You will need:
Fondant:
• 30g flesh tone-coloured fondant for head and neck( I used Wilton ivory mixed with a touch of pink)
• 50 g marsala-coloured fondant for dress, sleeves, buttons, eyes( I used Wilton pink with burgundy)
• 40g pale baby blue fondant( I used Wilton navy blue mixed with a touch of ivory)
• 50g bright blue( I used Americolor electric blue)
• 50-80g red( I used Satin Ice red fondant mixed with a touch of Wilton brown)
• 20 g white fondant
Edibles:
• Cornflour
• Shortening( Copha / Crisco)
• Edible glue
• Cutting mat
• 4” tall styrofoam round / block
• Wire cutters( pliers)
• Bamboo skewers
• Cocktail sticks / wooden toothpick
• Dresden tool
• Thin cel stick or paint brush( stick end)
• Small and medium ball tool
• Xacto / craft knife
• Stitching tool( optional)
• Sharp embroidery scissors
• Very fine paintbrush for eye detailing
• Fat, round brush for cheeks
• Size 1 brush for eye shadow, details
• Black edible marker
• White gel colour
• Black gel colour
• Deep pink petal dust
• No. 2 piping tip
• Leaf glaze( optional)
BEFORE YOU START:
1. All three parts of the figurine – lower body, torso and head – can be made the same day. However, assembly should be attempted once all pieces have hardened well, at least 24 hours later.
2. Every time you use the fondant bits, give them a good knead so they are pliable and to avoid cracks in your figurine.
3. I haven’ t used any tylose / CMC here, but you can if you want the piece to dry faster. However, unless you work real fast, tylose tends to cause more cracks and drying in the fondant.
4. Don’ t stress if both eyes, arms etc are not exactly the same – human bodies are not 100 % symmetrical. 5. The head has been made to be just so slightly bigger in comparison to the rest of the body.
A. LOWER BODY BOOTS & TIGHTS
Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Step 4:
Take two 10g balls of blue fondant – roll each into a 3 inch long sausage.
With your xacto knife at a slight angle, cut off ½ and inch from one end.
Go up another ½ inch from the cut end and mark an indent with cel stick / brush end.
Gently roll the indent with your thumb and forefinger to bring out the heel.