This
week I decided to continue with the Halloween theme that we started
last week with some really cute (and easy) cookies.
I
was looking at one of my Halloween cookbooks the other day and
happened on a recipe that was showing how to use a simple heart shape
cookie cutter to make some really cute pumpkin shaped cookies. The
little light bulb in my brain went off with the realization that
would work just as well for mini cookies for the dollhouse. I have
spent so much time over the years trying to find a good source for
clay cutters to make cookies for the dollhouse. It is next to
impossible to find nice shapes that are small enough to make a normal
sized cookie in this scale. I have long used the flower shaped Kemper
cutter to make gingerbread men but I had never thought to use either
the heart or the teardrop for pumpkins before. This might not be new
to some of you but for me it was just a wonderful discovery.
So
for today's project I am concentrating on just the decorating of the
cookies and not much time on the basics of the cookie base. I think
most of us have made cookies before and because I want the emphasis
on the decorating I really don't think the rest is important.
So
just use your favorite dough colored clay, there are options in every
clay line. I used a mixture of equal parts Sculpey III Beige and Tan
clays simply because that was leftover from a project I did a few
days ago.
Roll
your clay out fairly thin (I used the #3 setting on my pasta machine)
and cut your cookies using the smallest heart or teardrop cutters
from Kemper. These measure right around ¼” in size so they are a
perfect size for 1/12th scale. The setting I used is just
a tad too thick but that is because I wanted to use my finger to
flatten the cookies slightly onto a piece of sandpaper. This gives
just enough texture to make them look like a real cookie.
Bake
the cookies directly on the sandpaper according to the directions on
you clay package. The allow the cookies to cool completely. It is
really important that they are cool for the next step.
Transfer
the baked cookies to a piece of tape or other surface that will keep
them in place as you work on them.
Now
use a dental pick or similar tool and some orange fabric paint to
make lines on your cookies to transform them into pumpkins. Allow
this to dry then add a drop of green fabirc paint to the very top tip
for a stem/leaf.
And
there you have a really convincing pumpkin shaped cookie for the
doll's Halloween party table.
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