOIu0bGU_1uzkAW3jp5W6t4X_lvdrMr3Kx8Hyny4iWaTilXuFZwWjw6bQ9vuliyLVTVMR9qz1xeqD0MjVuvg4W72tLMNp2SUEPXCgPAoTzYeizDwyfzaVjFtMGFqcrRds/s320/DSCN3075.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
I had all the pastries I am making today put together with the edges
sealed and the tops have their little holes in them. I used the same
chalks to color the pastries to make them look like they have been
toasted. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Remember
all of these steps were covered in last week’s tutorial so I am not
going into great detail this week and why I recommended you watch
that tutorial first.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we start to do things a little bit different. At this point put your
pastries into the freezer for about 15 to 20 minutes. You want them
to get really cold. This will make the clay a bit firmer and easier
to work with in the texturing part of the process. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
they are really cold you can proceed to make either the pastry that
is broken into 2 parts or the one with the bite out of it. You could
of course do both to the same pastry if you wish. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the broken pastry- use your clay knife to cut across the pastry but
don’t cut straight across, come from both sides and then make a
shallow cut to connect the two cuts and break the rest of the way.
When you break the real pastry it is not straight and we don’t want
a straight cut here either. Then use a pointed tool (I use a dental
pick but a sewing pin works well also) just barely tease or tickle
the cut surface of the pastry. You want to bring up little tiny
crumbs of clay to make it look like the pastry in real life. Then use
the point of the same took to make a swirl of two in the filling that
is exposed. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the bitten pastry- use a round cutter that has a scalloped shape. I
have a set of plastic cutters that have lots of shapes that I have
moved to using with clay. I never liked the for real cookies but they
work really well for clay. The only thing is since the plastic they
need to be cleaned as soon as I am done with them because raw polymer
clay will eat holes in some plastics if left in contact. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Use
the scalloped cutter to cut off a corner of the pastry and then
texture as before. You can use you knife to adjust the cut to make it
just the way you want it. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you are happy with the way the pastries look go ahead and bake them
for 10 minutes at the temperature recommended for your clay. And
allow them to cool to room temperature before moving to the next
step. </span></span>
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cooled we can add the frosting to our pastries. Since I am making
“strawberry” toaster pastries I am just using the white Liquid
Sculpey as is. If you want to make other flavors that have a colored
frosting just follow the instructions from last week where we mixed a
couple of colors. This time we need to be much more careful in our
application of the frosting so that it stops at the cut/bitten edge
and doesn’t run over the edge. Once you have the frosting in place
add the sprinkles and bake for another 10 minutes at the temperature
recommended for your clay. And once again allow them to cool to room
temperature before you touch them. </span></span>
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that is all there is to this project. I am so happy with the way they
turned out and I hope you are enjoying them also. Remember to send me
a picture of your dolls with some the foods you’ve made from my
tutorials I would love to see what you are making. Also if you have
something you would like to learn to make let me know and I will try
to come up with a tutorial for you. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-68961662815329840982024-01-26T06:00:00.003-06:002024-01-26T06:00:00.140-06:00Doll Size Toaster Pastries pt 1<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Cs4fyApLsg4">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UteR5z0ft3GJEojkjQcQq6snri-v-M6C46zDMvAhqtYM9rGzckiD8-0di0Q4zmMVhngcx6gZjdC7hDqH4Z9cTFWEwqCRBv8a3B8fRFBXeTW8b8A-IXCPZhIxI5bgL3pEtIVSS7Po4QdOoEkGMwsijSuoNNcuayHOmQCrvPr5Iz6066L4xw6MkXQRJiY/s3508/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3508" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UteR5z0ft3GJEojkjQcQq6snri-v-M6C46zDMvAhqtYM9rGzckiD8-0di0Q4zmMVhngcx6gZjdC7hDqH4Z9cTFWEwqCRBv8a3B8fRFBXeTW8b8A-IXCPZhIxI5bgL3pEtIVSS7Po4QdOoEkGMwsijSuoNNcuayHOmQCrvPr5Iz6066L4xw6MkXQRJiY/w400-h293/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This
week I am showing you how to make some toaster pastries for the dolls
to enjoy. This will be part 1 of a 2 part project and we will make
just basic whole toaster pastries. I will be showing you how to chalk
them to look like the ones fresh out of the box as well as after a
light toasting. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is a really easy project and would be a good one if you just have a
bit of experience working with polymer clay. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
begin we need to condition the clay we are using as well as mix a
dough color of clay. If you are not familiar with what I mean by
conditioning the clay I highly recommend you check out my polymer
clay tutorial playlist on my channel. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWI7Mf34RXcIrHLHFPuPV9rFJ7iX7zw7t">You can find it here</a>. In that
series of videos I go over a lot of the terms and techniques of
working with polymer clay. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wbNRefkVX30O35Yj_4xOt12Xb-zrtSyFCE1U5AnGIrFg2gwLEoxhZkbtXnoubbgDfhMpKRKsNxRm4W7KuOU_tqjDJmg6BPqG0u2fGGhhp49OnYJW9f0MYZzBaV1xk06-uuwoaKzFiE3xkeIIBgg7AgN0iYot0VxZU1T7AcsTy3k6cyV6f9FelT1Ud-s/s3429/DSCN2993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="3429" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wbNRefkVX30O35Yj_4xOt12Xb-zrtSyFCE1U5AnGIrFg2gwLEoxhZkbtXnoubbgDfhMpKRKsNxRm4W7KuOU_tqjDJmg6BPqG0u2fGGhhp49OnYJW9f0MYZzBaV1xk06-uuwoaKzFiE3xkeIIBgg7AgN0iYot0VxZU1T7AcsTy3k6cyV6f9FelT1Ud-s/s320/DSCN2993.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To
get the dough color of clay I mixed some white clay and some Fimo
Sahara clays together. You could use any light beige type color in
place of the Sahara. I mixed them in equal parts to create a nice
light dough/pastry color of clay. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qQ-OpXIAGTjK_L4Nd_CbTlCLFnLERidSb9yjEYoricr8PmZaAIvwDH03ympfKQBDXaxyuXBDpZhcWiL_cIDLNSKCGk8o3rRd7sIyFrO5txjvL8927oBvo8jvCfQJp2InSKFK1xGorEGpe1cRz8q3YHagmJcgCbKXGYzLHPCQgUaSEXHDHaTilZPnRCg/s2886/DSCN2994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2886" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qQ-OpXIAGTjK_L4Nd_CbTlCLFnLERidSb9yjEYoricr8PmZaAIvwDH03ympfKQBDXaxyuXBDpZhcWiL_cIDLNSKCGk8o3rRd7sIyFrO5txjvL8927oBvo8jvCfQJp2InSKFK1xGorEGpe1cRz8q3YHagmJcgCbKXGYzLHPCQgUaSEXHDHaTilZPnRCg/s320/DSCN2994.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I
also created a couple of patterns to help me cut my pastries all the
same size. For the patterns I used some 8 square to the inch graph
paper. I have a PDF I downloaded from online that I print out a few
sheets when I need then but you could certainly buy the graph paper
or just use plain paper and measure and draw the pattern that way. I
like the graph paper because it is so easy to measure out my pattern
quickly. </span></span>
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pattern for the pastry measures 1” by 1 3/8” and the pattern for
the filling measures ¾” by 1 1/8”. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we can roll out the clay. Since the filling in our pastries today
will never be seen I am using the same clay for the filling as for
the outside of the pastries. You could use any color for this
“filling” this week.</span></span></p>
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we need a thin sheet of clay I used 2 of the Hobby Lobby version of
skinny sticks to help me get a nice thin even sheet.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2d0yMSVIKFs8InpHuMAMGcuhUUv6ef7Zkt-b9xiVMbYaij9-Ei9VsSsMDfhhr6SLuODDOjxHX8htcd0-tu2XsJ9js0NFhZ1BXtk7vU6vPFZ3cqj7i9IPfKwRxaZotaXUfQ0eFbiTofIX1kL1EIzm9O9VUvVk8nV-qxwPNfybcwxN4XxT0EzherZeAlQ/s1987/g104.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1987" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2d0yMSVIKFs8InpHuMAMGcuhUUv6ef7Zkt-b9xiVMbYaij9-Ei9VsSsMDfhhr6SLuODDOjxHX8htcd0-tu2XsJ9js0NFhZ1BXtk7vU6vPFZ3cqj7i9IPfKwRxaZotaXUfQ0eFbiTofIX1kL1EIzm9O9VUvVk8nV-qxwPNfybcwxN4XxT0EzherZeAlQ/s320/g104.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Once rolled I
used the patterns to cut two pieces from the larger pattern and 1
from the filling pattern. </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4BlWCaNr7u7NGFKoj7s0vev5Pkcq_7yj5jBItccKKUgdVvbCsF8ag35OLu5xUC2CwUD9xi1syDhnCKrTrk20Lec2BCMW1mq6HVJaiY2WfHTtATGr8hsEOBqbpKeFb3UzBKi2jqcHTP6pQg8IHq8yHDoKj_RtFEGC9jxzF0GohrdxWVq0XLZlBpuwNVc/s1974/DSCN3001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1974" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4BlWCaNr7u7NGFKoj7s0vev5Pkcq_7yj5jBItccKKUgdVvbCsF8ag35OLu5xUC2CwUD9xi1syDhnCKrTrk20Lec2BCMW1mq6HVJaiY2WfHTtATGr8hsEOBqbpKeFb3UzBKi2jqcHTP6pQg8IHq8yHDoKj_RtFEGC9jxzF0GohrdxWVq0XLZlBpuwNVc/s320/DSCN3001.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Be sure to use some cornstarch on your work
surface to help prevent sticking. Be very careful when lifting/moving
the thin pieces of clay. Use your clay knife to help lift it off the
work surface so you don’t stretch it out of shape. </span></span>
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the pieces like a sandwich with the filling piece centered in the
middle between the other two pieces. </span></span>
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we need to smooth the top layer of clay down around the filling and
seal it to the bottom layer. I used a large ball tool but you could
use the clean handle of a large paint brush or your finger tip. You
want to have a shape like shown in this picture. Trim to size with
your clay knife and the pattern.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf9nTi2DAR05CGj6_1FvlS6a-Xmg9SgmBB4JBA0yY8YMIY0-Kkg3o6MzIa0GDGLl2Z5IzyOfJxsnhfqpAivJBmRmG-8fdilDMqn6eu_0FEDTA1ZHlZYp3In6fiohasM48NA7v6m_H67DSA_fQrBK1jghs2Gacur1WtS8KWCE2AVm0QtYWJoLTxqgeXZE/s2313/DSCN3008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="2146" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVf9nTi2DAR05CGj6_1FvlS6a-Xmg9SgmBB4JBA0yY8YMIY0-Kkg3o6MzIa0GDGLl2Z5IzyOfJxsnhfqpAivJBmRmG-8fdilDMqn6eu_0FEDTA1ZHlZYp3In6fiohasM48NA7v6m_H67DSA_fQrBK1jghs2Gacur1WtS8KWCE2AVm0QtYWJoLTxqgeXZE/s320/DSCN3008.JPG" width="297" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
use a pointed tool like the pointed dotting tool I used or a
toothpick to make the little holes that are on the pastries in real
life. I tried to make neat rows alternating between 3 and 4 holes in
each row offsetting them so they lined up between the holes in the
rows above and below. Like in this photo. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ7KRVPtuBliz0cGIcxpdbBaKsDHnWd_7aM_W4Xio9gSGQ1U9A1urg_MxNTe63092BVpxQ1MmEAEGx0n6lZysB9NNi_xVahnE8yOkg5gnZ61QB6mdvzFf-KORkQL-GqAYh4fpRdMrZwKm9NwQCkxTIYCOVjt1rPl77cA9_YXf181tAIDNQkOHV9B213U/s3290/DSCN3009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2044" data-original-width="3290" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZ7KRVPtuBliz0cGIcxpdbBaKsDHnWd_7aM_W4Xio9gSGQ1U9A1urg_MxNTe63092BVpxQ1MmEAEGx0n6lZysB9NNi_xVahnE8yOkg5gnZ61QB6mdvzFf-KORkQL-GqAYh4fpRdMrZwKm9NwQCkxTIYCOVjt1rPl77cA9_YXf181tAIDNQkOHV9B213U/s320/DSCN3009.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we can use some yellow ocher artist chalk and an eye shadow brush to
add just a bit of color over the surface of the pastry. If you are
making your pastries to look like they are fresh out of the box your
pastry is ready to bake.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L97eOAJXg6d4k9eHxPR6fjCseM1Cr9wbNVe0-X0zITDLs0kiBIqunB4QjAqrJggRNZ50ax2GLpk3WsntYqXlEay7hwicEf5cilDXKVsBA9aDvfB2x5WHZ_-WVTzNRoIx78Nk65-X9CC4vE-nIrOeBP1Qe7XIt8jImd3bX-9j2cGX-dz7ocTeWAGHOHo/s3037/DSCN3010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1895" data-original-width="3037" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-L97eOAJXg6d4k9eHxPR6fjCseM1Cr9wbNVe0-X0zITDLs0kiBIqunB4QjAqrJggRNZ50ax2GLpk3WsntYqXlEay7hwicEf5cilDXKVsBA9aDvfB2x5WHZ_-WVTzNRoIx78Nk65-X9CC4vE-nIrOeBP1Qe7XIt8jImd3bX-9j2cGX-dz7ocTeWAGHOHo/s320/DSCN3010.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
you want to make your pastry look like it has been through the
toaster add just a bit of a light rust brown color chalk around the
edges and at the corners. Then follow up with a bit more of the ocher
color to blend it. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
time to bake, follow the instructions on your package of clay for
temperature and bake for 12 minutes. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Allow
to cool all the way to room temperature before the next step. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Next
we are going to frost our pastries, for that I am using some liquid
clay. If you want just white you can use the white liquid Sculpey and
it will be perfect and I am going to do that on one of mine. But I
want some color of two of my pastries so I need to add color to the
white liquid clay. To add color I use oil paint. If you not familiar
with this process I again recommend you you check out my clay 101
series to learn more about liquid clay and how to use it. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDmNogp55MQYtZxPKABwtelyT7J3g3xCZwWit9b5Xh1LIsGHCyRu4yV72GBpDZKlTLbigKJl7aUN9fMahDA6DCC06yLsLAY2BDnMGAh3f9sR1sH1vmeV2iGhw2oHrBzsbpwRM9EI7v6d0Iqk_lq2_cCt5dUcUfkEAcCJRlovjet52WYMtqbHPCm6UwrU/s3513/DSCN3011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="3513" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDmNogp55MQYtZxPKABwtelyT7J3g3xCZwWit9b5Xh1LIsGHCyRu4yV72GBpDZKlTLbigKJl7aUN9fMahDA6DCC06yLsLAY2BDnMGAh3f9sR1sH1vmeV2iGhw2oHrBzsbpwRM9EI7v6d0Iqk_lq2_cCt5dUcUfkEAcCJRlovjet52WYMtqbHPCm6UwrU/s320/DSCN3011.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To
make the caramel color frosting (like on the brown sugar cinnamon
pastries in real life) I used white oil paint with a touch of burnt
umber and a touch of yellow ocher. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the pink frosting I used white paint with a touch of rose madder
paint. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mix
a very small amount of the mixed paint into the liquid clay. Just use
enough to color the liquid clay. Then put a drop of each of the
colors you mixed onto any bake-able surface and do a test bake for 10
minutes at the same temperature you will be baking the project at.
This will tell you a couple of things. Since the colors do sometimes
shift a lot when doing this you will know if you have the color you
want. And most importantly you will be able to determine if the clay
will cure. If you add too much paint to it you will find it remains
sticky and not set up when baked and cooled. You do have to wait
until it is cooled to room temperature to check this. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjiOUWkgrYFv9gIh46Bx-aWrVue5KzbVoFTX653vIZdxBYK6wamfQMD01rjBsQK_B8YZsaJYv9fPFsm81-ntXcPPHlDjTB9NavCU7cgkoeHSgHvDMyTyiY-K6MlrAXtzxjjjCtuofzDWWxYKEj7WXasyCS7CY3vpeDvecVT-7Qi116wYc1vqlauFevHA/s4265/DSCN3012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2082" data-original-width="4265" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjiOUWkgrYFv9gIh46Bx-aWrVue5KzbVoFTX653vIZdxBYK6wamfQMD01rjBsQK_B8YZsaJYv9fPFsm81-ntXcPPHlDjTB9NavCU7cgkoeHSgHvDMyTyiY-K6MlrAXtzxjjjCtuofzDWWxYKEj7WXasyCS7CY3vpeDvecVT-7Qi116wYc1vqlauFevHA/s320/DSCN3012.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
you are sure that the colors are the way you want them to be spread a
small amount on the top center of each pastry. Then if desired
sprinkle on some tiny no-hole micro beads to act as sprinkles. Once
you have them decorated the way you want them bake again at the
recommended temperature for another 10 minutes and allow to cool
before touching them. </span></span>
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there you have it toaster pastries for the dolls to enjoy. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
part 2 we will be making pastries that are broken open or bitten so
we can see the filling. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-3850775291209813742024-01-19T06:00:00.004-06:002024-01-19T06:00:00.135-06:00Doll Size Potted Plant<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/J3KgbxjFwUk">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_UFRuDG45sMjNUlkDwXesMoof-qAqGW8bkdx2RQH8QtR_aM0hUJRMi-tMjpe7VTeQg4LBCSFhqPvMHk6W0O4J2WmrkvVG7dNNWAUsi-veJiDBnmfSMfAgzZKfEAocyJbgKfm8IummgX942_CgBn5aDfml1GwuCWs6Atluhdb_CAdqiaGdZK7Z1jyuQo/s2824/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="1992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_UFRuDG45sMjNUlkDwXesMoof-qAqGW8bkdx2RQH8QtR_aM0hUJRMi-tMjpe7VTeQg4LBCSFhqPvMHk6W0O4J2WmrkvVG7dNNWAUsi-veJiDBnmfSMfAgzZKfEAocyJbgKfm8IummgX942_CgBn5aDfml1GwuCWs6Atluhdb_CAdqiaGdZK7Z1jyuQo/w283-h400/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="283" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9LUJkHzPdDpxiP_OOxRoEVsawYjSlMS3_EhLL9jGV-Fxz2CyeXGku8S85zvz3HGXSUnsfdR0WHf9QipyGKwFqwyYy8_h-ih2tQxCTu4_XFjD6QjvmBNkVCUORI4jupi1HRa0CdecJ-EA7lJUNkNypYThsizCogpVZYBt2foBMbwi7BgE6uaXw7KyyiQ/s2825/DSCN2821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2825" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9LUJkHzPdDpxiP_OOxRoEVsawYjSlMS3_EhLL9jGV-Fxz2CyeXGku8S85zvz3HGXSUnsfdR0WHf9QipyGKwFqwyYy8_h-ih2tQxCTu4_XFjD6QjvmBNkVCUORI4jupi1HRa0CdecJ-EA7lJUNkNypYThsizCogpVZYBt2foBMbwi7BgE6uaXw7KyyiQ/w200-h158/DSCN2821.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />The
first step is to start the prep work on the pot we are going to use.
I have some of these cool shaped containers from yogurt that I
decided to use. Look through what you have and find a container you
like. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
do want to take off the edge/rim at the top of the container. I don’t
like how it sticks out so I used some scissors to simply cut it off.
