Doll Size Halloween Cake Pops

 

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This week I decided to make some Halloween cake pops. I have made cake pops a few times on the channel in the past and they are a lot of fun to make. They make a great holiday food project for the dolls.

I looked at pictures online of real cake pops and chose two designs to replicate for the dolls this year.

The first step is to make the sticks that the cake pops will be attached to. For this I painted some round toothpicks with white craft paint then when they were dry I cut them to be 2” long. Do be careful and use a tool to cut them that is designed to cut hard materials. Don’t use regular scissors and that can be dangerous. I like to use some pet claw trimmers, they are designed to cut round hard pet claws so they work beautifully and as a plus they don’t mess up the round shape of the toothpick where you cut them.

Once you have the sticks prepared it is time to get to the clay part of the project.

To make the mummy cake pops I started with some Original Sculpey and rolled a snake that was about 3/8” in diameter. I then cut off a piece that was 3/8” long. You will do this for each mummy cake pop.

Roll the piece of clay you cut into a ball. Then dip the pointed end of one of the sticks we created into liquid polymer clay and push that into the cake ball.

 

Now take a small piece of the same clay and roll it out really thin then cut a narrow strip or two of it to use as the wrapping on the mummy. Be sure to leave a gap for his/her eyes to be placed in later.

 

 

Repeat this process for each mummy cake pop you are going to make. And put them onto your baking surface. I have a small rack that I bake things like this in that I made a few years ago.

Now let’s get the Jack-O-Lantern cake pops started.

For these you will need some orange polymer clay. Repeat the same steps of rolling a snake (3/8” diameter) and cut into 3/8” pieces.

 

 

Roll into a ball and add the stick.

 

 

Now take a really tiny bit of green clay and roll a tiny ball to put at the top of the cake pop for the stem. And move to your baking surface.

 

Bake the cake pops at the temperature recommended for the clay you are using for 15 minutes. Allow the clay to cool to room temperature.

 

Next we are going to add the features to our cake pops. For that I am using liquid polymer clay mixed with oil paint to make the color I want. If you have not worked with liquid clay very much I do recommend going to my channel and watching my clay 101 videos especially the one about working with liquid clay.

I used Titanium White oil paint to make some of the liquid clay a nice white and used a medium sized dotting tool to make two eyes in between the wrappings of each mummy face. These were then baked (at the recommended temperature for you clay) for 10 minutes. Allow to cool.

I then added a second layer of the white liquid clay and baked that. This gave me a much better “eye ball” effect because it stood out from the face a bit better and was more noticeable. Bake these for another 10 minutes and allow to completely cool to room temperature.

 

Once cooled I added the black pupils to the mummy’s eyes with a much smaller dotting tool. For this I had mixed some black oil paint with the liquid clay. Remember to use just a tiny amount of the pant in the liquid clay.

 

 

 

 

I used the same black mixture and small dotting tool to make the faces on the Jack-O-Lantern faces.

 

 

 

Once you have the faces painted with the liquid clay bake the cake pops a final time at the same temperature you have been using for another 10 minutes and allow to cool completely to room temperature before you touch the face. (the liquid clay will be a bit soft when it is still warm from baking)

 

 

And that is all there is to making these fun Halloween Cake Pops for the dolls.

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Doll Size Pumpkin Spice Rolls

 

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This week I have another tutorial for our snack cake series. This time we are inspired by the snack cakes of the same name that the Little Debbie company makes in real life. I saw the box of these at the grocery store the other day and thought they would be really fun to make for the dolls. As a bonus they are super simple and would be a good project for a relative beginner in polymer clay crafting. We are only using 2 colors of clay and minimal tools.

 

For the two colors of clay I am using some Original Sculpey for the filling and the bands of icing on the rolls. And some Fimo in Yellow Ocher for the cake part. Since the cake part really has little/no texture we won’t even need to do any texturing on this project.

To start make sure your clays are both conditioned and ready to work with. The Fimo will take a bit more time to condition because it is a much firmer clay. Then roll the clay out into sheets. For the cake part I used a single layer craft stick on each side of the clay to make sure my sheet of clay was a consistent thickness all the way across.

If you don’t have a clay roller like I am using just use a straight sided jar like the kind that capers or olives come in.

For the white (filling) layer I did the same thing except I used my set of double craft sticks to get the right thickness.

Since the white clay is softer than the yellow it will naturally squish out just a tiny bit when we cut so it will look like the filling.

The next step is to layer the white layer on top of the yellow one and trim the edges to even the layer out. Now roll the two layers together using the double craft stick spacers, this will help to thin the layer we are working with and also eliminate any air bubbles that might be between the layer. It will also help the layers to stick together better.

