This
week I am showing you how to make a chocolate fountain that I really
think will work in both dollhouse scale (1/12th) and
Barbie scale (1/6th)
The
project is really easy to make but it does take a few days (yes days)
from start to finish because you have to let the steps dry before you
can move on.
This
is probably the first time I have ever went into a video without a
firm idea of what the steps were and how I was going to proceed. I
have been wanting to make a chocolate fountain for a while and I had
a fairly good idea of the steps but I really had to improvise along
the way.
This
blog post will mostly deal with what I would differently if I made
this project again.
First
off, I would glue the two parts of the base together before I painted
them. The main reason I didn't do that for the video was that I had
already painted the lid portion before I decided to add the bowl
under it to “house the works”. That part was a last minute
addition. So definitely glue the lid and bowl together then paint
them as a unit.
The
next thing would be to be much more careful to pull that plastic
smooth as I glued it to each layer. I ended up with a lot of wrinkles
and they do show. I know it would be hard to get all the wrinkles out
but I could have done better.
The
main thing I would do differently, glue the structure together one
layer at a time and allow to dry before adding the next layer. I am
pretty sure that is why my chocolate fountain is doing an impression
of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. LOL It looked a lot straighter before
the glue set up than it did when I came back the next time. I think
that was the biggest mistake.
Overall
I really like this project and I really hope you will try it out too.
Let
me know if you make one and how yours turns out.
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