Once you get your scissors lined up with where the edge bends out it
is really easy to cut because in that area the plastic is a bit
thinner. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since my container had a label that was removable I was able to remove it
and I had a nice white pot at this point and I could have just used
it that way. But I wanted to add some color to mine. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since
the container was very shiny I used a sanding block (you could use
sand paper) to rough up the surface a bit. I then wiped it down with
some Isopropyl Alcohol (you could use white vinegar) this removes any
dust from the sanding process and any oils that might interfere with
the paint. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
your container has printing on the surface instead of a removable
label I suggest painting it with a coat of white paint then painting
it with the color you are going to use. If you are going to make a
really dark color pot you could use black for the base coat. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NMJXDUVTgYDZ2HoaG1jgC_FVSHMDsmThqKpDh2FVbnevphpB_1PoQLdcoCCImK2JKYxpylyblJbmosmIdCq4C9F-PjdixArQUmeyd0P-udA5OmEiqyuDxM-CeZZc9IvlAbI8znjrovjJOnMghY6ycEJe7UzZp28ikTZ9d_KnTh0qSIbuKYCwNrdlxK8/s4608/DSCN2822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NMJXDUVTgYDZ2HoaG1jgC_FVSHMDsmThqKpDh2FVbnevphpB_1PoQLdcoCCImK2JKYxpylyblJbmosmIdCq4C9F-PjdixArQUmeyd0P-udA5OmEiqyuDxM-CeZZc9IvlAbI8znjrovjJOnMghY6ycEJe7UzZp28ikTZ9d_KnTh0qSIbuKYCwNrdlxK8/w200-h150/DSCN2822.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Now
just paint the outside and down a bit on the inside at the top. You
will most likely need multiple coats of paint to get full coverage. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
the painting is going on let’s work on the plant.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the plant I have created a free downloadable pattern for you to use.
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BSXw836rVFUzfIIaXa0SSh7X12Pk0GSQ/view?usp=sharing">You can find it here</a>. You can make as many plants with the pattern as
you would like, you could even sell or give away the finished plants
just please don’t give away/sell my pattern. The download contains
3 items, a PDF if you want to hand cut the pieces as well as a PNG
that can be used in your electronic cutting machine. The 3<sup>rd</sup>
item is a text file with sizing instructions and tips for using the
PNG with your cutting machine. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrUiGj5LRKtwvd7A2cg_PvZRIcrTWVpCQuTTQsHNv7n5oLPZZNltW-IlSaZ0v-Z88R8DfoDXL879jkhJ3sHsC7CpHorzAajkIWVXbgVjm7Fyhzu4Gp7LwfP_fdZW9CjslcwiNrYyVJfuHIDR3JCpiLwXdkzhLFwHUVZubMVR-ukZqTygvs0U1rHNR2gc/s3263/DSCN2824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="3263" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVrUiGj5LRKtwvd7A2cg_PvZRIcrTWVpCQuTTQsHNv7n5oLPZZNltW-IlSaZ0v-Z88R8DfoDXL879jkhJ3sHsC7CpHorzAajkIWVXbgVjm7Fyhzu4Gp7LwfP_fdZW9CjslcwiNrYyVJfuHIDR3JCpiLwXdkzhLFwHUVZubMVR-ukZqTygvs0U1rHNR2gc/s320/DSCN2824.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I
did my best to try and place more of the palm fronds on a page but
the Cricut cutting area wasn’t big enough for more that two, so for
each frond of your plant you will need a separate sheet of paper. We
are using printer paper, and mine is super cheap so it is pretty
lightweight. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
pattern is designed with the two pieces on each sheet being a mirror
image of the other one. So you will need to keep track of which side
gets glued together. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
will also need a piece of 20 gauge stem wire for each frond cut about
9” long. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgrUyflX0tTT6-Kg_CIk8TAKebByP3Can2QkjzlOexyQOwL0AA2ade_ErV5T3_4dBbeeHFhi_4oRYLCwjM6gwzhefbAYMOE9SzS0eOCF5Khq3bXYZ6tPNdVheEqo5Exwskkd1dG47M9PFXgOXeeFfetr7t0TIVzkVbn0BaftNmYJ_tpv39ZZLj1L-Vxg/s4178/DSCN2827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="4178" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZgrUyflX0tTT6-Kg_CIk8TAKebByP3Can2QkjzlOexyQOwL0AA2ade_ErV5T3_4dBbeeHFhi_4oRYLCwjM6gwzhefbAYMOE9SzS0eOCF5Khq3bXYZ6tPNdVheEqo5Exwskkd1dG47M9PFXgOXeeFfetr7t0TIVzkVbn0BaftNmYJ_tpv39ZZLj1L-Vxg/s320/DSCN2827.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Start
with a bead of thick tacky glue down the center stem area of each
frond then coat the remainder of frond with a coat of Mod Podge.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb44QQyqcy9N0fCjRJeH-2GP3DDr9NxtSb3JpBBG2uWCpNIvk2t77fJBdX6cEH-kXl6y2ohh_z1NWEYqw53Cf2wbWRAO6kqhRIiIW0L0nCerDhSBR0nR0WI7kbcerjBLPPaNlSYRjS_LnPI-yPrl0RlijkZxxlp2DXdeGbtQqg5PlEH3k7K11WDkiLU3Q/s3079/DSCN2828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3079" data-original-width="1924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb44QQyqcy9N0fCjRJeH-2GP3DDr9NxtSb3JpBBG2uWCpNIvk2t77fJBdX6cEH-kXl6y2ohh_z1NWEYqw53Cf2wbWRAO6kqhRIiIW0L0nCerDhSBR0nR0WI7kbcerjBLPPaNlSYRjS_LnPI-yPrl0RlijkZxxlp2DXdeGbtQqg5PlEH3k7K11WDkiLU3Q/s320/DSCN2828.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Add
the wire to the center. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvSGdatLP6UXDEFGvMcrKWFDWeKJAX-u-ycpUmjaSzK3TUQJl-qlsXne9FCfMV_3SlaIcCTNw0zmncPneeadvutBAnUzaNIVb9nEPTG5GoG30wDhx7boTf1E-pm0IJ303Zj9ies1XdOgWnziKsXTIU_aXta56PBmfBidwGwHXm0Di56ctg5sjmjdOM-c/s3849/DSCN2830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2407" data-original-width="3849" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvSGdatLP6UXDEFGvMcrKWFDWeKJAX-u-ycpUmjaSzK3TUQJl-qlsXne9FCfMV_3SlaIcCTNw0zmncPneeadvutBAnUzaNIVb9nEPTG5GoG30wDhx7boTf1E-pm0IJ303Zj9ies1XdOgWnziKsXTIU_aXta56PBmfBidwGwHXm0Di56ctg5sjmjdOM-c/s320/DSCN2830.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And then add the other frond on top creating a
sandwich with the wire in the center. Carefully lift this off your
work surface and place standing up in a container so that the leaves
are not touching anything. Allow to dry completely. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the glue/Mod Podge dries go over each frond and do any trimming you
need to do to neaten them up. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-uFGtO2RzY8AWQ3Gt00Fe8FpQiAnDGpKwX4HMimDvR4A2is5M8GKOxGiNtDQi9ydTl_Jcv4uHC6UnTTIrfWQHhQ_zE7Z3VPO9Aj1tH2ijP8bE_wX9VvXNzSSQl4zguYTruv_o0siOWhsRzkcuqLB61sYBv0jFzhoFKO6pAb_WhrbiDKJpwoo7MN3_r4/s4608/DSCN2833.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-uFGtO2RzY8AWQ3Gt00Fe8FpQiAnDGpKwX4HMimDvR4A2is5M8GKOxGiNtDQi9ydTl_Jcv4uHC6UnTTIrfWQHhQ_zE7Z3VPO9Aj1tH2ijP8bE_wX9VvXNzSSQl4zguYTruv_o0siOWhsRzkcuqLB61sYBv0jFzhoFKO6pAb_WhrbiDKJpwoo7MN3_r4/s320/DSCN2833.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you are happy you can gather some green craft paints (I also ended up
using a yellow) and paint the leaves.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EIz0qAOTjNJtGx6A4_IE1ntzdQbKlI7f6U095zmkM9_7vNZ9MF9KKrslArV5WD9XTBoI7WgpTiPaWmTlQsNYWsZFaqTzCPMWkPcmC6t4WVAslyeH1NvMYQnyfvUMBkLndM7DX-tYfDJ_s4qpPK8x1r0NIOVqr_VTAVoQVKatJhu0tDhkuteIGNtHJ5Y/s3495/DSCN2835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3495" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EIz0qAOTjNJtGx6A4_IE1ntzdQbKlI7f6U095zmkM9_7vNZ9MF9KKrslArV5WD9XTBoI7WgpTiPaWmTlQsNYWsZFaqTzCPMWkPcmC6t4WVAslyeH1NvMYQnyfvUMBkLndM7DX-tYfDJ_s4qpPK8x1r0NIOVqr_VTAVoQVKatJhu0tDhkuteIGNtHJ5Y/s320/DSCN2835.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
the paint on the leaves dries we can move back to working on the pot
providing the paint on it is dry.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXbp-zT1vN5S83CIGc9_hvjg5tDDQiUIC7A0JPvBOkzN8Ab0Vja0ouAip-7EhKIS5TO4sc4v8I4_gFrkSYQ8vWbfu9T1YS2Z_g0oJfOuPj3rJ125eNq-UkQGDONrGT8MAGqXZO6S2ecnDTCDaNQNU9HsvQVgXvgFUTggW72rY8LwEYApqeRcmqGkv0tc/s4608/DSCN2846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4608" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXbp-zT1vN5S83CIGc9_hvjg5tDDQiUIC7A0JPvBOkzN8Ab0Vja0ouAip-7EhKIS5TO4sc4v8I4_gFrkSYQ8vWbfu9T1YS2Z_g0oJfOuPj3rJ125eNq-UkQGDONrGT8MAGqXZO6S2ecnDTCDaNQNU9HsvQVgXvgFUTggW72rY8LwEYApqeRcmqGkv0tc/s320/DSCN2846.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
next step on the pot is to fill it with some foam. I’m using some
floral foam from the dollar store but you could even use styrofaom
packing, any kind of solid foam pieces that you can fill the pot
with. Use some Tacky glue to hold it in place while we are working.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the foam is in place let the glue dry at least most of the way. Note
I didn’t mention it in the video but you could use hot glue for
this if you are very careful to not melt the foam. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BWMmSTPOqqVZ8hRx9yUWhdh1fIUi-L2iYEX2RWCaZP1IBJd9cz43hPjM08Zif9jNEH7iPFk-tyoWjsH66vjn0MuJhdKDxIQ7DESoMd_DyDIHcQ0R8RzHDbJPuwVrjNo8LJshOed_j7m2a5N6c6eIksB-796TaAQUmh5BNUjiEy2bNVQoVLvOtBFGssQ/s3828/DSCN2872.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="3828" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2BWMmSTPOqqVZ8hRx9yUWhdh1fIUi-L2iYEX2RWCaZP1IBJd9cz43hPjM08Zif9jNEH7iPFk-tyoWjsH66vjn0MuJhdKDxIQ7DESoMd_DyDIHcQ0R8RzHDbJPuwVrjNo8LJshOed_j7m2a5N6c6eIksB-796TaAQUmh5BNUjiEy2bNVQoVLvOtBFGssQ/s320/DSCN2872.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
you are happy with the way the top of the foam looks and you have
most of the top filled in to the edge of the pot it is time to paint
the top of the foam with any dark brown craft paint. Ideally we will
never see this paint but just in case there are thin areas in our
“soil” we don’t want to see the color of the foam through those
areas. Just put on a nice thick coat of paint and allow to dry. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
dry if you find you have been a bit sloppy with the painting job take
a few moments to touch up the painting until you are happy with it. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the paint is dry we can add the “soil” and the plant. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
do need to add both the “soil” and the plant at the same time
because once the thick layer of glue dries it is next to impossible
to add the plant stems without damaging the plant. </span></span>
</p>
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start by adding a thick layer of a foam friendly glue. I would
normally use tacky glue but I am almost out of tacky glue and didn’t
want to use it all up on this project. Instead I used some school
glue. Basically any white glue will work for this.</span></span><p></p>
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the glue is added to the top of the foam spread it out as well as you
can. Try not to have any bare areas. I use a toothpick to spread mine
and for me that works really well. </span></span>
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we add the soil. For soil I used my go-to, very well dried used
coffee grounds. The key things in that description are very well
dried and used coffee grounds. As long as you follow that these will
work really well. Just pour them over the wet glue, spread them out
and pour of the excess. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we add the plant fronds, I’m grouping mine in the center of the pot
since I have something like a palm plant in mind. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
for the number of fronds for your plant you could have made as many
as you wished to, as long as they will fit in the pot and look nice. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
let the glue dry somewhere that the pot will not get knocked down. </span></span>
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the glue holding the soil in place is completely dry you can arrange
the leaves the way you want to make the plant look the way you want
it to. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-72680468583047684502024-01-12T06:00:00.002-06:002024-01-12T06:00:00.137-06:00Doll Size Cooked Green Beans<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/NpPwTdmY4c8">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssqCvraRDoGjH1JRt0xb6lvxTcBcqr7dVFSJu9iw35IAleMtlDXB2qrp43t-shdxqDT3kL7w2g9S8qV-j8gMCdMXjX1mlE5tQpoUkc6TdT_bv9fcNw1tQYrxCTeji2FQV1pT-hmIc7F_oUwFfrQoGgu9LI1gxedPKU0vJJwE7biakt-36_fjttXdBbDY/s3193/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3193" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssqCvraRDoGjH1JRt0xb6lvxTcBcqr7dVFSJu9iw35IAleMtlDXB2qrp43t-shdxqDT3kL7w2g9S8qV-j8gMCdMXjX1mlE5tQpoUkc6TdT_bv9fcNw1tQYrxCTeji2FQV1pT-hmIc7F_oUwFfrQoGgu9LI1gxedPKU0vJJwE7biakt-36_fjttXdBbDY/w400-h289/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hg6deTC4GMzYvs2VzfyNe2-4G_my7QaTkG7JaK0vKTAq2gewBslkFtwqklMAP9dCBCPC-zhWtrYy-vy-FnqCtUh2W3tNlYZo4J5rb9psMJ2mz6htrRfKw6f476dbu3jqEpnu-5I6i-pX3Fzb651gEvY92WtosE2MAe16WYVGdXV6C4WiNIvoaI8c0Z8/s1106/clay%20colors%20png.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1001" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hg6deTC4GMzYvs2VzfyNe2-4G_my7QaTkG7JaK0vKTAq2gewBslkFtwqklMAP9dCBCPC-zhWtrYy-vy-FnqCtUh2W3tNlYZo4J5rb9psMJ2mz6htrRfKw6f476dbu3jqEpnu-5I6i-pX3Fzb651gEvY92WtosE2MAe16WYVGdXV6C4WiNIvoaI8c0Z8/s320/clay%20colors%20png.png" width="290" /></a></div><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
week we are making some cooked green beans to go along with the fresh
ones we made last week. Again we need to start with a clay color that
closely matches what we are making. I started out with some of the
leftover leaf green color I had left from last week. If you have leaf
green clay go ahead and use it. If not and you want to mix your own
leaf green like I did last week here is a photo of the colors I used.
They were used in approximately equal parts. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEfUTL9lueTfyOHG7Vlb9xzULTkzvRD0jY1zlY9Ubt7yisI8hOxh-SVYnVTVTPMv46Y9jWHcTcCHgaNsX2h0UYr5wxr1wvgx9MczEsioe1mlkXOH8KhCubPnoX_opqh2Iuo0dWM1pZTw-M-iibwWsNNiWxgRTdNS9SEZRGULRhqDlCy-mDxskCX_ydGc/s1971/DSCN2717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1971" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEEfUTL9lueTfyOHG7Vlb9xzULTkzvRD0jY1zlY9Ubt7yisI8hOxh-SVYnVTVTPMv46Y9jWHcTcCHgaNsX2h0UYr5wxr1wvgx9MczEsioe1mlkXOH8KhCubPnoX_opqh2Iuo0dWM1pZTw-M-iibwWsNNiWxgRTdNS9SEZRGULRhqDlCy-mDxskCX_ydGc/s320/DSCN2717.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once you have leaf green
mix in some black to make the cooked bean color. I actually cooked
some green beans and tried several combinations of colors to come up
with what matched the best for me. I found that 2 parts leaf green
with 1 part black was the best match so that is what I am using. </span></span>
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you have a color you are happy with you can start making your green
beans. You have some choices on this step. I show how to make both
whole green beans and cut ones. You can make either or both depending
on how your dolls are going to be serving them. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the whole ones just make them the same way we made the fresh ones
last week. Form a ball then roll to shape. The details for that are
on last week’s tutorial. The only difference is we get to skip all
the steps involving the stems because those are generally cut off
prior to cooking the beans in real life. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
cut green beans it is even similar, just roll the clay into a snake
about 1/8” in diameter and cut into pieces about ¾” long. The
snake doesn’t have to be perfectly ¾” it can vary a bit because
in real life beans aren’t all the exact same size. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKY90e5FZKmO_qFeex-_2p9mCmGgabcrKlSHyeVs0AHOSiC0ReibXFKgFZy6K0qfpTXdIYGdIjvO6TF5pANY_0aXIfzX83ZxNcel54OW7FenuWnn9TXwnltyYH_SovUllctrF1P0ZNilFrkuyUxqItF4Wbf2lbOuc_Tm6YgPFv1hp8oqP3LipIJuZIT8/s4608/DSCN2722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfKY90e5FZKmO_qFeex-_2p9mCmGgabcrKlSHyeVs0AHOSiC0ReibXFKgFZy6K0qfpTXdIYGdIjvO6TF5pANY_0aXIfzX83ZxNcel54OW7FenuWnn9TXwnltyYH_SovUllctrF1P0ZNilFrkuyUxqItF4Wbf2lbOuc_Tm6YgPFv1hp8oqP3LipIJuZIT8/s320/DSCN2722.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you have as many beans formed as you think you need, bake them at the
temperature suggested for your clay for about 10 minutes and allow to
cool to room temperature. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are so many possibilities for finishing the green beans and I just showed a few in the video.