Now just roll the clay like you would if you were making cinnamon rolls with the yellow (cake) layer on the outside.

At this point you should have roll that looks like the snack cake but it is too big. So now we need to gently roll the snake down until it is ½” in diameter. Go slow and be gentle, this is an easy process.

Next cut the snake into pieces that are 7/8” long. This is the size of our finished snack cakes.

Now onto decorating. If you have some white 3-D paint you could use that after the snack cakes are baked to make the lines. However I am out of white 3-D paint so I decided to show you how to do the icing lines with the same white clay that we used for the filling. It is just a matter rolling very thin snakes and carefully putting them in place in the design you want. I simplified the design that is on the real snack cakes but if you are more patient than me you could add the extra lines to create a more similar design.

Then just bake the snack cakes on a paper plate for 15 minutes at the temperature suggested for the clay brands you are using.

 

 

 

And the snack cakes are ready for the dolls to enjoy as the weather turns to fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And since I love to take pictures of my doll foods with the real thing that inspired it here is that picture too.

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Doll Size Lunch Tray

 

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I have another free pattern for you to download so you make the project. You can find the file here. In the download there are 5 files: a PDF for hand-cutting of the pieces, 3 PNG files to use with your electronic cutting machine and a text file with handy hints and tips (and the sizing information) to use the PNG.

As with most of these projects I cut all the pieces from medium weight white card-stock, the kind used to make cards and such. This is way more economical than having to purchase a bunch of colors and in my experience the paint colors are a lot more stable than the paper colors. I rarely get noticeable fading with the painted projects.

You are free to use the pattern as many times as you wish and even to sell the finished project. But, please don’t give away or sell my patterns. I spend a lot of time creating them and the only compensation I get is from people and checking out the blog post. I really want to keep offering these for free so please if someone else wants to make one send them to the video and blog so they can get their own copy of the pattern.

I did try to make this pattern fit onto just 2 pages but I just could not make it fit. So we have to cut 3 pieces of paper. Do note that there are two sizes of the pieces with the holes cut from them. The 2 layers that will be the top layer of the tray is slightly bigger so that it forms a lip that extends out from the wells of the tray.

Like always with these projects we will begin by gluing the pattern pieces together. Start with the solid pieces and the larger pieces since there are only 2 of each of these. With these like all the projects I make like this take your time lining up the pieces. They are designed to fit together and line up. The better you do at lining them up along the way the better the project will end up. Then tackle the main pieces of the tray. Do these by starting with two stacks of 2 with a leftover single piece. Then once they have dried a bit I combined all of the same size to make one unit that size. In the end I had 3 sets of pieces glued together in stacks ready to build the tray from.

Now the order of assembly is kind of important here. I have set this up in the way that is easiest to do it. Start by gluing the bottom (the solid piece) to the bottom of the thicker stack of pieces. The one that has 5 layers and is smaller. These two are the same size and should be easy to line up. Allow this glue to set up at least long enough that nothing shifts when you go to the next step.

And that next step is to add that last larger set of pieces. This is pretty simple just line up the cut outs in it with the cut outs in the other tray piece. Once glued this will need to dry completely before the next step.

This next step is optional, I decided to add a layer of tissue paper (the kind sold near the wrapping paper and gift bags) using some Mod Podge over the entire tray. My thought on this was that it will add more strength so the tray will hold up a lot better and also I will help to blend the layers together even more. If you are careful and only add a single layer the wrinkles will be minimal but if the threat of wrinkles is something you want to avoid just go on the painting step at this point.

If you do cover yours like I did I highly recommend starting on the bottom side and do your experimenting on there then once that dries turn the tray over and do the top side. This will need to dry completely before going on to the painting step.

Now the fun part pick a color of paint for your lunch tray. I looked online and the real ones seem to come in just about every color of the rainbow. So pick whatever you want. I picked an aqua color simply because I really like the color and I hardly ever had a reason to use it on anything. This color is somewhat transparent so it took about 3 coats of paint to get good coverage. Allow the paint to dry.

 

Now seal the tray with a clear sealer, I used the same Mat Mod Podge that is used for the tissue paper layer. This gives just a light sheen and I like the look for things like this. I used 2 very thin coats of the Mod Podge for this and it turned out just right.

 

Now for the other really fun part- it’s time to add a school lunch for the dolls. I went through some of the foods I have made on the channel and added these. The bottle of “juice” is just a small bottle of bubbles I picked up in the party favor aisle of some store. I’m not sure which store it could have been Dollar Tree or Party City but I am not sure off the top of my head. Click on the names of the other items to be taken directly to the video tutorial for that item.

