This
post has actually been hanging out on my hard drive for over a year,
I just hadn't posted it yet. I had originally written it to be
published in a different place but that offer fell through so I just
put it away and forgot all about it. I had the thought when I tucked
it away to post it as a blog but I felt it was just a bit on the
difficult side since I hadn't posted any (or many??) polymer food
tutorials at the time on this blog. So I saved this and managed to forget I had
it. Then a couple of days ago someone on one of the many doll groups
on Facebook mentioned that she wanted to make some hot dogs. Aha! I
thought I have a tutorial for that. Since summer is fast approaching
I figured it was the perfect time to post this.
Yummy hot dogs just in time for summer weather!! |
I
will warn you this is a rather long post but it is broken up into
segments. So you can do as much or as little as you want. A lot of
the parts of this tutorial will work with other foods too.
There
is no video for this but I did take a lot of photos so hopefully they
will guide you . Remember if you have questions be sure to ask me. I
have several ways to get in touch with me. 1- You can post as a
comment right on the blog. 2- you can use the contact me button on
the right hand side of the blog page. Or 3- you can like my Facebook
page that is dedicated to 18” dolls and ask me there. (here is that link)
Buns
We
start by rolling out a snake of clay that is 5/8” in diameter (I
like to use a circle template to check the diameter), we then cut
this into 2” lengths. Each of these pieces will be a hot dog bun.
showing the three steps of the shading |
ready to dry out |
Now
your buns need to sit and air dry for about 24 hours. When they are
dry you can pull the pairs of buns apart (if desired) and cut them
open with a sharp craft knife.
Hot
Dogs
For
the hot dogs we need the following polymer clays:
Fimo-
Sahara ( 1 part)
Fimo-
White (2 parts)
Fimo-
Ochre (2 parts)
Fimo-
Mandarin Orange (2 parts)
Fimo-
Black (just a tiny pinch)
Premo-
Pomegranate (1 part)
Mix
all the colors except the black together and then add just a tiny
pinch of the black at a time to get the correct color. The purpose of
the black is tone down the color not to make it darker. It is best to
have either a real hot dog on hand to compare the color to or at
least a really good picture for reference.
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step 1 before we start rounding the ends |
Now
simply use your fingertips to round the ends of the hot dogs, this
requires a gentle pinching motion. Just be patient with this step it
is really easy once you get it. It just takes practice and can seem a
bit clumsy the first few times. This is a technique we use a lot with
clay though so take the time to get a feel for it.
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step 2 |
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finished end |
Once
you are happy with all your hot dogs bake them according to package
directions.
The
Toppings
Feel
free to make/use as many of these as your dolls desire
Relish
showing clay before mixing |
For
the relish we are using 2 colors of polymer clay: Moss from Sculpey
III and a translucent (I'm using Fimo but for this any brand will do)
and after mixing |
Mix
about 1 part Moss to 3 parts Translucent until thoroughly combined.
This mixture is going to look much lighter in color than it will once
baked because of the translucent clay in the mixture. Roll out thin,
I use my pasta machine for this but you can do it with a roller just
get it thin. Now brush the top with a good coat of green pastel
chalk, I actually scrape the chalk off directly onto the top of my
clay and use my fingers and a brush to spread it around and work it
slightly into the top of the clay. Now just use a clay blade to cut
thin strips of the green clay and move them to a baking surface.
clay ready for the chalk |
you will need about this much chalk |
chalk application finished |
strips cut |
Onions
After
baking set all of these strips aside until you are ready to assemble
your hot dogs. You will also need some Clear Gallery Glass paint when
you are ready to assemble.
Ketchup
and mustard
I
use Scribbles 3-d fabric paint for these items on most of my polymer
clay foods. They work well and don't need to be baked. They do
require some time to dry however.
To
Assemble
Now
that all of our components are baked and cooled it is time to
assemble some yummy hot dogs for the dolls.
For
Mustard and Ketchup simply use some 3-D fabric paint, I prefer the
Scribbles brand. It comes in many colors and I have a large
collection of them because they are so useful in so many ways when
making doll food. For the mustard just pick a good yellow and if your
dolls want some ketchup pick a good red one.
Now
cut up the onion strips into tiny pieces and add them on top of the
ketchup and/or mustard. The paint should hold them just fine.
There
you are some yummy hot dogs with yummy toppings all ready for Summer
eating for the dolls.
Hi I love your A.G. food you do wonderful work. I do have a question once the model magic is dried do you need to coat it with anything so the pastel powder doesn't come off? I've made rolls thanks to your lessons and they turned out way nicer then I thought .
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