That being said if you have a different green bean dish you want/need help recreating for your dolls let me know and I will try to
include it in a future tutorial.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
all of our platings of green beans we are going to use some Satin Mod
Podge to act as both our glue and as a means to make the beans look
slightly wet, just like the real thing. I like to work on a small
piece of parchment paper to combine just a bit of the Mod Podge with
the beans then transfer and arrange them on a clean sheet of
parchment paper. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGIbgcueYisMKYj7ih9IcMJbv8D7glvIywTWULxJxbR2T8YlOGX9XZCNccdpz0VCXODCOcYbGAdYksugiFOvw6OLtxSzyr5ub-PvFi2Syx_PPwgdQwnoesNO-I-EyUuzThRXpBY544UI_RHKLfX_1ww7hGF9KZbwuSuCCIsf2EXZjRjnTGTRXQ27cwSY/s3456/DSCN2777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="3116" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGIbgcueYisMKYj7ih9IcMJbv8D7glvIywTWULxJxbR2T8YlOGX9XZCNccdpz0VCXODCOcYbGAdYksugiFOvw6OLtxSzyr5ub-PvFi2Syx_PPwgdQwnoesNO-I-EyUuzThRXpBY544UI_RHKLfX_1ww7hGF9KZbwuSuCCIsf2EXZjRjnTGTRXQ27cwSY/s320/DSCN2777.JPG" width="289" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />For
the first plating I used the whole green beans and once I had them
arranged the way I wanted them I cut tiny bits of some yellow
embroidery floss to act as some lemon zest. In real life this is my
favorite way to serve green beans so I had include it here. I like to
use a piece of raw spaghetti as my tool to lift tiny lightweight
things like this floss bits. Just dampen the end slightly and it will
have just enough stick to pick up the floss bits and then they will
stick to the Mod Podge. </span></span>
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a more simple plating I just added some “salt” to the pile of cut
green beans. I started the same as for the first one by mixing a bit
of Satin Mod Podge in with the green beans. Then after transferring
them to the clean parchment paper I just added a sprinkle of white
sand. Once the Mod Podge dries this will look like a sprinkle of
coarse salt has been added. If you have some black sand you could add
some “pepper” also. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Allow
the Mod Podge plenty of time to cure, I do find it is best to turn
the piles of green beans over so the bottom side gets more air
circulation after a few hours. This will help everything to dry
completely. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the Mod Podge has dried all the way you can display them as desired.</span></span></p>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-38293263909713062572024-01-05T06:00:00.003-06:002024-01-05T06:00:00.142-06:00Doll Size Fresh Green Beans<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://youtu.be/tmcCPNtYVY8">Watch the video here.</a></span></span></p>
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week I am so happy to be back to filming tutorials for all of you. I
am sorry for the long absence but life got in the way and I just
wasn’t able to film for the channel. I have set up things to
hopefully keep me on track with the channel this year and into the
future. So happy new year and thank you for stopping by to learn how
to make some green beans for the dolls. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
was initially going to be making both fresh green beans and cooked
ones but I decided it would be best to do two videos this on the
fresh green beans and then next week a separate tutorial on the
cooked ones. I was afraid trying to cover both would make the video
way too long and be overwhelming both you the viewer and for me. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since
we making our beans from polymer clay if you haven’t worked with it
a lot <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWI7Mf34RXcIrHLHFPuPV9rFJ7iX7zw7t">here is a link to my Clay 101 playlist </a>on YouTube. I do
recommend taking a look at some of those videos if you aren’t
feeling confident in your clay working skills.</span></span></p>
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first step in any clay project is to condition the clay. I did that
off camera. Since I needed to mix my clay color I did that as the
same time. If you have a leaf green clay go ahead and use that. If
not here are the colors I mixed to get the color I used. I used all
the colors in approximately equal parts. You can mix a similar color
if you a good range of clay on hand in your stash. </span></span>
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sure work with the clay until it is well conditioned to make forming
the beans easier.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT4nSU92ys5vBKglHKdvANB90K1ZdoiINeXwzcjzHhu8FpGV_e5IJPl3ObA6jVF76zQ-29OiJPsFHwZElgLW7qYcN_fgJt_7IBV6u_Dr6GFIcu7T2tbgv-npMhwbDDeozJ99PkEu3eUKbJomXC90smpPnvk34BuJoGFN-kKWwh8Rj-CVjNalHlUCroEk/s1962/DSCN2610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1962" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTT4nSU92ys5vBKglHKdvANB90K1ZdoiINeXwzcjzHhu8FpGV_e5IJPl3ObA6jVF76zQ-29OiJPsFHwZElgLW7qYcN_fgJt_7IBV6u_Dr6GFIcu7T2tbgv-npMhwbDDeozJ99PkEu3eUKbJomXC90smpPnvk34BuJoGFN-kKWwh8Rj-CVjNalHlUCroEk/w200-h179/DSCN2610.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
you get the color you think is correct go ahead and roll a small bit
into a snake about 1/16” in diameter and a couple of inches long.
Lay on a plain paper plate and bake for about 10 minutes. This will
do two things. First off it will let you check what color your clay
will be when it is baked off. Green clays usually stay pretty true to
the raw color when baked but it is always a good idea to check. And
even more importantly this will become the stems to go onto the ends
of some of your green beans. Because of this I try to lay mine stem
snake out in a curved shape so it makes better looking stems. </span></span>
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the clay is conditioned break off pieces and form small balls. They
can range from just a bit bigger than ¼” to just under 3/8” in
diameter. You want a variety of sizes in the range so that your beans
are each a slightly different size. After all in real life they would
each be a bit different in length. Each ball will
become 1 green bean. </span></span>
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will also need a very small amount of a light beige color of clay. I
used Fimo Sahara but any similar color will work. Just barely
condition this so that you can work with it and form it into a ball
on your work surface. </span></span>
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using your fingers and working with one clay ball at a time roll the
ball into a snake with one end very pointed. </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I try to go no longer than 2 ¼”
for most of the beans with a few up to 2 ½” long. Be sure to make some shorter too.</span></span>
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add just a tiny drop of a clear liquid polymer clay to the not
pointed end.</span></span></p>
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a tiny bit of the beige clay with a pointy tool.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NOnXrdJ5HIZS0F430FGS8lfjs-pzhJ8C79y6fkhGGhZwFIaQvP3v3U09jszS8S_j5DLccilCeYWiAkt7i4yz12OpTxpxoA26FfAmDPEpdfeJzb6U6kwZCXEwaf5PLrfLW3kLwp_0ciw46oJ_ITf84s_RjFeDuHByhackzqaosJ8aASb89WX5S_8zzis/s1375/DSCN2620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="968" data-original-width="1375" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NOnXrdJ5HIZS0F430FGS8lfjs-pzhJ8C79y6fkhGGhZwFIaQvP3v3U09jszS8S_j5DLccilCeYWiAkt7i4yz12OpTxpxoA26FfAmDPEpdfeJzb6U6kwZCXEwaf5PLrfLW3kLwp_0ciw46oJ_ITf84s_RjFeDuHByhackzqaosJ8aASb89WX5S_8zzis/w200-h141/DSCN2620.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
add a small piece of the stem snake.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPUaDhYrKfGsxqBxYU1uBnDGhh9iKBR4DPpAfJhKJ0qlspHgxQ-0WSz1dV3GCC76ejEjAS3iheGD1vPBqAO8SmtzltlGrv-1tryJshXVZFve_hBW9rhv0zhX00vDPGbgrS7J9BYM0UwYi2vbqTnnjezjX5itMeRRlEyxgHsESMPIgfR-jMn7ByHVpErU/s2732/DSCN2621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2732" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPUaDhYrKfGsxqBxYU1uBnDGhh9iKBR4DPpAfJhKJ0qlspHgxQ-0WSz1dV3GCC76ejEjAS3iheGD1vPBqAO8SmtzltlGrv-1tryJshXVZFve_hBW9rhv0zhX00vDPGbgrS7J9BYM0UwYi2vbqTnnjezjX5itMeRRlEyxgHsESMPIgfR-jMn7ByHVpErU/s320/DSCN2621.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Use
you fingers to shape the end of the bean so it looks right. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Make
some of your beans longer and some shorter. Some pretty straight and
some curved. If you make them all the same size and shape they loose
the look of the real thing. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRld-1GsPwb9hOsrK_MiI9Sw5hHqJzIJOQPyvfzSJZNkO0RuSU-L9hB2OTX3mACXf6VLypt-7OiQcK9uxNTX-qgTWU7k6E0W24zvL71mdi4dwWVvqLYAjVLY9mtVLMQAq5eHIpMXeOCISr_l9ooyawCxc9TehxYk9dhIY-4w7lRoZasdU-CzJXReKs9nA/s4097/DSCN2622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4097" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRld-1GsPwb9hOsrK_MiI9Sw5hHqJzIJOQPyvfzSJZNkO0RuSU-L9hB2OTX3mACXf6VLypt-7OiQcK9uxNTX-qgTWU7k6E0W24zvL71mdi4dwWVvqLYAjVLY9mtVLMQAq5eHIpMXeOCISr_l9ooyawCxc9TehxYk9dhIY-4w7lRoZasdU-CzJXReKs9nA/s320/DSCN2622.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Add
all the beans to your baking surface, I use a plain paper plate. And
bake the beans at the temperature called for on your clay package.
Since I am using multiple brands of clay with different baking
temperatures and I know my current oven has a habit of drifting in
temperature I usually bake my clay at 225<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
for 10 minutes. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43IWz40xGRymzKhTWK8QPlegn-AoyPcUIIYdDnppVI59CzsVDGozRH23LnQ-cvbl_TYu2eeDVKcgJN_qTGPLd-QHxb2gBI9YRGGhmQ1LJT6ufh5pO4koK9gJnQySYGsryLTmCraT4K6TMLB9tGnyNixGUP4_kdflU0uwrtsG1ib0_be3zLIMeZR2X-wY/s3478/DSCN2624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3478" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43IWz40xGRymzKhTWK8QPlegn-AoyPcUIIYdDnppVI59CzsVDGozRH23LnQ-cvbl_TYu2eeDVKcgJN_qTGPLd-QHxb2gBI9YRGGhmQ1LJT6ufh5pO4koK9gJnQySYGsryLTmCraT4K6TMLB9tGnyNixGUP4_kdflU0uwrtsG1ib0_be3zLIMeZR2X-wY/s320/DSCN2624.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Allow
the beans to cool and they are ready to use in you doll scene.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7VJPuTJ8eLxZYAezViQcP90fM7v91vaOCgLeMt7Cup8wWmICgqXWApmPfOSEJFxaE23EsJ8NAz-NeZgU9Y2MB5kOEVDnVqJq-WaGQO4mT9s7416S7h49mnzr0rO46GjvOX4HnSbUGz4iDjsgLWf1vEMxY7Hsu3ndTfKF2ZpLQG6v2CL9unYDXnOMFKM/s3241/DSCN2627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="2994" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7VJPuTJ8eLxZYAezViQcP90fM7v91vaOCgLeMt7Cup8wWmICgqXWApmPfOSEJFxaE23EsJ8NAz-NeZgU9Y2MB5kOEVDnVqJq-WaGQO4mT9s7416S7h49mnzr0rO46GjvOX4HnSbUGz4iDjsgLWf1vEMxY7Hsu3ndTfKF2ZpLQG6v2CL9unYDXnOMFKM/w370-h400/DSCN2627.JPG" width="370" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
week come back and learn how to make some cooked green beans for the
dolls. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-10072262411727377722023-02-03T06:00:00.006-06:002023-02-03T06:00:00.214-06:00Doll Size Valentine Cake Pops<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://youtu.be/mKBCfZ5nEjc"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8btrpoVIHk44p4RkAVrq9XRd7k-EDVhNUdWdaDzEUKjO66xk82hJJNfHtWAB5fqvxhSrom4iYaK18Q_QhBfjbAwbhb84Jtdicv71V1cEQpssIPugo2sJ8Aoy4u3jEfwB57yt6_5bC7o8grF7FDTLNFT6QnfFZYfIn5o4PRVyCh_pP8t64wXzpJLFR/s2986/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="2986" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8btrpoVIHk44p4RkAVrq9XRd7k-EDVhNUdWdaDzEUKjO66xk82hJJNfHtWAB5fqvxhSrom4iYaK18Q_QhBfjbAwbhb84Jtdicv71V1cEQpssIPugo2sJ8Aoy4u3jEfwB57yt6_5bC7o8grF7FDTLNFT6QnfFZYfIn5o4PRVyCh_pP8t64wXzpJLFR/w400-h318/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Before
I talk about the project details I want to apologize for being off
screen in so much of this tutorial. I debated even posting the video
but in the end I decided to post it so you can make these in time for
Valentine’s Day. I have had a rather rough couple of weeks and I
just don’t have time to re-film this and get it posted in a timely
manner. I will do my best to explain the process here on the blog to
hopefully fill in any blanks. Also we have made cake pops in the past
(<a href="https://youtu.be/csmn-mK47Cc">you can find that video here</a>) so some of those questions are also
answered over there. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before
we can make our cake pops we need to do some prep work- making some
sprinkles (if you want to use them) and creating the sticks that the
cake balls will be formed on. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_VXa9j_8-IMTywi8etXBB0GrBMoR_726RiYBRgi09IrRLZcFoi08kLaXUShMqxFjwiP7874egoriLNtWNyPDbalRDIJsbpQrBDH93LOGv5iohk2pKNJmwjWn9ZFdVVx-1qvgPaBchPZoj90q5XyL6ctnInl9dZl-qUW0dJBFHRESapBK7i3pbY-R/s3821/DSCN0494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="3821" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_VXa9j_8-IMTywi8etXBB0GrBMoR_726RiYBRgi09IrRLZcFoi08kLaXUShMqxFjwiP7874egoriLNtWNyPDbalRDIJsbpQrBDH93LOGv5iohk2pKNJmwjWn9ZFdVVx-1qvgPaBchPZoj90q5XyL6ctnInl9dZl-qUW0dJBFHRESapBK7i3pbY-R/s320/DSCN0494.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />For
the sprinkles use any colors of clay you wish to match the theme you
are going to work with. I used the same 4 colors of clay for the
sprinkles that I later used to make the cake pops themselves- a pale
pink (Sculpey III in Ballerina), a red (Sculpey III in Red Hot Red),
a white (Sculpey II White) and a chocolate color (the clay left from
the chocolate candies we made last week0 Premo Burnt Umber mixed with
translucent)</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yMCirQHiZGWgDUe3Xo9DxHrnxtmcU2MR4OzKcoPDpyBhshnTirJZgMNsEESkAJELyj-aKi_gfo6TxQL04BTpsBd7-pgWbXI53zS3UZbgaffR4eltH46D5a1zju6HJricCq-ffzctZjaLEcgAnBH8s-jaVGxFaebVVzFHU43O1XnDxDuERw2A7VJV/s1839/DSCN0490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1839" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yMCirQHiZGWgDUe3Xo9DxHrnxtmcU2MR4OzKcoPDpyBhshnTirJZgMNsEESkAJELyj-aKi_gfo6TxQL04BTpsBd7-pgWbXI53zS3UZbgaffR4eltH46D5a1zju6HJricCq-ffzctZjaLEcgAnBH8s-jaVGxFaebVVzFHU43O1XnDxDuERw2A7VJV/s320/DSCN0490.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the “sequin” sprinkles form tiny balls and flatten them with your
finger tip. Then transfer to your baking surface and bake for 5
minutes to harden them.</span></span></p>
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the “Jimmie” style sprinkles form tiny snakes and cut tiny
pieces, transfer to the baking surface and bake 5 minutes. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
do recommend keeping the 2 shapes separate to work with.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT1tEqgOFW8Yae-w5ZaJa2eINVuUTdLw1GHPRIfWj7Ac8WI9hc0N7NL1hWUMIvj_w9L4655DwJwxwze3_SWCrCCrtOOkdMuZmMDl3YsYKl4zVzUr2_nS005tF3cIc5qEVV9U3ZMwlLrQtBG0PcCGI3PrG35qKuJqsPFtWyM6VV9uIBsTLKr56oEFO/s4608/DSCN0492.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT1tEqgOFW8Yae-w5ZaJa2eINVuUTdLw1GHPRIfWj7Ac8WI9hc0N7NL1hWUMIvj_w9L4655DwJwxwze3_SWCrCCrtOOkdMuZmMDl3YsYKl4zVzUr2_nS005tF3cIc5qEVV9U3ZMwlLrQtBG0PcCGI3PrG35qKuJqsPFtWyM6VV9uIBsTLKr56oEFO/s320/DSCN0492.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the sticks simply paint some round toothpicks with white paint and
when dry trim to 2” long. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnm5UytSOIRBquD6X5N1F27OQFdK9cOfH6ijHAv-GjGiBVMiSxRn37YG0dEvy_TnlMpwZwfuotajMtIntKS9TtKgVDjIIGdqQv4xsyQSS9toJzSrQq_e8DzbOsIEFTHRBINVn0_M0UIgvRSwsTE3xHWbm4dlWwWPqObFG8E6WIFtwNdLKm0pJxn0Q/s4608/DSCN0493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnm5UytSOIRBquD6X5N1F27OQFdK9cOfH6ijHAv-GjGiBVMiSxRn37YG0dEvy_TnlMpwZwfuotajMtIntKS9TtKgVDjIIGdqQv4xsyQSS9toJzSrQq_e8DzbOsIEFTHRBINVn0_M0UIgvRSwsTE3xHWbm4dlWwWPqObFG8E6WIFtwNdLKm0pJxn0Q/s320/DSCN0493.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I
made myself a rack to bake these in when I made the last batch of
cake balls, it is simply a small piece of a board that I drilled
holes large enough for the toothpicks to fit into. I drilled all the
way through the board then glued on a scrap of wood to the bottom to
close the holes this gave me the maximum depth so the my toothpicks
would sit better. This rack is also nice for holding things when I
paint them.</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvlPN-cpVyUncXvpeEV0nBxwnG643BP7qeFS3anq_2wBdNkT8vl9nq2LfyUCWWdGSFqNoJKoBr3KQi3Pzv_NaZJa1kxefrtkEtw9LG-r_vTYZQhWgOkhaGW-hxQfgm8a3MpZcyXmbofLZ0G00ON-7S4Ovj8pil7bTfU_rbQ2B7aFemrdv5y_ghkWZ/s3594/DSCN0495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="3594" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvlPN-cpVyUncXvpeEV0nBxwnG643BP7qeFS3anq_2wBdNkT8vl9nq2LfyUCWWdGSFqNoJKoBr3KQi3Pzv_NaZJa1kxefrtkEtw9LG-r_vTYZQhWgOkhaGW-hxQfgm8a3MpZcyXmbofLZ0G00ON-7S4Ovj8pil7bTfU_rbQ2B7aFemrdv5y_ghkWZ/s320/DSCN0495.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Now
