The Christmas Table: Christmas recipes and tutorials A celebration of all things Christmas! | Page 65

Attach some white fondant to the face to make a beard. Attach some to the back of the head as well for hair. He doesn’t have much but there’s still some left. Roll a white sausage, make it narrow in the middle and attach to face for the moustache. Make the mouth by making a slit between the moustache and beard, then using your Dresden tool (yes, it’s that Dresden again) to open up the mouth. Make 2 small elongated teardrops for the eyebrows. You can make him frown by dropping the eyebrows at the centre of the face and slanting the edges upwards, or you can make him look embarrassed by slanting the eyebrows the other way; that is, slanting downwards from centre out. Roll a small flesh tone sausage for the lower lip. Make teeth by sticking a small white sausage on the roof of the mouth and then make indents to form individual teeth. Now comes my favourite bit making hands! Slice a flesh tone sausage in half at an angle, like this. Make an indent for the palm and a slit for the thumb.