Doll Size Corn Dogs

 

Watch the video here.

I decided to make some corn dogs for the dolls this week. I know my kids loved to eat these as they were growing up (and to be totally truthful I still enjoy one once in a while) so I thought the dolls might be fans also.

To get ready I mixed my clay mixture off camera. I am using a combination of approximately 2 parts Original Sculpey with 1 part Sculpey III in yellow. You could use any white and yellow clays for this. You could even work with just the Original Sculpey if you wish. I used to the combination because by using a light yellow clay it will make the process of added the “cooked” color to the outside much easier. If you just used white you will need to spend more time working with the chalks to get the right golden brown delicious color. The downside to the mix I used is both of the clays are very soft and while that makes working with them easier on my hands it means the clay does become misshapen much easier than a firmer clay would have. I used what I did simply because they were easier to find and I didn’t have to go dig through my clay stash to find them.

 

 

For the sticks that the corn dogs will be on I am using some flat toothpicks. I made a mark with a pencil 1” from the wider/round end then cut them down about ½” past that mark.

 

 

 

Next I rolled the clay into a snake about ½” in diameter and cut 1 3/8” long pieces from this snake.

Roll each piece into a ball, the ball should measure around ¾” in diameter.

Then roll the balls our to be shaped like a corn dog. I like to start with the ball shape because the makes getting the ends to be rounded so much easier than trying to work from the snake shape. You are aiming to make a corn dog that is about ½” in diameter by about 1 3/8” long.

Now add a bit of the liquid clay to the stick in the area between where you marked the 1” and the place you cut off. Then insert the stick into the clay corn dog up to the pencil line. This will give you the proper 1” handle on the end of the corn dog and all of the ones you make will be the same.

Now roll the corn dogs in a piece of fine grain sandpaper to give just a bit of texture so they look like they are coated in batter.

Use a pointy tool of some kind to ease just a bit of the clay down the stick to look like that little bit of batter that is always on the real ones. (this not only looks good it helps to cover that pencil mark up)

 

Now we can add some artist chalks to make these look all “golden brown and delicious” Start with the yellow ocher chalk and cover the clay completely. This is the step where starting off with the yellow clay really pays off. Because you want the chalk to still look translucent but you need to also have the color to be there. Once you are happy with the yellow coverage repeat this same thing with the rust color chalk. Then use just a bit of the brown chalk on the areas that would normally cook more.

 

Now bake the corn dogs at the recommended temperature for your clay for 25 minutes. And allow to cool to room temperature before handling then.

 

 

 

And that is all there is to making these. If you wanted to you could give them a coat of a mat clear finish if you wish.

 

 

 

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.

Watch the video here.

I decided to make some corn dogs for the dolls this week. I know my kids loved to eat these as they were growing up (and to be totally truthful I still enjoy one once in a while) so I thought the dolls might be fans also.

To get ready I mixed my clay mixture off camera. I am using a combination of approximately 2 parts Original Sculpey with 1 part Sculpey III in yellow. You could use any white and yellow clays for this. You could even work with just the Original Sculpey if you wish. I used to the combination because by using a light yellow clay it will make the process of added the “cooked” color to the outside much easier. If you just used white you will need to spend more time working with the chalks to get the right golden brown delicious color. The downside to the mix I used is both of the clays are very soft and while that makes working with them easier on my hands it means the clay does become misshapen much easier than a firmer clay would have. I used what I did simply because they were easier to find and I didn’t have to go dig through my clay stash to find them.

For the sticks that the corn dogs will be on I am using some flat toothpicks. I made a mark with a pencil 1” from the wider/round end then cut them down about ½” past that mark.

Next I rolled the clay into a snake about ½” in diameter and cut 1 3/8” long pieces from this snake.

Roll each piece into a ball, the ball should measure around ¾” in diameter.

Then roll the balls our to be shaped like a corn dog. I like to start with the ball shape because the makes getting the ends to be rounded so much easier than trying to work from the snake shape. You are aiming to make a corn dog that is about ½” in diameter by about 1 3/8” long.

Now add a bit of the liquid clay to the stick in the area between where you marked the 1” and the place you cut off. Then insert the stick into the clay corn dog up to the pencil line. This will give you the proper 1” handle on the end of the corn dog and all of the ones you make will be the same.

Now roll the corn dogs in a piece of fine grain sandpaper to give just a bit of texture so they look like they are coated in batter.

Use a pointy tool of some kind to ease just a bit of the clay down the stick to look like that little bit of batter that is always on the real ones. (this not only looks good it helps to cover that pencil mark up)

Now we can add some artist chalks to make these look all “golden brown and delicious” Start with the yellow ocher chalk and cover the clay completely. This is the step where starting off with the yellow clay really pays off. Because you want the chalk to still look translucent but you need to also have the color to be there. Once you are happy with the yellow coverage repeat this same thing with the rust color chalk. Then use just a bit of the brown chalk on the areas that would normally cook more.

Now bake the corn dogs at the recommended temperature for your clay for 25 minutes. And allow to cool to room temperature before handling then.

And that is all there is to making these. If you wanted to you could give them a coat of a mat clear finish if you wish.

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.