we can form the cake balls. Roll a snake of each color clay that is
about 3/8” in diameter and cut into 3/8” long pieces. Roll each
piece into as smooth of a ball as possible. Dip the pointed end one
of the sticks we created into liquid clay and insert into the cake
ball. Repeat for as many cake pops as you want to make. Bake the cake
pops at the recommended temperature for the brand clay you are using
for 10 minutes and allow to cool to room temperature. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElK5UJKAvjfIRsJSUylMmMc3igGpobw674j-ycK62gSZpJlzA6_zwR4nNsDlUaEOg4rdd2v4-wR4LaNPwS_gLTTmqXuIjf_zOe4sM-915UGoYG2KvGqYDTWHG3n2htDzMhnaSuEB6R5Tk8m_IlMTFXB_ED5GeLkWNrHMh1axe-xeTmvNrRHyl2Cco/s4608/DSCN0497.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElK5UJKAvjfIRsJSUylMmMc3igGpobw674j-ycK62gSZpJlzA6_zwR4nNsDlUaEOg4rdd2v4-wR4LaNPwS_gLTTmqXuIjf_zOe4sM-915UGoYG2KvGqYDTWHG3n2htDzMhnaSuEB6R5Tk8m_IlMTFXB_ED5GeLkWNrHMh1axe-xeTmvNrRHyl2Cco/s320/DSCN0497.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To
create the icing to decorate the cake pops I mixed some liquid clay
with some oil paints to create the colors I wanted. I made a white
(titanium white paint), a bright pink (titanium white and Rose Madder
paints), a pale pink (the bright pink with more of the white paint)
and a red (Vermilion red paint with a touch of Rose Madder paint) I
recommend mixing the oil paint colors first then mixing in a tiny bit
of the color into the liquid clay (I’m using liquid Sculpey) then
baking off a tiny drop as a sample to check both the color and if it
will cure. If you add too much paint the mixture will not cure
properly, if this happens mix in more liquid clay and bake another
sample. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Apply
the icing using either a toothpick or a dotting tool in any design
desired. Adding some of the sprinkles we made earlier or some tiny no
hole beads. Once you have your cake pops decorated bake them again
for another 10 minutes and allow to cool to room temperature. </span></span>
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cooled give each on a coat of Mat Mod Podge and allow to dry. Now
your dolls can enjoy some fun Valentine cake pops. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
are some pictures of the ones I made.</span></span></p>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
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<br />Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-52838020989616588312023-01-27T06:00:00.002-06:002023-01-27T06:00:00.216-06:0018” Doll Size Chocolate Candies<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://youtu.be/KbqZrqR11SU"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wy8J-q7WrQdPbHDu8Hs4R5H-47gQQx7CSyuK2i3HGXRkpnLmGYXh3A-dhejU_7-vgWsv5h3NGSO2ryR706defcoUCxyayrFmOnB7fuXmFFjZSz7I_JkzzeS5qhz8VxqLL-4DqWIDZ4ZmdftMtG42TcpUNDG-cq1if6NjpgZ29TVnYDJol3igijYI/s2563/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2129" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7wy8J-q7WrQdPbHDu8Hs4R5H-47gQQx7CSyuK2i3HGXRkpnLmGYXh3A-dhejU_7-vgWsv5h3NGSO2ryR706defcoUCxyayrFmOnB7fuXmFFjZSz7I_JkzzeS5qhz8VxqLL-4DqWIDZ4ZmdftMtG42TcpUNDG-cq1if6NjpgZ29TVnYDJol3igijYI/w333-h400/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="333" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This
week we are making some chocolate candies to fill the heart shaped
boxes we made last week. If you missed that tutorial you can find it
here. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the candy today I am using some dark brown clay, Premo in Burnt Umber
but you could use any dark brown, all the major clay brands have a
nice rich dark brown in their lines. I mixed it with a bit of
Translucent clay to make it both easier to work with and to give the
finished project a better look. I find that without the translucent
added they look a bit chalky. When it came time to make the milk
chocolate I just added some white to give the lighter color. </span></span>
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let’s talk about the guide I made to help me roll the clay out. I
have several other things like this but none were thick enough for
this project. So I simply made two stacks of 3 craft sticks each,
glued them with some tacky glue and clamped them until dry. This way
I knew that they would be a consistent size. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
also printed off some graph paper in both 8 squares to the inch and 4
squares to the inch. I used a site that provides free PDF versions of
many printable pages for free.<a href="https://www.printablepaper.net/category/graph"> Here is a link to the page I got mine from</a>. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4VFwz9PSUYTAtkbvhub1v272g9gDhagj8QTVXuC_wD4dhUsRRSggceT_XBJI76ZylfNJIxn49yibMPujGoB1JMgAr1YaXQidtQcuOROFC4Zwc2l725s_wORdIUiNQECpQTBzHourjYXwOlaQ08hEN04Bc3kEbjJjk5YZRkmaFPzhuHs6SKStUCug/s4608/DSCN0324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4VFwz9PSUYTAtkbvhub1v272g9gDhagj8QTVXuC_wD4dhUsRRSggceT_XBJI76ZylfNJIxn49yibMPujGoB1JMgAr1YaXQidtQcuOROFC4Zwc2l725s_wORdIUiNQECpQTBzHourjYXwOlaQ08hEN04Bc3kEbjJjk5YZRkmaFPzhuHs6SKStUCug/s320/DSCN0324.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we need to roll out our clay using the guides we made earlier (or
something else about ¼” thick) </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYRZlyKqz0NFcs1c9LCFReBCfCvvLWz4PcgspC1TAUuq0RP2YC_eeiBkmRbVUcHFPwiNZz9Qjzy4qYEGMiHfqr7jgi3bRPISQf0ke_JOz0KV8PICPIUbNgnAfIhzaAXKs5Jj8o4ItuDXrvSeqx46xkB2xzRDNR5kdHdtOHkWTiAb-VAHiMzmWoEcd/s4608/DSCN0325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRYRZlyKqz0NFcs1c9LCFReBCfCvvLWz4PcgspC1TAUuq0RP2YC_eeiBkmRbVUcHFPwiNZz9Qjzy4qYEGMiHfqr7jgi3bRPISQf0ke_JOz0KV8PICPIUbNgnAfIhzaAXKs5Jj8o4ItuDXrvSeqx46xkB2xzRDNR5kdHdtOHkWTiAb-VAHiMzmWoEcd/s320/DSCN0325.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then using the lines on the graph
paper cut some squares (about 3/8” square) and rectangles (abut ¼”
by ½”) for some of you candies. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the round candies I looked around to find something that was about
the correct size and that I thought most of you would have access to
. I came upon the lid to my Sharpie marker and it was perfect. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJnvqgawT2lpva3m4us1vWccHXeKb6OexajWnNGTdy3P0EY6dsBM9qIH-Q844DdX3BC1KVQuT2_Mo6g4cD_ppavjKUKyXoPvgeSm0cIWOtSin9wrrQYoILZpUSz4Ggj4eD-UyZsD5XgDS-H4Max5sNBkYvAOZS55TirCwTAbwfBm7D66CrDLCTaOS/s4608/DSCN0328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXJnvqgawT2lpva3m4us1vWccHXeKb6OexajWnNGTdy3P0EY6dsBM9qIH-Q844DdX3BC1KVQuT2_Mo6g4cD_ppavjKUKyXoPvgeSm0cIWOtSin9wrrQYoILZpUSz4Ggj4eD-UyZsD5XgDS-H4Max5sNBkYvAOZS55TirCwTAbwfBm7D66CrDLCTaOS/s320/DSCN0328.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Be
sure to lay the piece of plastic wrap over the clay before using the
lid to cut the candy shape. It does two things here. First it makes
the top a nice round dome like a lot of nice chocolates have..
Secondly, and maybe most importantly it makes it easy to remove the
clay from the lid after you cut it. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqx-RZ5RM5IrByMvlHVYcPahL-9GshMdsgWLo5uZssKA3lFOv42w5DkUVcUQ-HmzqEBg36MwUogltR-GR95NaQpniqPYZ-4eXs1WGfaLxa8nf6JNuW4Us-AsOm-5WyYz-RCGKhaDR6fre5W8IyFH3sXxkhnA1BkERhpQhwSEUkU1DRNAP6ccpS5RH/s4608/DSCN0329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqx-RZ5RM5IrByMvlHVYcPahL-9GshMdsgWLo5uZssKA3lFOv42w5DkUVcUQ-HmzqEBg36MwUogltR-GR95NaQpniqPYZ-4eXs1WGfaLxa8nf6JNuW4Us-AsOm-5WyYz-RCGKhaDR6fre5W8IyFH3sXxkhnA1BkERhpQhwSEUkU1DRNAP6ccpS5RH/s320/DSCN0329.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To
create the heart shaped candies I started with the same round shape
and then used one of my small dotting tools to make the dip in the
top. I used my fingers to shape the pointed bottom end. If you don’t
have a dotting tool you can use something like a toothpick. </span></span>
<p></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you have made as many candies as you want bake them at the
recommended temperature for your clay brand for 15 minutes and allow
to cool to room temperature.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ90sVAh0ZmhiS2cbFnZePHmOm-xu0g3EG3LRY0fEZyz9eg8oARCwzcIdoKFMoTBCJBC9zFQGR-tpGGW3nn4dhYcgycH_VE-aTJdVdOpHeuWPpxHYdBAOl0UjzVnIrBgbjLEwcbzkJTSsIY_HWcdWs5Bkux6fzmS927RAjzPfqFqKLY6bb2yz69ko/s4608/DSCN0331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQ90sVAh0ZmhiS2cbFnZePHmOm-xu0g3EG3LRY0fEZyz9eg8oARCwzcIdoKFMoTBCJBC9zFQGR-tpGGW3nn4dhYcgycH_VE-aTJdVdOpHeuWPpxHYdBAOl0UjzVnIrBgbjLEwcbzkJTSsIY_HWcdWs5Bkux6fzmS927RAjzPfqFqKLY6bb2yz69ko/s320/DSCN0331.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we just need to add a light coat of a clear satin finish to our
candies and allow to dry.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttLOaeUTGJ4X8yqUdLefrx9O-lx--QO9eo6Pwdx6ITpJRjbcFzwczp45_QxHJ7DY_lREaA0zx_ZIGMqafsBSxqrkyBMOaldG6EU0AoQfhUtX5GbZ3fqspMy0W9nW5hp9sg_s1VOOTe6qrBktaTKSya4bQdUG23wotbNdrLjiq7ncSaFvNeHqb3YV2/s3456/DSCN0391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2644" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttLOaeUTGJ4X8yqUdLefrx9O-lx--QO9eo6Pwdx6ITpJRjbcFzwczp45_QxHJ7DY_lREaA0zx_ZIGMqafsBSxqrkyBMOaldG6EU0AoQfhUtX5GbZ3fqspMy0W9nW5hp9sg_s1VOOTe6qrBktaTKSya4bQdUG23wotbNdrLjiq7ncSaFvNeHqb3YV2/s320/DSCN0391.JPG" width="245" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
you have some nice expensive looking chocolates for the dolls to
share with their favorite valentine.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-87165552524263134242023-01-20T06:00:00.003-06:002023-01-20T06:00:00.207-06:0018” Doll Size Valentine Candy Box<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://youtu.be/AydYXrbOF6s"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTpsGg3g6pj0n3QxYzX4iniGbgW7CGQFUECGlz1WTFvuPpB2thOXVtrVgzonBgR1VPQe1_BYIeWNhDAQrhduwzw8Zdz3vWr7CW-teh7wbwp7dwe3q0UiRcfLlOqdMzaT3Mpqy55sQ5XnMla77RRUSTgCtDp0Dcogh91IOggYPSAWGPw61A0TyCyr7/s2217/titlecard%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2047" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdTpsGg3g6pj0n3QxYzX4iniGbgW7CGQFUECGlz1WTFvuPpB2thOXVtrVgzonBgR1VPQe1_BYIeWNhDAQrhduwzw8Zdz3vWr7CW-teh7wbwp7dwe3q0UiRcfLlOqdMzaT3Mpqy55sQ5XnMla77RRUSTgCtDp0Dcogh91IOggYPSAWGPw61A0TyCyr7/w369-h400/titlecard%20pic.JPG" width="369" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This
week I wanted to show you how to make this fun heart shaped candy box
for the dolls. After all Valentine’s Day will be here in a few
weeks and the dolls need to be ready. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over
on my dollhouse miniatures channel I have been making a lot of
projects with free patterns that can be downloaded to make them much
easier for my viewers to recreate. I decided to do some over here on
the doll channel too. So this week I have<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hxcCi3eyLOyvks0Y_pAk3ZLo8iEXj-85/view?usp=sharing"> free pattern for this candy box that you can find right here</a>. The link will lead you to Google
Drive where you will find a folder that contains the pattern in two
forms. A PNG to be used with any electronic cutting machine that uses
PNG files. (be sure to consult the text file for directions on
sizing) In addition there is a PDF that can be printed and used if
you are hand cutting the pieces. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am happy to have you use the pattern to make candy boxes for
yourself, your friends or even to sell. Just please don’t sell or
share the pattern. If someone else wants to make one too send them to
my video/blog post so they can download it themselves. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am using just plain medium card stock in white for this project. I
find that many colors of card stock fade badly and the painted stays
true to color a bit better. Also, the paint helps to disguise the
fact we made this from layers of card stock instead of a single layer
of heavier material. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am going to lead you through the process of what I did in the video
here. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Let’s
start with the box bottom:</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2d9lyejiZqjpTh5bhK9Je5NFmz24WFCRxNO8K4UQXfgQOGB3iDmbko4jItzmZ5sVfLeMlw3vwyKwEAxfo_b_XOgkMIalAL6QI4AuEpT4obMR4P4MZxZcAltI1VOi5GkgGVOlrqOIkG0XdP2UZpfJROga7kxmsQ6NfhVCEscfqJtfPKbTrkd44YJz/s4400/DSCN0333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3127" data-original-width="4400" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2d9lyejiZqjpTh5bhK9Je5NFmz24WFCRxNO8K4UQXfgQOGB3iDmbko4jItzmZ5sVfLeMlw3vwyKwEAxfo_b_XOgkMIalAL6QI4AuEpT4obMR4P4MZxZcAltI1VOi5GkgGVOlrqOIkG0XdP2UZpfJROga7kxmsQ6NfhVCEscfqJtfPKbTrkd44YJz/s320/DSCN0333.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Once
you have the pieces cut they should look like this: </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
have 4 large hearts, 6 smaller hearts and 1 strips.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Vog5W9pGsOvtG0DCpGoBkA01UD6PS63HRFDTcbNbQekfssreurlvm6sL6jD0T36i8wtX6QedUBqMyt92MQhCU11H0ldqL0nskWL1kg4v1mLgTBs1VKXgI0gn6XvFY9rl6JNhZ2I6xC4B6irKw18tWdYfE3ukN_uGDjLPILNdNjlwO3Jul_yV7vSe/s4287/DSCN0335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="4287" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Vog5W9pGsOvtG0DCpGoBkA01UD6PS63HRFDTcbNbQekfssreurlvm6sL6jD0T36i8wtX6QedUBqMyt92MQhCU11H0ldqL0nskWL1kg4v1mLgTBs1VKXgI0gn6XvFY9rl6JNhZ2I6xC4B6irKw18tWdYfE3ukN_uGDjLPILNdNjlwO3Jul_yV7vSe/s320/DSCN0335.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Set
the strips off to the side for a bit and glue the hearts together in
two stacks, one of the larger hearts and one of the smaller ones. Do
your best to keep the edges lined up and even and use a small amount
of thick glue. I do suggest drying the pieces under a bit of weight
to help keep them flat. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GExkTE2zMnRGeZQPTwxakdWRRfF4MdLgE8RujIWd9k3IQiFE1d1bVNCm_kV1E8svCYyO4bB2WjaxuwFEg_058UkJZfuppEbo0qtMPGWHrYnpRT6IcbwYKoGQsjIKx9VSK7l0Gfq-rN4s1fpGXEsWnsh85cbI0yDs6xEuhKY4X-yx6hHK7-ujKqpi/s2899/DSCN0337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="2899" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GExkTE2zMnRGeZQPTwxakdWRRfF4MdLgE8RujIWd9k3IQiFE1d1bVNCm_kV1E8svCYyO4bB2WjaxuwFEg_058UkJZfuppEbo0qtMPGWHrYnpRT6IcbwYKoGQsjIKx9VSK7l0Gfq-rN4s1fpGXEsWnsh85cbI0yDs6xEuhKY4X-yx6hHK7-ujKqpi/s320/DSCN0337.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Once
dry we are going to add the wider of the two strips to the sides of
the smaller heart. First use something like a blade of your scissors
to slightly curl the strip then give it a fold in the center. Now
line the fold up with the “v” at the top of the heart and glue it
around. The strips are all cut a bit long so that you can trim them.
Fold the end of the first side around the bottom of the heart. (I
forgot to take a picture of this but I did take one of the pieces for
the lid so check below if you can’t visualize what I am saying
here) We will trim the second side when the glue dries. Be sure the
strip is lined up with the back of the heart all the way around.
Allow the glue to dry.</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOl8ue1vintjJZPPOaHiL8M2FOjb1yPzN8ZU_VaSi6VpDmjN1V-dFcIpjnUk92PsUSpbAO5HMCI0dkIF_bd3EYtBgeerPf4TQPqYD9dUn7870U1O9vnWjUvVs6Z-gU2wQFv-wLlBcgBuxIJSdE7S_ikOsO0HidYePQ_spI2Qr660dO2aEgyKWWYqr_/s2250/DSCN0338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="2250" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOl8ue1vintjJZPPOaHiL8M2FOjb1yPzN8ZU_VaSi6VpDmjN1V-dFcIpjnUk92PsUSpbAO5HMCI0dkIF_bd3EYtBgeerPf4TQPqYD9dUn7870U1O9vnWjUvVs6Z-gU2wQFv-wLlBcgBuxIJSdE7S_ikOsO0HidYePQ_spI2Qr660dO2aEgyKWWYqr_/s320/DSCN0338.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the glue is dry cut off the extra bit of the strip of paper at the
bottom of the heart. Now repeat the process with the narrower strip
being very careful to keep the long edges lined up at the back side
of the heart. Allow to dry.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
dry trim the strip just like we did before. Now it is time to glue
this heart to the larger heart. Apply thick glue to the back of the
small heart and do your very best to line it up in the center of the
larger heart. You might need to weight down the smaller heart to keep
it flat against the larger heart. Allow to dry.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b4YZA_xg3FBp5cWC0S7UleY658dOl3kp5GdR9tMvavXMzxZ9wkqaU7offf-Pf2pw7LBwBqm1A1DPfRwrR6lyhDQVZwNtuapPbshW1wXT0ogRvvtaRcPnZtmklt7etCNEgWQNnrPJTgwLHALy7WdCGwPfUZv1_wFqfmEXVLbnTQfDYpBkwD2a-70H/s4608/DSCN0339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b4YZA_xg3FBp5cWC0S7UleY658dOl3kp5GdR9tMvavXMzxZ9wkqaU7offf-Pf2pw7LBwBqm1A1DPfRwrR6lyhDQVZwNtuapPbshW1wXT0ogRvvtaRcPnZtmklt7etCNEgWQNnrPJTgwLHALy7WdCGwPfUZv1_wFqfmEXVLbnTQfDYpBkwD2a-70H/s320/DSCN0339.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we can proceed with the lid to the box. Here are the pieces cut out.
