How to create pretend Doll Food!

I’ve been having so much fun making miniature furniture and pretend food for my daughters dollhouse lately! I’m not sure how interesting you readers will find it- but I thought I’d share a few of my ideas.  The same techniques could be used for making beads, making jewelry, making science projects, or models! So I hope you enjoy!

Below you will see a picture of a “Strawberry Layer Cake” I sculpted. And I feel a little like a “craft macgyver ” when I think of the ingredients! Who knew that some sculpting clay, toothpick, Liquid Nails & chalk shavings could create something that looks good enough to eat?

Making Polymer doll food is also really easy and fun! Here is how I did this particular project:

Step 1 – I bought some white polymer clay- the brand I used is called Sculpey. I started working the clay so it warmed up and got really malleable.

 

Step 2 – I looked around the house for something that was the size I wanted my cake layers to be. I ended up using a vitamin bottle top to cut the circle from my dough after it was rolled out in the thickness I desired. (When I later made plates to put the cake on a I used a make up jar top- so just play around till you find something you like!)

 

Step 3 – Squeeze out some liquid nails to fill in the middle layer between your 2 circles of clay and for the frosting. If you want a gel like layer in between use clear gel liquid nails. If you want a more opaque creamy look just use the regular liquid nails(that’s the tube you see pictured).

 

 Step 4 – Using a kitchen knife, shave off chalk fillings from chalk that is the color you want to achieve in your “frosting.” The more shavings the deeper the hue. Mix with a toothpick. And when you have a good color match go ahead and fill and frost your cake using the toothpick!

 

Step 5 – If you want to add a rope of white clay around your cake add it after the frosting. I also pinched off some red and green sculptey clay and fashioned strawberries. Seeds were made on them just by poking with the toothpick. I also used the toothpick to scratch at the cake surface once I sliced it. It seemed to give a more aerated appearance of cake rather than just smooth. However for a cheesecake or something, smooth would work great! Last- I put my creation on a pan in the oven. Liquid nails is safe up to 300 degrees, and sculptey is generally baked at 250 degrees, 20 minutes per 1/4 of an inch of project. You should follow the directions on your clays package. My cake baked for just 20 minutes and then cured over night!

Happy sculpting!

Next up: How to EASILY make wooden Doll Furniture, without needing to own a hammer or a saw;)