 

Corn Dogs

Salad

Potato  Chips

Slice of cake (Yule Log Tutorial)

 

 

 

I think our doll looks very happy with her lunch. This should be a really fun addition to your doll accessory collection.

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Doll Size Mini Donuts

 

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This week I thought we should make another entry into the snack cake collection so I picked one of my favorites the powdered mini donuts. I think most of the snack cake brands have these under different names but I’m pretty sure they are all the same size and look pretty much the same. The ones I picked up to use for my model were the Hostess brand.

This is a super easy clay project using minimal tools. I am using some Original Sculpey for mine because for this project the off white color works really well.

First step (after conditioning your clay) is to roll a snake that is ½” in diameter. Then cut that snake into pieces that are 3/8” long. Each piece will make 1 mini donut. Roll the piece of clay into a ball. I like to use the palms of my hands for this project because then the ball has a bit of texture. Once you have balls of clay one at a time flatten the balls using your finger in the palm of your hand until you have a rounded disk shape that is about ½” in diameter and about 3/8” tall.

Now time to make the hole in the center of the donuts. For this I am using a Phillips Screwdriver bit. Just an average size one. This will give that shape to the hole that these donuts always seem to have. You can use a screwdriver bit like I am or an actual screwdriver whatever you have on hand. (do make sure it is clean since you don’t want to transfer anything to the clay) Press the screwdriver into the top side of the clay piece then flip the clay over and press it in the center from the other side. Repeat this until you are happy with the way the hole looks.

Next we are going to add the “cooked” color to the outside of the donuts. For this we only need to use the Yellow Ocher colored artist chalk. Just brush the chalk over the entire surface of the donuts. Once we cover our donuts with the powder sugar we won’t see very much of this but if this step is skipped you will notice a difference in the finished look of the donuts.

Now it is time to bake the donuts at the temperature recommended on your package of clay for about 10 minutes. Allow the clay to cool to room temperature.

For the powdered sugar coating on the donuts we are going to use white artist chalk. You will need probably more than you think, it does take a bit of the chalk to give a nice thick coating. Use a knife to scrape the chalk dust into a small container. Then working with one donut at a time coat the donut with some Mat Mod Podge using a brush. Then plop the donut into the container of white chalk dust and run it around until it is completely coated.

Put the donut onto a non-stick surface (like wax paper) and allow to dry. Repeat with all the donuts. Once they are dry you can add more chalk the same way if needed. I was lucky and got good coverage with the first coat.

If you have a lot of excess chalk coming off the donuts a careful crushing with a very soft paint brush will help.

And there they are mini donuts for the dolls to enjoy!

 

 

And since I love to take pictures of the doll size food next to the real one here is that view.

 

 

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Doll Size Potato Salad

 

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This week I wanted to add some potato salad to the doll’s table. This is a fairly easy project and we can use some of the items we have made in the past to make it even better.

Our first step is to create the ingredients for the potato salad. I started with some cubes of white clay (I just used some Original Sculpey, any white or almost white clay will work) I rolled it out to be around ¼” thick then quickly cut it up into cubes around ¼” some were smaller some were bigger.

Since I almost always add some pickles, celery and hard boiled eggs to my potato salad they were next.

Now if you have make any of those food items from my prior tutorials and have some of the clay from those left in your stash this is a great place to use it up. If not do what I did with the celery and pickles, I mixed some clays to give me colors that were close and cut those up into fairly small chunks. (about 1/8” cubes)

For the hard boiled egg chunks I used some the left over cane from last week's tutorial and cut some slices (about ¼” thick) then cut those into pieces each.

 

All the clay was then baked at recommended temperature for 10 minutes and cooled to room temperature.

 

 

Once the clay is ready we need a bowl to put our potato salad into. You could use another of the small bowls like we used for the green salad that would be lovely. I’m using this small cup from the Dollar Tree fruit cups. These are smaller than the ones from the grocery store so they are pretty much the perfect size to use as a serving bowl. All you need to so is wash them and carefully cut the rim off.

Now we can make the “dressing” that will hold our potato salad together. For that I think it is important to mix and store this in a container with a lid so it will stay fluid while we are working. The dressing is simply a mix of white craft paint, a touch of a light yellow craft paint and some Mod Podge. Mix the paint colors together until you have a creamy colored mixture then add some Mat Mod Podge to thin it out. I think I used about twice to three times as much Mod Podge as paint.