The are the same as for the box bottom except the strips are
narrower. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVJc5AfrGKSO4UQntENAOOze6K4PakPUMy7dE8oDqqiLEGg7C3z2SrZ0l1OHHOeoN4EY56pKC6jLpPDYFEMkq2K5HpX2ZzFkWN90kIXZ18s7CQcJstgqa8LNEukYhtXX94obIBGBTZ9aHlqmBk5IaopVIHk99-hglAqhTPio04i5wCclKCzUEfWDK/s3375/DSCN0340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3151" data-original-width="3375" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVJc5AfrGKSO4UQntENAOOze6K4PakPUMy7dE8oDqqiLEGg7C3z2SrZ0l1OHHOeoN4EY56pKC6jLpPDYFEMkq2K5HpX2ZzFkWN90kIXZ18s7CQcJstgqa8LNEukYhtXX94obIBGBTZ9aHlqmBk5IaopVIHk99-hglAqhTPio04i5wCclKCzUEfWDK/s320/DSCN0340.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Glue
the hearts together exactly as we did with the box bottom. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFglikNNpf8kKdRpKr4T7IkctLzJZTwrAy1HeoLks1aAnNCSJ8bYmNKCOFSCTZmQUlAowYrMdzQnBe8rXMv9l7XUa3EcDraYl5IjPbiKu7DTZwH6pmA-K7QQth_TIJDptbVRfVv80LZxCzQo-rpx9e1WM1vuLkjg3hhltnBQAXMUFcHKPEaAP3Z8QD/s3594/DSCN0341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="3594" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFglikNNpf8kKdRpKr4T7IkctLzJZTwrAy1HeoLks1aAnNCSJ8bYmNKCOFSCTZmQUlAowYrMdzQnBe8rXMv9l7XUa3EcDraYl5IjPbiKu7DTZwH6pmA-K7QQth_TIJDptbVRfVv80LZxCzQo-rpx9e1WM1vuLkjg3hhltnBQAXMUFcHKPEaAP3Z8QD/s320/DSCN0341.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
for the strips. Here is what they should look like when they are
curled.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAxc5Y3f-x9UkGf8-0tF7IaatP_w3KWyGhkkGutc3JjLDRhXFx6GEJNlz-KLGjrvRH4YnlusuDFV1NBXuFvW6TXZUqA58iaMzFseNnZ0na034w9CgYHPMZlVveTVLyotkCOtaIHqKNYJIdnC0CvL_6vvLHq_jTkteoUzr9d_KFdteJ7BFjv_h16uD/s3231/DSCN0342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="3205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAxc5Y3f-x9UkGf8-0tF7IaatP_w3KWyGhkkGutc3JjLDRhXFx6GEJNlz-KLGjrvRH4YnlusuDFV1NBXuFvW6TXZUqA58iaMzFseNnZ0na034w9CgYHPMZlVveTVLyotkCOtaIHqKNYJIdnC0CvL_6vvLHq_jTkteoUzr9d_KFdteJ7BFjv_h16uD/s320/DSCN0342.JPG" width="317" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
here is what I mean by making the crease in the center. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogAlr0aIeQmSlW0SIsu4B6vU_LBziZNcdnUnyXKKEtyu9F8iHv7u3130XsvAAZXSm9GQf93CXu3m3oZo3Mj0kYtvzy4Y4XmCExu4VjUTK4VMljxhHFuFmxTiT5dZ-1FgGWcIJz8VomZ4lSJILG0GrNlx1kfDx3RJfrlZWfgAOBTM1U5_64ZYaeO69/s3015/DSCN0343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="2607" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogAlr0aIeQmSlW0SIsu4B6vU_LBziZNcdnUnyXKKEtyu9F8iHv7u3130XsvAAZXSm9GQf93CXu3m3oZo3Mj0kYtvzy4Y4XmCExu4VjUTK4VMljxhHFuFmxTiT5dZ-1FgGWcIJz8VomZ4lSJILG0GrNlx1kfDx3RJfrlZWfgAOBTM1U5_64ZYaeO69/s320/DSCN0343.JPG" width="277" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
for the big difference in the box lid from the box bottom. We<i> need</i>
to glue the narrow strip on first this time. This will allow the top
of the box to fit onto the box. Allow to dry.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlupzItoS9S4qg9C2zhv_MKanhSIeIR0K_VF8sxIBpeDFTo0kiIAsDCS_Zva5-nT6QEmLUAE37DJ57D481fYfxUyPHFSrr5rYpegIZZ5qKKQkEUKLTV_gXstEcjMI0LeGKgDaWgDG64Pbe7SvZIgjZM0AcJYu8WF45OGLQ4G1U-SA1VRfBbZF7PUkW/s2843/DSCN0344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="2673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlupzItoS9S4qg9C2zhv_MKanhSIeIR0K_VF8sxIBpeDFTo0kiIAsDCS_Zva5-nT6QEmLUAE37DJ57D481fYfxUyPHFSrr5rYpegIZZ5qKKQkEUKLTV_gXstEcjMI0LeGKgDaWgDG64Pbe7SvZIgjZM0AcJYu8WF45OGLQ4G1U-SA1VRfBbZF7PUkW/s320/DSCN0344.JPG" width="301" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
add the wider strip to the lid. Allow to dry.</span></span></p>
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we need to glue the smaller heart with the sides glued onto it to the
larger heart. Again being very careful to line it up in the center as
best as you can. Allow to dry. </span></span>
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the glue has dried paint both pieces with some red (or your choice of
color) craft paint. You will probably need two coats you want a nice
even color. Allow to dry. </span></span>
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used some wash tape to decorate the top of my box, you could to the
same or use a pretty sticker, or you could paint a design, of add
some Valentine paper, or leave it plain. I do suggest that if you use
a sticker or wash tape you add it with a layer of glue instead of
depending on the sticky to remain good. Some times over time the
sticky baking can fail so glue will help the project still look nice
in years to come. Allow any glue/paint used to decorate the box top
to dry completely. </span></span>
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we need to add a thin even coat of Satin Mod Podge to both pieces
avoiding the places that will touch when the lid is on the box. Allow
to dry.</span></span></p>
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we have a wonderful candy box but no candy……</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">come
back to the tutorial next week where will be making some chocolates
to add to the box. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-82470841536816527222023-01-13T06:00:00.002-06:002023-01-13T06:00:00.220-06:00Doll Size Hot Cocoa <p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/pkULWT3EQvg"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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have been wanting to do this tutorial for a while and since the
weather at least this week while I am filming is pretty cold here I
thought the time is perfect. Although if your dolls are anything like
my grandson it is always hot cocoa time.</span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am beginning with a mug I made pretty much the same way I made them
in <a href="https://youtu.be/z5rdBFSUt9E">this tutorial from a few years ago. </a>The only real change I made
was to use gloss Mod Podge instead of the Triple Thick. I have pretty
much quit using the triple thick for the most part and I don’t have
any right now. I have used Mod Podge on things that I have baked with
polymer clay for a couple of years and so far have had no problems.
If you are concerned about the fumes that might be there you could
wait and finish the outside of the cup after you finish. But like is
said I have not had problems so far. </span></span>
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the mug is about 1 ¼” tall that would be a lot of clay if we used
clay to fill the mug. Instead I chose to use a piece of the same
dowel (actually a wood handle from a plunger from the dollar store)
that I formed the mug over when I made it. I simply cut a piece of
the dowel 1” long and used a bit of Tacky glue to adhere it inside
the mug. This way my area to fill is much less. </span></span>
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I didn’t want to add the hot cocoa directly to the top of the wood.
The wood will be very porous and might soak up a some of our liquid
clay mixture. So I used a bit of liquid clay to attach a thin layer
of a medium brown color polymer clay and baked it for 10 minutes at
the temperature recommended for your brand of clay. I tried to be
careful to make the top somewhat even but more importantly I worked
it to the edge of the mug to form a seal so I wouldn’t loose my
liquid clay down the sides. This will need to cool to room
temperature before you do the next step. </span></span>
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can also make your marshmallows now so they can bake along with the
mug. For that we just need some white polymer clay. Roll our a snake
about 1/8” in diameter and cut little slices about 1/8” long.
Once cut squish gently between your index finger and thumb just
enough to round off the edges and make them slightly bulge. </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZA4oRveZ0w34MVxWRUaZl4BJTLv1YuG-8_lzIi5Ms07MUpvf4HIofngx9Tclft_uK8lfVcz_no_cdMALwkXdavcihtNnFK8Hyf3u8Dnmub2fSA7NUcMxFJqbOrFooiupacWE3PTQifHMOkRLJZ43ac70sn284xgwQIgGFD_yr1w-ZKtzxnnMZoSw/s4608/DSCN0182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZA4oRveZ0w34MVxWRUaZl4BJTLv1YuG-8_lzIi5Ms07MUpvf4HIofngx9Tclft_uK8lfVcz_no_cdMALwkXdavcihtNnFK8Hyf3u8Dnmub2fSA7NUcMxFJqbOrFooiupacWE3PTQifHMOkRLJZ43ac70sn284xgwQIgGFD_yr1w-ZKtzxnnMZoSw/s320/DSCN0182.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Drop them
into a small container. Once you have as many marshmallows as you
want dust in some cornstarch and coat them thoroughly. Then put them
onto your baking container and bake for 10 minutes.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ezv-RmNvisl-7qC5kzUx31nROo36pzorU1gsSMPPmoPnE7fOBALJwiUMoIJJsjBjAx0lQNeOH0dDYp7EPeiHRhLbE42lGiTDfzg9EGdKgBL20FGoeJsAZOQYUiZ6jkZE_fSb2fycRL5G2iZWUHb13mo72H0R6QUmoMiNdEeNsoe9rJWSxDG57-zA/s4608/DSCN0183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ezv-RmNvisl-7qC5kzUx31nROo36pzorU1gsSMPPmoPnE7fOBALJwiUMoIJJsjBjAx0lQNeOH0dDYp7EPeiHRhLbE42lGiTDfzg9EGdKgBL20FGoeJsAZOQYUiZ6jkZE_fSb2fycRL5G2iZWUHb13mo72H0R6QUmoMiNdEeNsoe9rJWSxDG57-zA/s320/DSCN0183.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Now
we need to mix the liquid polymer clay, I am using Liquid Sculpey in
white, with some brown oil paint. It is important to use oil paint
and not any water based paint for this step. The ones I use came in a
really cheap set from the craft store many years ago. I use them all
the time but they will last for a very long time. The color I used
was Burnt Umber. You just want a tiny bit of the paint mixed into the
liquid clay. Keep in the mind the color of the baked clay could be
darker than what it looks in the liquid state. I highly recommend
putting a small drop onto a piece of foil and baking it for 10
minutes and allow it to cool. Then check color and also you can make
sure it cured properly. Too much paint and the liquid clay won’t
cure it will remain sticky and soft. </span></span>
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you have the correct color add the liquid clay to the top of the
brown clay in your mug. I love using a small dotting tool for this
job. Work the layer of liquid clay all over the top all the way to
the edge. Once you have a nice coat of it in the mug we can add some
bubbles if you want to. </span></span>
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the bubbles I am using some really tiny clear no-hole beads, they are
sometimes called micro-beads. The clear ones make wonderful bubbles
when added to the liquid clay mixture. Just don’t over do it. I
added just a few and tried to keep most of them around the sides of
the mug. </span></span>
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drop in as many marshmallows as your dolls would like to have. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bake
the entire thing for another 10 minutes at the recommended
temperature for your clay and allow to cool. </span></span>
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the dolls can enjoy a nice mug of hot cocoa. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-48452346732325725382023-01-06T06:00:00.002-06:002023-01-06T06:00:00.213-06:00Doll Size Sour Gummy Worms<p> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
<a href="https://youtu.be/1RS4YGoo4eU"><br />
</a></p><a href="https://youtu.be/1RS4YGoo4eU">
</a><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/1RS4YGoo4eU"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch
the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOp4TxQfnVjIlZap6FwnltSbKGHfcA3DJiYSOcRXXpIrjzz2jN7wO0le4M8jSlPW80UqNqu53LPs0YVglu1jB9I3Pz0xW_IW3spzLefS6zrJnKDfSuiHliuJdKIJOyJUoYpWTQWphHSxpgq7_VNQN-COGiLvMfITL0YhsjBrWoTVxUS2XBBkyKo20/s1631/title%20card%20pic.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1454" data-original-width="1631" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPOp4TxQfnVjIlZap6FwnltSbKGHfcA3DJiYSOcRXXpIrjzz2jN7wO0le4M8jSlPW80UqNqu53LPs0YVglu1jB9I3Pz0xW_IW3spzLefS6zrJnKDfSuiHliuJdKIJOyJUoYpWTQWphHSxpgq7_VNQN-COGiLvMfITL0YhsjBrWoTVxUS2XBBkyKo20/w400-h356/title%20card%20pic.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I
know it has been forever since I posted but I am hopeful that this
year I can keep up with everything and give you guys a tutorial
almost every week. I am aiming for a minimum of 3 per month but I am
hoping to have something for you every week. I am planning to do a
mix of polymer clay foods, paper projects and some sewing mixed in
too. If you have requests be sure to let me know. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That
means I need you all to do me a favor, comment on the videos over on
YouTube and hit that thumbs up button. Also if you could pass the
link to the video along to your friends that make doll things that
would be really helpful too. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
week I have a fun candy tutorial for you, some of those sour gummy
worms. They are so easy to make even for someone that hasn’t done a
lot of clay projects. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
real candies have a translucent quality to them so we are going to be
using mostly translucent clay. The brand doesn’t matter some brands
are more translucent than others but this project is pretty
forgiving.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
for the colors here is what I used to come as close to the brand of
candies I had bought. </span></span>
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Mandarin</span></span><p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fimo-
Peppermint</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fimo-
Plum</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sculpey
III- Red Hot Red</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sculpey
III- Yellow</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sculpey
III- Granny Smith Green</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwxzp_mHt6_gwJM3jRTbveFUuHoCQCS-YI36MHq_of1Xul3zd40hQCu4wZvUJWUE30aOGvg6MX-qdwbb_6qzSrm1UDkk2_KdW_ka-mVcz-dlmbIy2TnNZ62wUHxUZcrhijn8HXjKVdRA-CJKoNBJvwGfrvp9U74w_Uhy058TUxIrG-cRtVkjDJLp0/s4608/DSCN9269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwxzp_mHt6_gwJM3jRTbveFUuHoCQCS-YI36MHq_of1Xul3zd40hQCu4wZvUJWUE30aOGvg6MX-qdwbb_6qzSrm1UDkk2_KdW_ka-mVcz-dlmbIy2TnNZ62wUHxUZcrhijn8HXjKVdRA-CJKoNBJvwGfrvp9U74w_Uhy058TUxIrG-cRtVkjDJLp0/s320/DSCN9269.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
used 4 parts Translucent clay with 1 part of the colored clay for
each color. I then baked a small sample of the colors and adjusted my
mix. I did have to add a bit more translucent to the plum since it is
a denser color. </span></span>
<p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
I was happy with the color I rolled the clays into skinny snakes and
cut them into pieces about 3/8” long. I then paired the colors so
that each set had two colors that looked like they belonged together.
I did consult the candy package that I had to get combinations
somewhat. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Q-GXGhFTMSU5XNOiG-0bFCdyq79WlQ-VfSze-mBNenRYzOZHeWieprefdKmeYb9ik0f6cnAovIPEVIzntOqfTBbfT1IKi-VXUVnbVVsJS7GplfGSWl4G-1BAuMFg7acZgWqPuRajDVm_E3YPx98Ti2Pwr9bLjo2DgMqcSWRumhu8XeW4YJt5QKD/s4199/DSCN9270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="4199" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4Q-GXGhFTMSU5XNOiG-0bFCdyq79WlQ-VfSze-mBNenRYzOZHeWieprefdKmeYb9ik0f6cnAovIPEVIzntOqfTBbfT1IKi-VXUVnbVVsJS7GplfGSWl4G-1BAuMFg7acZgWqPuRajDVm_E3YPx98Ti2Pwr9bLjo2DgMqcSWRumhu8XeW4YJt5QKD/s320/DSCN9270.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
then smooshed the ends of the pieces together in each pair and make a
snake about ¾” to 1” long. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLL7cXbDN1Zge7c06deWgzhHLzLlKE55l6RFcCH0nh-KTmJW6uBH_mHslYmg2sOiflkezWTfLcIZ5BEZ-FP1td4yFACcMksqEi8yh_7P06hSwWtjAEPjLVYYiZROQieKgFyaU4g0emH1WSGWsx2LK6ody5ptLuHtuAeTmC0vP9BPu_DkiwSF4X7P4/s4608/DSCN9272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLL7cXbDN1Zge7c06deWgzhHLzLlKE55l6RFcCH0nh-KTmJW6uBH_mHslYmg2sOiflkezWTfLcIZ5BEZ-FP1td4yFACcMksqEi8yh_7P06hSwWtjAEPjLVYYiZROQieKgFyaU4g0emH1WSGWsx2LK6ody5ptLuHtuAeTmC0vP9BPu_DkiwSF4X7P4/s320/DSCN9272.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
rolled these </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">using my clay roller </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">slightly to make them the thickness of a set of double
layer craft-sticks. And then cut them to about the same width as they
were thick. These candies in real life are a somewhat square shape
not a round snack shape. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHn4hUpoYoHDx-8sKChZx5w_EJy78rCo0sGsgtdv89mi2zP1s35USdt3huMUzRAVavPsq_oIcmvION-x4nm0kDpBbTinLHEfD1tTTXn4fSjz2iqa6Jxqm6i1w6fg0n5OyfrvR3u91pr_mh72d0u7aR_Ynuohi_w4-7ArXNI2-x6rOOchnTSo98UHP/s3173/DSCN9273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2298" data-original-width="3173" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTHn4hUpoYoHDx-8sKChZx5w_EJy78rCo0sGsgtdv89mi2zP1s35USdt3huMUzRAVavPsq_oIcmvION-x4nm0kDpBbTinLHEfD1tTTXn4fSjz2iqa6Jxqm6i1w6fg0n5OyfrvR3u91pr_mh72d0u7aR_Ynuohi_w4-7ArXNI2-x6rOOchnTSo98UHP/s320/DSCN9273.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then
I rolled the raw clay candies in some white sand to coat them. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAMyOX1dry8pxGHfYqI_ayIDt-7nf0b-6fHrVfwiGPObjaoUZbfP1lMzoP3D7ulJrbhHD3b1ERAeKd2dNASqyuYu2cYCKbCiL4SDLQz0Moa9LwIXLODycgvvrKC1wGbC49H0TVrBlBjegRcVLNbIV773406tW6COi_TujYC7f5VYpBT3ihgVIg43A/s4608/DSCN9275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAMyOX1dry8pxGHfYqI_ayIDt-7nf0b-6fHrVfwiGPObjaoUZbfP1lMzoP3D7ulJrbhHD3b1ERAeKd2dNASqyuYu2cYCKbCiL4SDLQz0Moa9LwIXLODycgvvrKC1wGbC49H0TVrBlBjegRcVLNbIV773406tW6COi_TujYC7f5VYpBT3ihgVIg43A/s320/DSCN9275.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I
moved them to my baking surface (a plain paper plate) making sure to
give them each a bit of a curve. These candies are never straight
when you get them. </span></span>
<p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
I baked them at the temperature recommended for my clay for 10
minutes and allowed them to cool to room temperature. </span></span>
</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m4rvV3ToMl26Vzfev8O_0s_JohWp69hLuQcSl9ksA8ykZ70OtMJ5Rp-nqfI6dU5kDjcP_A_zudRYU1hRJkLcAo0PK-gl0FJTBUcN0F4uNPRdulh19dMswWyiq1qCltw13XGq9EgEgjHSsEcF_Bo183o2luMx9on26-oWgb1VYtnDomFeMfxAXxW5/s2961/DSCN9277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="2961" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1m4rvV3ToMl26Vzfev8O_0s_JohWp69hLuQcSl9ksA8ykZ70OtMJ5Rp-nqfI6dU5kDjcP_A_zudRYU1hRJkLcAo0PK-gl0FJTBUcN0F4uNPRdulh19dMswWyiq1qCltw13XGq9EgEgjHSsEcF_Bo183o2luMx9on26-oWgb1VYtnDomFeMfxAXxW5/s320/DSCN9277.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
you have some really easy but fun candies for your favorite 18”
dolls. </span></span>
</p>
<p><br />
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHGYN9usrnYmRBBxHVZ_nE5Xu2PwzJA7SUWw3F86NxJxPg4KjvMJmsrMg5O43Ow3JQwwB76KuwJDkIJrHG7yVj9XmUbNCNIty5CVCNMQtGEEG5VyBgwhO2y1J0W0RLDSsSvWskYQ--FiMfMyLpYzuUHL0Q54yeIFq3By3cz4TeHGsiczNNvRmVJrA/s3296/DSCN0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2037" data-original-width="3296" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHGYN9usrnYmRBBxHVZ_nE5Xu2PwzJA7SUWw3F86NxJxPg4KjvMJmsrMg5O43Ow3JQwwB76KuwJDkIJrHG7yVj9XmUbNCNIty5CVCNMQtGEEG5VyBgwhO2y1J0W0RLDSsSvWskYQ--FiMfMyLpYzuUHL0Q54yeIFq3By3cz4TeHGsiczNNvRmVJrA/s320/DSCN0090.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here you can see the doll size along side a real candy. <br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
</p>
Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-46293464528572586632022-05-18T08:46:00.002-05:002022-05-18T08:46:31.373-05:00Trying to get caught up<p> </p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
know it seems like forever since I last posted a video on the
channel. I just wanted to hop over here and let you all know there
will be videos/tutorials in the future I just haven’t had the
energy to get anything filmed.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
will give you the short version of the last couple of months so you
understand why the lack of videos.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
looked on the blog and it was March 11<sup>th</sup> that I last
posted. That was right about the time I got sick, now that being said
I had been sick off and on ever since the beginning of the year but
in March I got COVID. I wasn’t that bad, not like when I got it
when it first went around. This time mostly I was just exhausted
(fever and congestion too) so I thought at the time I would be back
to my normal schedule really soon. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then
as the symptoms started to go away I started to get migraines, almost
constant migraines. I have learned that is one side effect of the
latest round of COVID. is that some people that tend to get migraines
that are almost constant after the disease. Some for a couple of
months some for up to 6 or more months. I had about 6 weeks of almost
constant migraines. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">They
are better now but I am still getting more than normal for me.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">During
this time I had to keep up as much as possible with my main channel
(my minis channel) because it helps to pay the bills here. Something
had to give and since this channel isn’t monetized it had to be the
doll channel.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As
a result of not feeling well and the headaches my depression has been
making a comeback. So that is also slowing me down since it puts
walls up that I have to work through to get anything done. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On
top of this going on I had a major problem with my video editing
software and had to change programs very suddenly. So I had to learn
new software during the time I was having major migraines. Not fun.
