This
week we are continuing our summertime treat by making the s'mores. I
am sure the kids (and grownups) in the dollhouse will enjoy them just
as much as we do in real life.
If
you didn't watch last weeks video you will need to do so in order to
get the directions for the graham crackers. You will also need to
bake those off before starting to assemble your S'mores from this
week's video. We are pre-baking the crackers so that they will retain
their shape when we smoosh down the soft marshmallows. If we didn't
pre-bake them they would also squish out of shape and that would ruin
the effect. It just takes a few minutes to do this step but it is so
important to the final product.
Here
is the link to last week's video so you can watch and get the
instructions if you need to. Dollhouse Miniature S'more Ingredients
So
this week I again start with the white clay (and I was able to get a
new package of white that so far is clean with no little weird bits
running through it). If you are going to put some marshmallows onto
sticks to roast over the fire we will do that first. We start out
just like last week except we put them onto a “stick”. I am using
some wire, I wish I knew what gauge it is, it is probably around 18
gauge. It just needs to be heavy enough to hold up straight with the
marshmallow on the end. I like wire in place of wood for this simply
because a piece of wood that thin would be way too brittle. If you
are scaling up to Barbie size you might be able to use some thin
wood. I have always used the wire when I have made these in the past
for sale with no real complaints. Now like I said in the video if you
are making the marshmallows to be roasted they can (and should) be a
tiny bit bigger than the the un-roasted ones. This is because the do
expand with the heat. So make these a tiny bit bigger and place them
on the “sticks” now you will want to add some color. Just use the
same chalks we always use for coloring clay the golden yellow (ochre)
that we use on bread is the first step. How dark you go is up to you.
I always make at least one that is chalked in black or very dark
brown to replicate those marshmallows that caught fire.
Now
we need to make the marshmallows that will go into the finished
s'mores. For those add a bit of TLS (Transparent Liquid Sculpey) to
your white clay. You don't want much TLS just enough to make the clay
slightly soft and sticky. This will help in making them look melted
when you assemble the S'mores. Again make these a tiny bit bigger
than the un-roasted ones and color them a bit with the chalks. You
can just leave them in ball shapes, no need to shape them further.
Now
the best part the chocolate! Mix a tiny bit of TLS with your
Chocolate color clay, you want the same texture as the last step for
the cooked marshmallows. Roll this mixture out thin and cut into
about ¼” by ¼” squares.
Now
time to assemble. Lay a graham cracker (pretty side down) place your
soft chocolate square on this. Add your soft marshmallow, and then
top with the second graham cracker (pretty side up) now carefully
squish it to form the finished s'more. You can fiddle with the edges
a bit if you need to.
Now
bake at about 235 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes.
I
am sure the dolls are going to love these!
Be
sure to check back next week to see part 3 of this little project.
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