Working in batches add enough of the potato cubes to a mixing container to fill the serving bowl about 1/3 of the way. Add a few of each of the green cubes and any other colors of cubes you wish to add to yours (maybe some red for red pepper) I am holding off on the egg pieces until the top layer so that they will show up. Now add just enough of the paint/Mod Podge mixture to coat everything lightly. Don’t go too heavy you want to be able to see the colors of the clay through the dressing.

Once thoroughly coated put the mixture into your serving bowl and let it dry for at least 15 to 20 minutes. Now repeat this until the bowl is almost full. Adding some of the egg pieces to the top layer. By working in layers the paint mixture will get a better chance of getting dry.

Be sure to cover your paint mixture between layers.

Once the bowl is filled the way you want it let it dry overnight.

The next day I coated some more of the egg pieces with the same paint mixture and added them to the top of the salad where I felt like they would look nice.

 

 

Now using a small brush apply some spots of the paint mixture across the top of the salad and immediately add a dusting of a dark reddish-brown chalk to look like paprika sprinkled over the salad. Let it dry again.

 

I think our potato salad makes a nice addition to our doll foods we have been making lately. They have quite the spread for their summer meal don’t they??

 

 

 

 

 

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Doll Size Deviled Eggs (plus sliced hard boiled eggs)

 

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This week I decided to make some deviled eggs for the dolls and since they take the same clay colors and I had a request for hard boiled egg slices I did those at the same time.

We only need a couple of colors of clay for these two projects. A very pale yellow and a white/translucent mixture. About the white/translucent mixture, this is just what the name implies I mix equal parts of white polymer clay and translucent polymer clay. I use this particular combination so much I keep some mixed in my clay stash pretty much all the time. When I find a good deal on clay I pick up a block of each and spend some time mixing them thoroughly. Then whenever I need to use this I have it on hand.

Roll the pale yellow into a snake that is ½” in diameter to begin. Then using a set of double craft sticks as a thickness guide roll the white/translucent into a sheet about 1/8” thick. 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the sheet of clay to just cover the snake of clay trimming and butting the edge so that there is no overlap.

 

 

 

 Now carefully roll the covered snake of clay to reduce it to ½” in diameter. Once you have the snake the diameter we need it place the snake in the freezer for about 15 minutes to help firm the clay.

 

Once the 15 minutes is up the clay should be very cold and much firmer than when it went into the freezer. Now it is time to carefully cut slices from the cane. Use your clay blade and with a rolling motion carefully slice off as many slices as you wish. I like to rough up the yellow yolk area a bit with the tip of my clay blade to give it a more realistic look. Now bake the slices at the temperature recommended for the clay you are using for 10 minutes and cool to room temperature.

Any extra egg cane can be wrapped in a clay safe wrapping and stored in a safe place until you need it again.

An optional step to give these a more realistic appearance is to give just the white portion of the baked slices a very thin coat of Mat Mod Podge. This will give just the hint of a shine like the real egg slices have.

Now onto the deviled eggs.

Start with some more of the same white/translucent clay mix we used earlier. This time make some ½” balls each ball will give one egg and therefore 2 deviled eggs (just like in real life). Once you have the number of clay balls made very carefully use your fingers and the palm of your hand to make that ball into an egg shape. In the end you want the egg to be around ½” at the fat end gently tapering just a bit and around 5/8” long. The shape needs to be very gradual and gently.

Once you have your egg shapes make move them to the freezer to firm up. This time for about 20 minutes. They will need enough time to become firm but not so frozen that you can’t cut through them safely.

Once they are firm carefully cut the eggs in half to form the half egg shapes. Use your fingers to gently correct the shape as needed. I do like to flatten the rounded bottom so that they sit a bit better but that is personal preference.

Once you are happy with the shape of your egg whites it is time to make the filling. Start with a ball of the same yellow clay that is just under ¼” in diameter. Flatten it on your work surface then use a tiny clay tool (I’m using a small dotting tool) start to work on the texture, paying attention to bottom edge of the dome shape. You want the bottom of the shape to be flat so it sits on the egg and looks like it goes down into the hole where the yolk came out.

Now move the filling to the egg half and continue to texture the top of the filling as much as you wish.

Once you have your eggs filled bake the clay at the recommended temperature for about 20 minutes and allow to cool to room temperature.

 

 

Once cooled give a coat of the same Mat Mod Podge to just the egg whites just like we did with the slices and allow to dry.

 

 

And there we have our finished deviled eggs on the plate with some of our other foods we have made recently. I even sliced a few more slices of the egg cane and stacked them to lay on the salad.

 

 

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.