And since the program I was using for my video editing was part of a
suite of programs this meant I also had to change my photo editing
software and my music editing software. All at once. I had been using
the old program set for over a decade so learning all new programs
was not fun.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
have mastered them all well enough to get by at this point and I am
slowly getting better at using them. Every takes me much longer to do
now though partly because the video editor is much not only
completely different but also much more powerful.</span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
the last 3 weeks I have told myself I would have a video ready for
the doll channel for that week and so far it just hasn’t happened. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
have several ideas for videos I want to do and I am really hoping to
get them filmed soon. </span></span>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-85456493647303091062022-03-11T06:00:00.002-06:002022-03-11T06:00:00.165-06:00Doll Size Radishes <p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/w9aF22pc7TE"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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our project today I thought it would be fun to make some radishes for
the dolls. This is a really easy polymer clay project that looks so
real when you are finished. The steps are fairly easy and the shapes
are all really simple.</span></span></p>
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start by creating our stems and roots. For the roots I am using some
white embroidery floss, it comes with 6 strands, divide it down to 3
strands. Cut some lengths a couple of inches long. Now give each of
these a coat of TLS (Translucent Liquid Sculpey) and place on a
non-stick baking surface.</span></span></p>
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clay we are using today is mostly some of what I would refer to as
one of my base colors. It is a mixture of equal parts white clay and
translucent clay. Normally I buy a brick of each of these colors and
mix both bricks together to have this on hand. </span></span>
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a small piece of the translucent/white clay mix and mix in a very
tiny bit of any green clay. You just want to tint the clay a little
bit green. Now roll it into 3 very thin snake and using your finger
coat the snakes with some green artist chalk. This will give the
outside of each snake a dark shell so they will show up better in the
finished project. Now using a tiny bit of TLS to help them adhere
press the 3 snakes into one larger snake. This will become our stems
for our radishes.</span></span></p>
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both the stems and roots for 10 minutes at the temperature
recommended on your clay.</span></span></p>
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those bake we can start to form our radishes. To do this using the
same white/translucent clay mix make a small ball of clay for each
radish you wish to make. These balls can be anywhere from about 3/8”
to ½” in diameter. Now carefully slide each ball of clay onto a
toothpick and allow them to rest for about 15 or 20 minutes. This
allows the really soft translucent clay to firm back up a bit. </span></span>
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your stems are baked you can cut them into small pieces. It is okay
if some of them come apart.</span></span></p>
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carefully remove the balls of clay from the toothpicks and using some
TLS as glue add a small piece of the stems to the top end. Work the
clay up snugly against the stem. </span></span>
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again using some TLS as glue add a root to the opposite end of the
radish and snug the clay up to it. Use your finger tips to blend the
clay into the root so it is a smooth transition. </span></span>
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all the radishes are formed prepare some red and fuchsia pink chalk by
scraping it to create a powder. Use a brush to apply the mixed colors
of chalk to the radishes going just a tiny bit down onto the root. </span></span>
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at recommended temperature for 20 minutes and allow to cool.</span></span></p>
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some scissors to trim the roots a bit to be more in scale with your
radishes and you are ready to display them in your next doll scene. </span></span>
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have a very good reason for making doughnuts this week for the dolls,
I have been craving them like crazy but the weather has not been
cooperative to going to the store to get any. So I decided to make
some from polymer clay this week instead. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is a really simple project and only uses one clay, Original Sculpey,
although you could use any white clay you have on hand. </span></span>
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by shaping a ball of clay fro each doughnut you want to make. For
regular doughnuts I find a 1” ball to be a really good size. If you
want to add some maple bars (long johns in some areas) make the ball
slightly larger about 1¼”. </span></span>
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the doughnuts simply flatten the ball slightly (I did this on top of
a piece of sandpaper to keep the bottom from getting too smooth) then
use a round tool to make the hole in the center. I used the handle
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you have the basic doughnut shape use a small ball of tightly crumpled
aluminum foil to make a textured banc around the center of the sides
of the doughnuts. </span></span>
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the Maple Bar, simply roll the ball into a slight log shape then
flatten the same way. And texture all the way around the clay shape.</span></span></p>
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you are happy with the shape add some yellow ocher color chalk to the
doughnuts. Go a bit light around the textured area and down the
center hole in the doughnuts. </span></span>
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finish add a coat of a reddish brown chalk to the top and bottoms of
the doughnuts doing your best to stay off the textured area. </span></span>
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the doughnuts for 20 minutes at the temperature recommended by your
clay. And allow to cool to room temperature. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
onto decorating our doughnuts. I kept it really simple today but you
can go all out, just check online or at the local bakery for
inspiration. For mine I just used my favorite icing to coat finish
mine. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />For
the icing I am mixing TLS (Translucent Liquid Sculpey) and oil paint.
You just use a tiny bit of oil paint in the mixture. If you use too
much it will not cure properly. So for the blobs of TLS I just used a
tiny bit of the paint on the tip of the toothpick I used to mix them.
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colors I used: Burnt Umber, Yellow Ocher, Titanium White, and Rose
Madder. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Keep
in mind that these mixtures will be lighter in color in their raw
state than they will be after baking. If you are unsure about colors
I suggest baking a tiny bit of the icing mixture on a piece of
parchment paper to test your colors.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the chocolate icing I used the Burnt Umber by itself in the TLS.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the maple icing I used a mix of the yellow ocher with just a tiny bit
of the Burnt Umber. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the white I used the white alone.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the pink I used mostly white with a very tiny bit of the Rose Madder.
A note on red oil paints- I have found that most reds do shift to an
orange hue when cured in TLS, Rose Madder seems to be the most
predictable for me. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
suggest mixing this on a disposable surface, I use aluminum foil for
easy clean up.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
know there are a lot of instructions out there tell you that it is
okay to mix acrylic paint with TLS. I have even seen people that are
supposed to know better saying this is alright. The problem lies in
the fact that one of the ingredients in acrylic paint is water. When
that water gets heated during the curing of the TLS it can boil and
in some cases explode your project in the oven. I know that the worse
case doesn't happen very often but it can happen. If the water in the
paint boils in the heat of oven it will ruin your project. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
do love the way this icing looks when it is baked because it has a
wonderful sheen that looks like real icing and makes whatever doll
food you put it on look so much more realistic. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW3Ufr42epuqHQfPf53ewr7PWZbVOaDctthcu7bQ30XorQlm_u1htq0NmLDXzKm3_6j2n6XKyxssW-WGlgro2A_V79D0nA62UlS_DZeMjYCKBBj3oNag3u9lY0xfehX3E3vjvjh5AMX0iLvNY4ZnSSMXko4M0cNR_m6z1AkeoXSpH8uWp3A-58v04o=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW3Ufr42epuqHQfPf53ewr7PWZbVOaDctthcu7bQ30XorQlm_u1htq0NmLDXzKm3_6j2n6XKyxssW-WGlgro2A_V79D0nA62UlS_DZeMjYCKBBj3oNag3u9lY0xfehX3E3vjvjh5AMX0iLvNY4ZnSSMXko4M0cNR_m6z1AkeoXSpH8uWp3A-58v04o=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
the white frosted doughnut I added some micro no hole beads to act as sprinkles because they look so nice also. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
hope you enjoy this project, be sure to show me your doughnuts if you
make them. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-78603700786622332362022-02-11T06:00:00.003-06:002022-02-11T06:00:00.187-06:00Doll Size Cheese Puffs<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/IFmgMKCK344"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today
I have another simple polymer clay doll food project for you, some
cheese puffs! As I was walking through the grocery store this morning
I saw that almost all the salty snacks were on sale and since I
hadn't had any cheese puffs in a very long time I decided to pick up
a bag of them.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since
they are such a basic shape I knew immediately that they would be a
perfect subject for a clay food tutorial. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
this one you need a light yellow clay, a softer brand is going to
work better for this project than on of the firmer ones. I am out of
light yellow clay so I mixed 1 part yellow Fimo with 2 parts Original Sculpey to give me the color I was looking for. Since we
are going to be mostly covering this color up and only a little hint
of it will show in the finished project you don't need to get this
color perfect, just don't go with a really bright or dark color of
yellow since we want the contrast between the yellow clay color and
the bright orange of the chalk we will be using. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Start
by rolling a snake of the clay and cutting bits off that will for
balls about ¼” in diameter. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1JLIsqWk85oQcqlMaE8ryw4iJwIMSHGwr-uDvl9G1nZ7vF5PA1k_rhV2RKAtYPa4Ox_dvgG2b_UTyBTamisCid0YPdWA8lhb-EF79apUPRmNTk3P5VrQUE8xbmUAKsqeoUDHHzx_42xXI8O8BKufWfaU2F-aTGeB7rCn-jUAC3TVT-VLWjCo1BLVA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1JLIsqWk85oQcqlMaE8ryw4iJwIMSHGwr-uDvl9G1nZ7vF5PA1k_rhV2RKAtYPa4Ox_dvgG2b_UTyBTamisCid0YPdWA8lhb-EF79apUPRmNTk3P5VrQUE8xbmUAKsqeoUDHHzx_42xXI8O8BKufWfaU2F-aTGeB7rCn-jUAC3TVT-VLWjCo1BLVA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once you have the little balls start
to roll each ball into a snake then move onto a dish scrubby pad (the
kind that is made up of a sponge covered in mesh) and continue to
roll to form the shape.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzJQ-1OqiX_Kw14NladHjrOfWLCkKdnikPWEYLZQdym0tv-em-j5xZjBIw3BbFrsExgf7Z25RAW-lHxgAbkU3DZUUd0R4tKTXtrHFTUMpEGoDEPXcTpLmScQB0KQrCybdTT90aYA0N8KRRafNldFLZT27xGBCL-wM7tY_BaQXWrqDza3T1wOgKkflS=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzJQ-1OqiX_Kw14NladHjrOfWLCkKdnikPWEYLZQdym0tv-em-j5xZjBIw3BbFrsExgf7Z25RAW-lHxgAbkU3DZUUd0R4tKTXtrHFTUMpEGoDEPXcTpLmScQB0KQrCybdTT90aYA0N8KRRafNldFLZT27xGBCL-wM7tY_BaQXWrqDza3T1wOgKkflS=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I like to use a toothbrush to roll the clay
on the scrubby for this because it mutes the texture just a bit and I
get just the look I am after. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you have your cheese puff shapes rolled move them to a container to
chalk them. I like to use a plastic lid for this. It contains the
mess and makes the job of coloring all the pieces of clay with the
chalk much faster, easier, and neater. </span></span>
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a piece of bright orange artist chalk onto the container you are using
and then using a slightly damp brush coat the clay pieces with the
chalk. By using a damp brush we get a very different look than you
get when we normally use a dry brush. </span></span>
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can see in this picture with examples of clay cheese puffs colored
with chalk using a dry brush vs a damp brush. The pieces on the left were done with a dry brush and the ones on the right with a damp brush, I took the photo with
the real cheese puff so you can really see how much more realistic
the damp brush effect is. </span></span>
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all your cheese puffs are colored with chalk, you can bend a few of
them just slightly if you wish. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
finished clay cheese puffs need to be baked at the temperature
recommended for your brand of clay for 10 minutes. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
cooled you are ready to use them as you wish with your dolls. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/wVB1gkrSunE"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
last week's video I had asked for you guys to suggest things you want
to see tutorials on and one of the suggestions was a veggie tray. As
I was looking at ideas for veggie trays I ran across this really cool
serving tray that a veggie tray was on. I decided I just had to make
it this week. Then we can fill it up not only with veggies and maybe
some dip but it could be used for all kinds of other foods too. I
think this is a project that will see a lot of use in my photos of
the foods we make in tutorials in the future. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
entire project is in 6 parts- 4 wedge shaped bowls, 1 small round
bowl, and a larger tray that the other 5 pieces all fit into. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
start you will need to draw a circle that is around 3” in diameter.
I had a container on my craft table that measured 3 ¼” so it was
perfect. I would say it should be at least 3” but no more than 3 ½”
to stay in scale. </span></span>
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this circle on some lightweight paper then add to dissect it into 4
equal quarters. Then draw a 1” diameter circle in the very center.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
need to use these two pieces as your pattern to start the project so
glue them to some heavy paper or poster board. I like to use 140 lb
watercolor paper. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the glue on these patterns is dry go ahead and trace 8 of the wedge
shape onto some card-stock and cut them out. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFThnUY6GzHPKWMJLAb3Gx380Mon6Z0BJ39lBt9Ue3sfz6XbrgJ8rjuAl0en_LWL1IePs67-DBUhE7w5qNOjX19a3PvSRQsYg4DbIKT2qQ31_7IgMT52x6ZX9iapendqcWC13EagPspznzstf1IHrMwetfMlfdyXyRCHr8THA5fGSAy2eG30cmqRuv=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFThnUY6GzHPKWMJLAb3Gx380Mon6Z0BJ39lBt9Ue3sfz6XbrgJ8rjuAl0en_LWL1IePs67-DBUhE7w5qNOjX19a3PvSRQsYg4DbIKT2qQ31_7IgMT52x6ZX9iapendqcWC13EagPspznzstf1IHrMwetfMlfdyXyRCHr8THA5fGSAy2eG30cmqRuv=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also cut 4 strips of the
same card-stock that measure 2” by 8 ½” and score these ½”
from one long edge and ¾” from the other.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCLKnICFvCqT4x67FPvOtqINL-USTS0ZZaqLFL3YON6jlmZs5tonqVEKJMYmh2hkNb_MfSZcQY5rfQeVeE-xQc-G06RLhr7xt6rySvY9He9Iq97kugw4DpG-tnGqaEsuGUMb8Z957CN9GIG3SwPYHrcxnai9vZvtQOtvvhAnfVejqq0-Sl3m7ClYB=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCLKnICFvCqT4x67FPvOtqINL-USTS0ZZaqLFL3YON6jlmZs5tonqVEKJMYmh2hkNb_MfSZcQY5rfQeVeE-xQc-G06RLhr7xt6rySvY9He9Iq97kugw4DpG-tnGqaEsuGUMb8Z957CN9GIG3SwPYHrcxnai9vZvtQOtvvhAnfVejqq0-Sl3m7ClYB=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Cut a small notch to
create an overlap as shown in the video and glue the strips so you
have the ½” wide flap free and a piece about ¾” wide that is
two layers. When the glue is dry cut tiny notches the length of the
½” flap to help in following the curves when gluing. </span></span>
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each strip around one of the wedge shape pieces cutting the excess
off to fit. Once dry use the other 4 wedge shapes to cover the bottom
of the bowls. </span></span>
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cut 2 1” circles and another 2” strip of card-stock and score and
glue the strip the same as before. </span></span>
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glue the strip around one of the circles, it does help to have
something about the correct diameter to use to hold this while
working. Add the other circle to the bottom and allow the glue to dry.
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dry set up your dishes around the round one and measure the diameter
of your set of bowls. Depending on the thickness of the card-stock
you are using this could vary. Mine was around 4” in diameter this
is the size you need to make your tray. </span></span>
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the pieces you have finished a good coat of gloss Mod Podge and allow
to dry.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile find something to trace around to make a circle the size you need for
your tray. Cut one circle from card-stock and one from a heavy paper
(I used my watercolor paper) and glue these together. Cut a strip of card-stock long enough to go around your circle and 1 ½” wide. I
cut mine diagonally from a 12” by 12” sheet of card-stock and it
was perfect. Score this strip ½” from each long edge and glue just
like before. Cut notches in the flap as before. </span></span>
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the strip around the circle and allow to dry. Glue this to some more matching card-stock and once dry cut as close to the edge as
possible. </span></span>
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was planning to add a strip of colored card-stock around the base of
the tray at this point but I liked the clean lines that the tray had
and decided to skip this step. If you want to add one just cut a ¼”
wide strip long enough to go around the tray and glue to the outside
at the base.</span></span></p>
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decided instead to add a rim of gold paint and I love the way it
looks. </span></span>
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add a coat of gloss Mod Podge and allow to dry. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Your
divided serving tray is ready to fill with all sorts of goodies for
the dolls to snack on. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-31569932966408300612022-01-28T06:00:00.004-06:002022-01-28T06:00:00.160-06:00Doll Size Snack Mix<p><a href="https://youtu.be/qFwiqYT4S1s"> </a>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/qFwiqYT4S1s"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch
the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today's
tutorial was inspired by my own craving for some snack mix, so I
decided to treat the dolls this week. When I got out my clay I really had no idea how I was going make most of the items we are making
today. When I say in the video it took me 3 hours to figure out the
square pretzels that is not an exaggeration. I had several ideas but
most of them failed miserably. A couple I could get to work sometimes
but not consistently. I finally came up with the final idea that you
see in the video by combining several of the fail/near fail ideas I
had tried. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While
I think some of the items are a bit large for scale I am really ahppy
with the project. I think the individual pieces are in scale with
each other and even though I took a bit of artistic license with some
of the elements I know most people will know what they are looking
at. </span></span>
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I started with the rye crisp/chip things. I love those and they
actually were pretty easy to figure out. The Hazelnut clay from
Sculpey III is a really good color and the sandpaper gives a good
texture. The chalk could probably be adjusted a bit, I did add a bit
too much in the video. But it is needed to keep the pieces of clay
from sticking to the sandpaper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBK6Q0P61RE8U56qvjPvFnoPA8brsPcCBf-cckb0q-h0G2aYZXSZ3ofIkCcoaHVbWMRphzvBSf6pLSZE1IfMEdbaNBM5j5Wix23e8pQIvK5waTLFYBZJ8X0MALDNw1qUwX69DTrRFG_SxYdn1zl54hjWsFdun1z04MqljZX6QUzRBQrHotjhHTXOJW=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBK6Q0P61RE8U56qvjPvFnoPA8brsPcCBf-cckb0q-h0G2aYZXSZ3ofIkCcoaHVbWMRphzvBSf6pLSZE1IfMEdbaNBM5j5Wix23e8pQIvK5waTLFYBZJ8X0MALDNw1qUwX69DTrRFG_SxYdn1zl54hjWsFdun1z04MqljZX6QUzRBQrHotjhHTXOJW=s320" width="320" /></a></div></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Don't worry if the crisps bend or
tear coming off the sandpaper the ones in the bag are never perfect.<br /></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next
we make the two types of pretzels that were in the bag of snack mix I
had bought, round ones and square ones. I did use a lot of the same techniques that I used in the soft pretzel tutorial I did a while
back, just in a smaller size.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdcLGE18wbns2NmUhD81ysW-KN46-c4GIiJZyKn5fRAkqUURlsokIwQe7tBVqXHZldNJzo3wgmaaD-8MT_5kLBQU0fo4Db3OeBLbU2Dud8x-ih5WblWV6gCJ6mJK-upOpMdI8V1g7sP3xxnAa6bx7hh-PwDEntq-FTjcYwv8qsVWrD0AHYqZASDGLD=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdcLGE18wbns2NmUhD81ysW-KN46-c4GIiJZyKn5fRAkqUURlsokIwQe7tBVqXHZldNJzo3wgmaaD-8MT_5kLBQU0fo4Db3OeBLbU2Dud8x-ih5WblWV6gCJ6mJK-upOpMdI8V1g7sP3xxnAa6bx7hh-PwDEntq-FTjcYwv8qsVWrD0AHYqZASDGLD=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> For the round ones I found that
wrapping the clay snake around the skewer then</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVqp0_uc5UzbGSJbDZ4qxOcutIBupJgDF5XLrea527ACLNR45_VIvSIdX7oEf_bbcz0lBoNHbePXfVK_fsnVpptO9kB-_t8d-uryw3nuAKtD2KML2bHYOj_ZQJ-KPBG24ko8b-wWqYR4qPvA_q9biTMCr323XX8ilyckcKhdCG4Dw24RTUdJB9hSKy=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVqp0_uc5UzbGSJbDZ4qxOcutIBupJgDF5XLrea527ACLNR45_VIvSIdX7oEf_bbcz0lBoNHbePXfVK_fsnVpptO9kB-_t8d-uryw3nuAKtD2KML2bHYOj_ZQJ-KPBG24ko8b-wWqYR4qPvA_q9biTMCr323XX8ilyckcKhdCG4Dw24RTUdJB9hSKy=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> cutting </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLa9vqT9M9AnyrVvmRB2z2TcWYMACSX05YasakvXecMWAItbV9ORU3P7aTDUZuGbGJ2fnNTDyOIpU1KuIyurBMa2YxSMuKDN732J7ABLvJB9ziqMXy5F2leyP1rlrLlqTGZi9a5ueX0e8Y8b3BvfsaHUCRswQ8JhIUh0VMk4gxHjAtCpldDx3GPF6z=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLa9vqT9M9AnyrVvmRB2z2TcWYMACSX05YasakvXecMWAItbV9ORU3P7aTDUZuGbGJ2fnNTDyOIpU1KuIyurBMa2YxSMuKDN732J7ABLvJB9ziqMXy5F2leyP1rlrLlqTGZi9a5ueX0e8Y8b3BvfsaHUCRswQ8JhIUh0VMk4gxHjAtCpldDx3GPF6z=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and blending
the seam worked the best. It was the easiest way to get a consistent
size and shape to the pretzels. <br /><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZ9GVQXuXhDyti_V35rwW2PN9FVru14xAsulDKneIwS9uW3QdcPamWK9aDGRqRQnwzI66KlOmYAHHGuNE164yNG0Q440_INoo5ShIIv9lfXRxNWdMOWPpA7Fcthj0eUAeVC4_rQl3nbv6RwRR07BMgIDbuALrn1VlCrkvRLrTQDBLA9IN_-QWq0gU=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUZ9GVQXuXhDyti_V35rwW2PN9FVru14xAsulDKneIwS9uW3QdcPamWK9aDGRqRQnwzI66KlOmYAHHGuNE164yNG0Q440_INoo5ShIIv9lfXRxNWdMOWPpA7Fcthj0eUAeVC4_rQl3nbv6RwRR07BMgIDbuALrn1VlCrkvRLrTQDBLA9IN_-QWq0gU=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just like the soft pretzels I just
used Original Sculpey for both shapes of pretzels and later for the bread-sticks. Then they were shaded with the same artist chalks I use
on pretty much all baked goods. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the square pretzels I came up with the idea of using the graph paper
for sizing the clay squares and then just working right on the paper
to get the holes in the correct places. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0u6Zph690Ft4nIy_PB7hII_9dNvDtFgskgN0qydyWHLYceKPSJAJbkTUMbdfYg8xAxbmV6-U_rUvG7GxoAT2nf1N2GX0Yh6XK3INGGNPdL72zNbVoBVo0Uvz0hngl53ZUVlG8tinbXCdM8js1oWxAEm-F3gtsPe28RdDaQf1DxY17i_0wYonOZFVP=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0u6Zph690Ft4nIy_PB7hII_9dNvDtFgskgN0qydyWHLYceKPSJAJbkTUMbdfYg8xAxbmV6-U_rUvG7GxoAT2nf1N2GX0Yh6XK3INGGNPdL72zNbVoBVo0Uvz0hngl53ZUVlG8tinbXCdM8js1oWxAEm-F3gtsPe28RdDaQf1DxY17i_0wYonOZFVP=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOI-6N0WNBZ6cBFi-OufxKNyrIoo7J-Sbj5xXdhBErMM-HbgDNFmU_qi4b1S8OC7VUWxGHg5dI1wuomhEB9zT4MNdjwQ-vYgrkmgfWrlFGa0bfnxg_xrQy7ineG9Wni3bCXoiI_ne7P4AZWA8JSkKKuPeuxlFyGVvIT-4j9j-EVdtacJ22o4dTOm6-=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOI-6N0WNBZ6cBFi-OufxKNyrIoo7J-Sbj5xXdhBErMM-HbgDNFmU_qi4b1S8OC7VUWxGHg5dI1wuomhEB9zT4MNdjwQ-vYgrkmgfWrlFGa0bfnxg_xrQy7ineG9Wni3bCXoiI_ne7P4AZWA8JSkKKuPeuxlFyGVvIT-4j9j-EVdtacJ22o4dTOm6-=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You are going to see this
theme of working top of the graph paper a lot in this video. It is a
wonderful way to size things and since I am using a free printable I
hope it is something most if not all of you can get your hands on. I
do recommend printing it in a draft mode or less ink mode and in grey
scale. I find that way I have less issues with ink bleeding into my
clay. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the coarse salt to go on both shapes of pretzels I used the same Mod
Podge mixed with sand trick that I did on the soft pretzels. It
really gives a good replica of the coarse salt you see on a lot of
snacks.<br /></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
pretzels are the only snacks in the mix that are coated with Mod
Podge this week.<br /></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the bread-sticks I had to come up with a way to get the “bumpy”
texture and I think by rolling with the toothpick I got a pretty good
shape. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBuyhedLCwlt5K0IbyB4LNM6adVAFtnV0w3mBQjD7ytOwhoN1sbqXo0Yi7E2g78T7z6ss-QRO3st0r1YkWgsVlZhFaQ2xuvuVQUPmqhjSGRsMvncHmLhDWRBroEFCEApUgGBKbfE5Gs9Z4QQm6h2ToTWXaGu6JVX3R2Yg0O7H5LQC0s7aY2hnKaVMO=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBuyhedLCwlt5K0IbyB4LNM6adVAFtnV0w3mBQjD7ytOwhoN1sbqXo0Yi7E2g78T7z6ss-QRO3st0r1YkWgsVlZhFaQ2xuvuVQUPmqhjSGRsMvncHmLhDWRBroEFCEApUgGBKbfE5Gs9Z4QQm6h2ToTWXaGu6JVX3R2Yg0O7H5LQC0s7aY2hnKaVMO=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On
to the woven cereals that are part of the mix. This one was a puzzle
for me to figure out also. The big question being how to get that
iconic texture? I was rummaging around through my clay texturing
tools and came across this small file/rasp/grater thing. It came off
one of those things in the pedicure kit from the dollar store that is
supposed to be used to file off the dead skin on your heel. It ended
up being the perfect tool to use for the woven texture.<br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXlOnTBlOrV6ELsXOPziVYVdndEB7E2AR0ohhBZ7lLwRdOiNk5Cir1p9MAyYf9yCLIyPH7hkd5pqfG_jK8vKqpVjXl9esTaCuKbMJwghbUMaOaPDGfrWvsRQFtZgpm5-1-FIrrNXalRW71Pu6vgtBOZcYZMVYWfdwMGzklmYaiudWjPmeeEN0vuzE3=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXlOnTBlOrV6ELsXOPziVYVdndEB7E2AR0ohhBZ7lLwRdOiNk5Cir1p9MAyYf9yCLIyPH7hkd5pqfG_jK8vKqpVjXl9esTaCuKbMJwghbUMaOaPDGfrWvsRQFtZgpm5-1-FIrrNXalRW71Pu6vgtBOZcYZMVYWfdwMGzklmYaiudWjPmeeEN0vuzE3=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> As for the
clay colors to use I started with equal parts of Original Sculpey and
Fimo Ocher for the corn “chex” then for the wheat ones I added
some of the same Hazelnut color we used earlier.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.printablepaper.net/category/graph"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can find the graph paper used here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-14489988993617066272022-01-21T06:00:00.067-06:002022-01-21T06:00:00.150-06:00Doll Size Bento Lunch Box<p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/ZOp3-YMqX-k"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
am really excited to share this project tutorial with all of you. It
was interesting getting to this point. I got the idea a couple of
weeks ago and it took me several attempts to get the end result I
wanted. The video today is actually the second time I filmed the
entire project since the first time I got the video finished I looked
at the lunch box I had made and hated the way it looked. So I deleted
over an hour of footage, all the pictures and started over. I so glad
I did because with a few small details I am happy with it. At the end
of this blog I will tell you one thing I will do differently next
time. </span></span>
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this project the first thing we are going to do is to make what I am
going to refer to as the “base pattern” We do this by first
drawing the basic shape onto paper (<a href="https://www.printablepaper.net/preview/grid-portrait-letter-4-index">I used ¼” graph paper that I get from this site</a>) I started with a rectangle that was 2” by 2 ¾”
then I traced around my glue stick to round the corners. This was
then glued to a piece of scrap card-stock. Then cut it out and use it
in the directions where I tell you to cut out a “base piece”<br /></span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">we
will need in addition to the papers used to make the pattern:</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">a
small piece of a heavy paper (140# watercolor paper, poster board,
light cardboard, cereal box, or something else about that weight)</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">a
piece of patterned scrapbook paper</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">2
sheets of heavy card-stock in colors to co-ordinate with the scrapbook
paper</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">(these
can either be 8 ½” by 11” or 12” by 12”) (one piece will be
the inside color of you lunch box and the other the outside color.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is the list of pieces you will need to cut from each paper, I like to
cut as I need each piece since that makes it easier for me to stay
organized. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
the heavy paper (my watercolor paper) </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">2
base pieces</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">From
the sheet of card-stock that is your inside color:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
strip- 2 ½” by length of paper (11” or 12”)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
lengthwise down the center and ½” from each edge</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
strip- 1 ½” by length of paper</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
down center and ½” from each edge</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
seam cover 2” by 3”</span></span></p>
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</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">3
base pieces (2 will be trimmed to fit)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Divider
strip- 1 ½” by at least 8 “ (if you are putting the same number
of dividers I used)</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
lengthwise down the center</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Outside
color card-stock</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">bottom
cover (cut to fit see my notes at the end of this blog post</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
strip- 1” by length of paper</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
¼” from each long edge</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
strip- 1 ¾” by length of paper</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
¼” from one long edge and ¾” from the other</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">hinge-
2” by 2” </span></span>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> scored
¼” from 2 opposing edge</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">seam
cover- 1 ½” by 2”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
gasket strip ¼” by at least 8” (if you are putting the same
number of dividers I used)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">1
lid gasket cut from base pattern (trimmed to fit lid if needed) and
then cut out the center leaving about ¼” rim.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Decorative
scrapbook paper will be cut to fit.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Fa0Cf6YTIb17ZXcrBYVxhTLod3_nbxPF5YktRBAHRgUVbo3QnPxZBRWQzA7sfJ4zketOCaQOn7mrJWcDGNRwbEQbmcwA_mBpTN48tRvnPYodIw5MI6cVUVKrNhkSounQiHPX_2ULm1iPPW_vZDGPD67GApPfKRXdtuPN8BU-L1fOp7j54jsGHvjs=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Fa0Cf6YTIb17ZXcrBYVxhTLod3_nbxPF5YktRBAHRgUVbo3QnPxZBRWQzA7sfJ4zketOCaQOn7mrJWcDGNRwbEQbmcwA_mBpTN48tRvnPYodIw5MI6cVUVKrNhkSounQiHPX_2ULm1iPPW_vZDGPD67GApPfKRXdtuPN8BU-L1fOp7j54jsGHvjs=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
start the project by adding the inside sides to the heavy base
pieces. Start by scoring as directed in the cutting list and folding
as in the video.</span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl7TVzEUSSK8jpywUUdDDHVyUzr2MdzcUB8ydzCDshTeInXihwOTocitrM2QO2dGzy8MN6DrfPLIO_pkH0tMX8sV2xvU7kenEYKwoXyMMb9Juepbo2_k_KkOh4KvJP7vRwnUPS-scV2-UannqLGKm9IGtGa6sZoSlEu80GQgSR-U6xIUalapK26-i0=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl7TVzEUSSK8jpywUUdDDHVyUzr2MdzcUB8ydzCDshTeInXihwOTocitrM2QO2dGzy8MN6DrfPLIO_pkH0tMX8sV2xvU7kenEYKwoXyMMb9Juepbo2_k_KkOh4KvJP7vRwnUPS-scV2-UannqLGKm9IGtGa6sZoSlEu80GQgSR-U6xIUalapK26-i0=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcqnvSZsFwhxCyvS7J236xUJkDNyRpdGZMrRE5XN3Bn-Yn89v8Gz-9Mtkk4-_q3CXPIT0we9U_oDjCtRt_N5LmGzBylB2rqFoEEQtml8M6mSka3A1QF1V2sDj9Akbbnu6mY5OlL6A0l3WxigPRKBlkCkR63KZm0Sriwh9cmWJOaWPNsZnM8quWVQag=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcqnvSZsFwhxCyvS7J236xUJkDNyRpdGZMrRE5XN3Bn-Yn89v8Gz-9Mtkk4-_q3CXPIT0we9U_oDjCtRt_N5LmGzBylB2rqFoEEQtml8M6mSka3A1QF1V2sDj9Akbbnu6mY5OlL6A0l3WxigPRKBlkCkR63KZm0Sriwh9cmWJOaWPNsZnM8quWVQag=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Glue just the middle section leaving the “flaps”
the entire length.<br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfad766GSASzVHykedq9uejuF5HsGJTJLCYpEyaVfKWOy_wswWoNPHErg8QWhKUYgDwPitAgEeOn_RG7Q4-oGoHY0lLYoPvcGr2Lsyud7eEly5YZ05NPdYUhZ999674RpovLO5K9GnyTtHp4M_zpQGrVZMWPLq9rqpyL8jkHvLV6wURYKHP2xXVYyh=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfad766GSASzVHykedq9uejuF5HsGJTJLCYpEyaVfKWOy_wswWoNPHErg8QWhKUYgDwPitAgEeOn_RG7Q4-oGoHY0lLYoPvcGr2Lsyud7eEly5YZ05NPdYUhZ999674RpovLO5K9GnyTtHp4M_zpQGrVZMWPLq9rqpyL8jkHvLV6wURYKHP2xXVYyh=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Cut notches in one of these flaps so it will go around the edges neatly. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-RPgcaU4jQdSf8JN9ROREXbU9QAGgy8W1PiZhvKGsWvkAgkEQVt7dKn7ShDs1vjc5qCTLCsEI-wBCy2Pu_uU-3IiI0t8qPkDPcj1GMqicYH7pZU4IZ4Qc7VI86QAGgRYt5A4-YWUcrC9i5yHW1lx19EEZ80OPrxsXU4FjmF8u2_yXJUspN8gW_63_=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-RPgcaU4jQdSf8JN9ROREXbU9QAGgy8W1PiZhvKGsWvkAgkEQVt7dKn7ShDs1vjc5qCTLCsEI-wBCy2Pu_uU-3IiI0t8qPkDPcj1GMqicYH7pZU4IZ4Qc7VI86QAGgRYt5A4-YWUcrC9i5yHW1lx19EEZ80OPrxsXU4FjmF8u2_yXJUspN8gW_63_=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Glue this flap to the top of the base
pieces for both the top and bottom of the lunch box. <br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>
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the glue dries you can cut notches in the remaining flap at the
corners and wrap and glue to the other side of the base pieces. <br /></span></span>
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we are going to draw our placement lines on the inside base pieces.
Do this will pencil and draw yours lightly. I drew mine extra dark so
your could see it on camera. You can make as many compartments in your
lunch box as you would like. It seems from looking at these boxes
online that they can have anywhere from 1 big compartment to 4 or 5
of different sizes. I choose to make 4 in my box. Don't forget to mirror the placement of the lines. <br /></span></span>
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we will add the decorative scrapbook paper to the lid. Use a nice
thick glue spread very thinly. Important!! The lid is the piece with
the very thin edge on it. Don't worry too much if your paper bubbles
a bit just gently smooth it out. Most if not all the bubbles will go
away as the glue dries and the paper shrinks back to size. Once the
paper on the top surface is dry trim the paper leaving enough to go
up the sides an bit extra. Clip the corners and glue in place. Allow
to dry then carefully cut the paper even with the lid edges. <br /></span></span>
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we are going to add the hinge. Line this up with both the very top
edge of the top and the bottom edge of the bottom . Allow to dry.<br /></span></span></p>
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this point I added a outside layer to bottom of the box. See my note
at the end of this post about how I would change this step. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
glue the outside strip pieces as I showed in the video. Glue this to
the outside of the lunch box as shown in the video. Being sure to
line them up with the top/bottom edges adding the wider strip to the
top of the box and the narrow one to the bottom. <br /></span></span>
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we will tackle the inside of the box. Add the narrow strips to the
lines you drew on the inside lid piece then add the gasket ring. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>
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the bottom dividers fold and glue the divider strip and allow to dry.
Then cut to size and glue to the inside of the box on the lines we
drew earlier. Allow all the glue to dry completely.<br /></span></span><p></p>
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a thin coat of satin Mod Podge to the box both inside and out. Allow
to dry completely before closing the box.<br /></span></span><p></p>
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careful the first few times you open and close the box, it will be
stiff and tight but will open and close easier once you work with it a
bit. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span>
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for the change I would make with the box bottom. I am thinking I
would add the bottom to the box in the same way that I covered the
lid but gluing on the larger piece then clipping corners and gluing
onto the sides to be covered by the outer box side. That way there
wouldn't be the gaps around the edge. I thought about re-doing the
box and doing it that way but then there would not have been a video
this week and I have already spent way too many days working on this
project. It is a time consuming project but it is very doable and I
am sure I will be making more of them in the future. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-78023975962375470842021-12-31T06:00:00.002-06:002021-12-31T06:00:00.144-06:00Doll Size Pickles & Olives<p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/rsSdyLqrHEI"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
for our tutorial I decided to make some olives and pickles for the
dolls. I am really happy with how they turned out and I hope you like
them also. Remember if you make anything from my tutorials I would
love to see pictures!</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
start off with the easiest project, the black olives. Normally I
would have had a can of larger olives in my pantry but all I had were
some medium size on hand for inspiration. So while they were perfect
for color and shape I did a little bit of guessing as to size. I was
aiming to make the largest size of olives that I find in cans and I
think mine are pretty close in size for this scale. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
clay choice for this one is easy any black polymer clay will work for
the black olives. That being said I do want to impress on you that a
firmer clay will give you a much better end result. It will be harder
to condition to begin the project but once conditioned it will be
easier to work with. Softer clays tend to stick to fingers and tools
and loose their shape very easily. They can be used but just know it
will be harder to get a good looking olive than if you use a clay
like a Fimo or a Premo for the projects today.</span></span></p>
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the black clay is conditioned roll it into a ¼” snake and cut it
into ⅜” pieces. Roll these pieces into oval shapes (olive shape)
and then using a blunted wooden skewer make the iconic hole in the
olives. While the olive is still on the skewer use a pointy tool to
make a small hole in the opposite end. Carefully remove the olive
from the skewer and place it on your baking surface. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the green olives once again my real olive was not what I was hoping
for . The day I went to the store to pick up olives I found the shelf
bare with the exception of one jar of the smallest olives I have ever
seen that were at the far back of the shelf. So while once again I
have a reference for the color and shape I will be using my judgement
to make them the size I want. I made these the same size as the black
ones. </span></span>
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the color of clay I didn't have a color that I really liked for the
green olives, I had close but not exactly what I wanted. The closest
I could come was to use equal parts of Sculpey III in Camouflage Green
and Fimo in Sunshine Yellow. When mixed and baked this made a color I
was happy with. As mentioned earlier though it was a bit harder to
work with because of the softer Sculpey clay in the mix. Since it was
only half the clay it was alright but I could definitely tell the
difference. Make these exactly as we made the black olives and move
to your baking surface. We will be adding the red “pimento”
center after they are baked. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
it was time to make the sweet pickles. Luckily for us these can be
made of a softer clay than the olives because the mixture I found to
be perfect was 2 parts Translucent clay, 1 part Sculpey III in Camouflage Green and a tiny bit of black clay. This mixture will look
too light in color until it is baked because of the translucent but
don't worry it comes out really nice. Since the shaping of the
pickles is a bit easier the softer consistency of this clay mixture
won't cause the problems it would have for the olives. </span></span>
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the little pickles we will once again roll a ¼” snake of clay but
this time we are going to cut it into ⅞” pieces. Once cut simply
soften the ends than transfer to a dish scrubby pad (not the real
name but I have no idea what they are really called) Hopefully this
picture will help you to understand the correct kind of pad. Anyway
roll the pickles on the pad to get a really cool texture. <br /></span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slightly
curve some of your pickle, leave some straight and transfer to you
baking surface. </span></span>
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all the clay items at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
to 275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F for 10
minutes. Cool to room temperature.<br /></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the “pimento” centers for the green olives mix a bit of red clay
with just a tiny bit of yellow clay then using some TLS add a bit to
the open end of each green olive. Bake these again for about 5
minutes at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F to
275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
cooled give everything a very light coat of mat Mod Podge and allow
to dry. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
the dolls have some olives and sweet pickles to enjoy alongside their
favorite meal. <br /></span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-57408342398873268522021-12-24T06:00:00.002-06:002021-12-24T06:00:00.167-06:00Doll Size Pretzels<p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/tHt86BsHmWQ"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today
I thought we would treat the dolls to some of those soft pretzels
like you can get at some of the malls. I know I love them and there
is usually a line formed in front of the counter whenever I walk by
the store. </span></span>
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are fairly easy clay project to make. We are really only making a
snake of clay that is between ¼” and ⅜” in diameter and about
8” long. Since these pretzels come in different sizes depending on
where you get them this is just a guide. <br /></span></span>
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flipping to make the pretzel shape. Again the exact shape can vary a
bit depending on who is making them. <br /></span></span>
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you are happy with the shape it is time to use some artist chalks to
color the pretzel and make it look all “golden brown and delicious”
like they say on TV. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Start
with a yellow ocher color chalk and cover most of the surface of the pretzel. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Follow
with a reddish brown and finally a tiny bit of dark brown to give a
nice baked look. </span></span>
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the color is the way you want it time to bake your pretzels in a
275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F for about 15
minutes. Allow them to cool completely. </span></span>
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baking we can prepare our “salt” for the top. This was the part
of the project that took the most thinking for me. I wanted to use
something that would not only be in scale but would also be easy to
do. I came up with mixing a bit of white sand with some Mod Podge and
allowing it to dry. This can then be broken up and it looks like in
scale coarse salt. <br /><br /></span></span>
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the pretzels have cooled all the way to room temperature coat just a
small area of the top at a time with some Satin Mod Podge and
sprinkle on a bit of our “salt” You will need to work in small
areas because the Mod Podge needs to be wet to work as our glue for
the “salt”. Allow to dry then just dab a bit more Mod Podge on
top of the “salt” to help it stay in place.</span></span><p></p>
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completely dry you are all finished. I love how these turned out. I
hope you also like them. Remember if you make things from any of my
tutorials I would love to see them. Also I am always open to
suggestions of what to make for these tutorials so if you are looking
for something in particular let me know so I can add it to the list. </span></span>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-52920685460430004492021-12-17T06:00:00.002-06:002021-12-17T06:00:00.162-06:00Doll Size Candy Canes<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/KaNmLH5c5uE"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
decided there was just enough time before Christmas to post one more
quick Christmas candy tutorial. When I was a kid candy canes were
among the very small amount of candy my mom would actually buy. She
wasn't really into candy so she didn't buy me much of it. But at
Christmas there were always some candy canes around the house. So for
me they are really a sign that the holiday is really approaching. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These
are really easy to make and take a minimum number of clay colors. You
could get by with just some red, pearl, and translucent if you want.
I did add in a tiny bit of green for some of the candy canes today
simply because I think those are so pretty. If you don't have pearl
you could substitute white for it. I do feel the translucent is a necessary color for this project though. Without the translucent you
will find the candies just look too dense and plastic like. With the addition of the translucent clay they look so much better. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the mixing ratios use equal parts translucent and pearl and for any
other colors mix 2 parts colored clay (including white) to 1 part
translucent. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
process of making the candy canes is really just making snakes of
clay and combining them I like to keep the colored stripes to a
minimum. If you add too many stripes they blend together as you
reduce the canes and you loose the effect. </span></span>
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candy cane stripes vary from company to company pick the ones you
love the look of to use as inspiration. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
baked all the candies today at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F.
The candy canes for 5 minutes and the larger candy sticks for 10
minutes. Both the pearl and the red clays have a bad habit of turning
dark very quickly in the oven so watch these colors closely when
baking them.</span></span></p>
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added a thin coat of Satin Mod Podge to the baked and cooled candies.
I like the sheen it gives but it is optional.</span></span><p></p>
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always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
week for our tutorial we are making a Yule log cake from polymer
clay. I decided to make this on the channel after I made the same
project on my dollhouse miniature channel last week. I really wanted
to share this with all of you and I wanted to be able to do a bit
more in the way of details which this scale lends itself too so well.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is a fairly easy project and while I wouldn't recommend it for a very
first clay project I think once you have followed a couple of my
other clay food tutorials you will be able to do a very good job on
this one. Another perk to this project that it uses a limited number
of clay colors, just two for the cake and frosting and then an
optional third color for the decorations. </span></span>
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start out with our main two colors a dark brown (I'm using Chocolate
Brown in Fimo Soft) and a white (in the video Original Sculpey). You
can use any dark brown clay and any white clay you have on hand or
can purchase easily. I do feel this project works a bit better if the
white clay is softer than the brown but that is personal opinion. For
this project I used half a of regular size block of the brown and
just a bit more of the white clay for this step.<br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
started off by giving myself a head-start on the cake texture by
working in just a bit of sand into the brown clay. I used white
because that is what I have on hand but either white or brown will
work equally well. You just need a small amount, and it needs to be
worked in really well so it runs evenly through the clay. And don't
use too much, you don't want to see the sand, it is just there to
help loosen up the clay for texturing and you could leave it out
entirely if you wish. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the brown clay is ready roll both colors of clay into flat sheets of
clay. I don't usually measure this but I would guess less than ¼”
thick with the white slightly thicker than the brown. Now layer the
two clays together with one edge of the brown not covered by the
white like I did in the video. Trim the opposite side of the clay to
a straight edge and roll the clay up like the cake would be rolled in
real life with white filling encased by the cake layer. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
roll the clay to get a snake anywhere from 1” to 1 ½” in
diameter and about 3” long. This is your basic cake now cut a thin
slice off one end to check the interior swirl. Then cut 2 slices each
around ¼” thick.</span></span></p>
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for the fun part, we are going to texture the cake to look like cake
and not like clay. Use a “pointy” tool, I use my dental pick and
make tiny swirls in just the cut side of the brown layer. These need
to be very tiny and barely touching the surface. It is really easy
once you get the hang of it. Do this to sliced end of the cake roll
and to one side each slice. Be careful not to texture the white
“filling” in this step. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
we are going to take a small ball tool and make larger swirls in just
the white layer of clay. This will make the filling look fluffy like
the real filling would be. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you are happy with your texturing it is time to bake the clay. I
baked mine at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
for 60 minutes for the cake, I did remove the slices after 30 minutes
but they would be fine left in for the entire time. I wanted to check
the oven thermometer at that point so I just removed the pieces that
were already done then.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP3F4ljeqCOZhIioPQ95UDj3qwMp8XVcJiy_XGKhk6ypWm4OtgpdQmqQ-s0O3vWYTN_jybIYJvSKvdI0UfE5oW9fVWUaTIhyuPcRTiFf7KSgbsgb1b9L00chVu2ksEG0sB7vM8kZEGvAIA02LhLc7vbm0DCi-DwTwH_hW9Nc9ONhN21NqnYvSLoqvR=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP3F4ljeqCOZhIioPQ95UDj3qwMp8XVcJiy_XGKhk6ypWm4OtgpdQmqQ-s0O3vWYTN_jybIYJvSKvdI0UfE5oW9fVWUaTIhyuPcRTiFf7KSgbsgb1b9L00chVu2ksEG0sB7vM8kZEGvAIA02LhLc7vbm0DCi-DwTwH_hW9Nc9ONhN21NqnYvSLoqvR=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
the pieces are cooled to room temperature so we can work with them
again it is time mix our frosting color. I decided to make a “milk
chocolate” color frosting for several reasons. First off, I was
inspired by one of the pictures I was using for inspiration for the
project, it was a lovely dark chocolate yule log with a creamy milk
chocolate frosting. I loved how the two colors of chocolate
complimented each other and you had a definite line between the two
colors, after all if we are going to the work of doing the work to
make the different textures let's make sure they are really noticeable. Secondly, I wanted to use up the clay I already had on my
work tile and by combing the two colors used earlier I was able to
make a nice light brown, milk chocolate color that complimented the
rest of the cake. You will need to play around with the colors of
clay a bit to get the perfect color, I did pull out just a bit more
of my brown clay to adjust the color. Also note that I did have more
than the clay that was left from the first step since I had also make
a yule log cake for my other channel so I had extra of both white and
brown clay on my tile. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
you have the color mixed it is ready to use. Since I used a lot of
Original Sculpey in my mix it was really soft so I didn't need to add
any TLS to the frosting mixture this time. If your clay is not really
soft you might want to add the TLS to get it to a soft sticky
consistency. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Roll
out the frosting color to fit the cake, coat the outside of the
cooked clay log with some TLS then work the frosting around the sides
and top of the log of clay. Don't cover the bottom of the log and
skip the ends for now. Trim the frosting clay to fit then add some
TLS to the end that is not textured (I forgot this step on the video)
and cover that end of the cake log. Now using a tool and your
fingers, both coated with some cornstarch to smooth the frosting
especially the seam where the side and the end meet. Also cove the
same edges on the slices of cake. </span></span>
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you are happy with the frosting add some texture with a ball tool
coated in cornstarch.<br /><br /></span></span></p>
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you are happy with the way your frosting looks bake it at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
10 minutes. </span></span>
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to cool to room temperature.</span></span></p>
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you want to add the same “sugared berries” that I did in the
video roll some red clay into a very thin snake, cut into small
pieces and make tiny balls. Bake these at 250<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
for 5 minutes. </span></span>
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the “berries” are cooled coat them with mat Mod Podge and coat
in white glitter. Separate them and allow to dry completely. </span></span>
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coat the frosting and filling areas only of the cake and slices with
mat Mod Podge. Keep away from the textured cake areas. <br /></span></span>
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dry add some more mat Mod Podge to the top where you want to place
your decorations. I first added some of the same white glitter then
added small blobs of Mod Podge and placed the “sugared berries”.<br /></span></span><p></p>
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to dry completely and add an additional coat of Mod Podge to the
glitter and berries only. </span></span>
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you go, that was really easy once you started and I bet you have a
yule log to be proud of.</span></span></p>
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Joanne http://www.blogger.com/profile/14161729539772634721noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9056323306749936287.post-16138058792000178662021-12-03T06:00:00.003-06:002021-12-03T06:00:00.144-06:00Doll Size Christmas Cake Pops<p>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/csmn-mK47Cc"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch the video here.</span></span></a></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
week for the tutorial we are getting out the clay again, this time to
make a batch of doll sized cake pops for Christmas. I was looking
online for ideas of things to make and cake pops just leaped out at
me. I knew I had to make them. These are super easy and you can
decorate them in so many ways. I picked just a few this time to
highlight for you. I did try to concentrate on ideas that took a
minimum of supplies and were all really easy. Even a beginner in clay
could do these. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
decided to make some sprinkles to top some of mine and chopped up
candy cane for the others. All of these were made from polymer clay. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the sprinkles I am using 3 colors of clay- white, green and red. The
brands of the clays make no difference here just try to get nice
bright colors. We will be using the same red and white to make the
cake pops too. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LfZcAvSzu2s/YaPM634uajI/AAAAAAAAKps/-mTItwBOXs8L-B2-Lei1ieYT8ZfggBmigCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN7203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LfZcAvSzu2s/YaPM634uajI/AAAAAAAAKps/-mTItwBOXs8L-B2-Lei1ieYT8ZfggBmigCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/DSCN7203.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the Jimmies, just roll a snake of clay as thin as you possibly can
and cut very tiny pieces. Transfer these to a paper plate and bake at
275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F for 5 minutes to
harden them. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the sequin shaped ones I again started with a really thin snake and
cut into small pieces. I then made tiny balls that I flattened with
my fingertip. Again transfer to a paper plate and bake at 275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F
for 5 minutes to harden them. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8yhp6r26d0/YaPNPN-1IPI/AAAAAAAAKp8/V0uuuqA0D4kf6XTFHE8tMtfu8sWo2oD9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN7205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8yhp6r26d0/YaPNPN-1IPI/AAAAAAAAKp8/V0uuuqA0D4kf6XTFHE8tMtfu8sWo2oD9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/DSCN7205.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the peppermint bits I used pearl clay for the white layer (you could definitely use white in its place) and the same red clay. Roll the
clays out individually to get them really thin, the red layer needs
to be much thinner than the pearl one. Then layer, trim and roll a
bit thinner. Cut into tiny pieces, I didn't bother to separate them
until I used them. And again transfer to a paper plate and bake at
275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>F for 5 minutes to
harden them. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
kept mine on separate paper plates so that I could keep the types separate. I also make more than I needed today so that I could bag
them up and put them with my clay supplies to use on later projects.
Just like having the real thing on hand when you are ready to bake
having these little decorations on hand will save you time on later
projects and it really takes no more time than doing just what we
need today. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
these are taken care of it is time to make some cake pops. Off camera
I painted some round toothpicks with white craft paint and trimmed
them to 2” long. These will be our sticks to place our cake pops
on. </span></span>
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off camera I quickly made myself a little baking, drying rack by
cutting a piece of scrap wood and drilling holes into it for the
sticks of the cake pops to be placed. This will prevent the cake pops
from being damaged when baking and again while the final finish is
drying. This is a really handy little tool and will be store with the
rest of my clay tools for future projects. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the cake pops I used three colors of clay the same red and white that
I have already been using as well as a rich dark brown. Brand of clay
is not important here just use what you either have or can easily
purchase. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FuF0pGSNTrg/YaPNkxuB9RI/AAAAAAAAKqM/51njQujHXKQLxHCYdebRX2FyD1r8Bn4tQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSCN7206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FuF0pGSNTrg/YaPNkxuB9RI/AAAAAAAAKqM/51njQujHXKQLxHCYdebRX2FyD1r8Bn4tQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/DSCN7206.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the cake pops our goal is to make balls that are ⅜” in diameter.
I did this by rolling my clay into a ⅜” snake and cutting it into
about ⅜” segments. When rolled into balls these will be close
enough to the size we are looking for. I then dipped the pointed ends
of our trimmed, painted toothpicks into some TLS and then into the
balls of clay. Wipe off any excess TLS that forms at the base of the
cake pop. Stand you cake pops into your rack or onto a paper plate
and bake at 275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span> F for
10 minutes.<br /></span></span><p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once
cool we will start decorating. </span></span>
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then mixed some white clay with some TLS to make a spreadable “icing”
for the cake pops. This will not only act as our icing on the cake
pops but will also glue our decorations on as well. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Use
a toothpick to spread your icing onto your cake pops and add your
sprinkles and/or peppermint bits. I like to use the dampened end of a
piece of un-cooked spaghetti to position my tiny pieces onto
projects. </span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once decorated bake again at 275<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">°</span>
F for 10 minutes. </span></span>
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cooling completely add a thin coat of mat Mod Podge to both seal the
decorations on and to give the clay a slightly glossy appearance. I
like mat for this project because real cake pops just have a slight
sheen. <br /></span></span>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There
you have your finished cake pops. I love how they look in this little
Christmas mug I made using the same method <a href="https://youtu.be/z5rdBFSUt9E">as in this video. </a></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span>
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