square cutters (14 mm and 20 mm; or use similar sizes)
small heart cutter (14 mm; or use similar size - it needs to fit in the smaller square)
round cutters (sizes I used: 9 mm, 14 mm and a 17 mm)
mini palette knife (or use the back of the knife)
wooden lollipop sticks x 4
brushes (for glue and dusting)
Flower paste* (You'll find the amounts in the 'AMOUNTS' tab)
50/50 FP/SP mix** (You'll find the amounts in the 'AMOUNTS' tab.)
CMC powder (carboxymethyl cellulose) -
Edible glue
Dust colours:
silver
black
red
Clear alcohol (1-2 drops)
* FP = flower paste = gum paste
**SP = sugarpaste = fondant; FP = flower paste = gum paste; to get a 50/50 FP/SP mix you need to mix equal amounts of FP and SP f.ex. 50 g of FP and 50 g of SP. You don't need to weigh them - just mix similar size pieces.
Instead of the FP/SP mix you can use plain flower paste (gum paste) or modelling paste or sugarpaste (fondant) with CMC.
If you decide to use sugarpaste, add quite a lot of CMC to it - the paste needs to be thick/firm. Add the CMC to the paste shortly before forming the parts. Don't let the paste sit for a long time, otherwise it will get thick dry and crumbly.
10.5 cm x 7.5 cm
50/50 FP/SP mix:
grey - 120 g
Flower paste
red - 2 g
black - 1 g
4.
Cut the legs out as shown in the photo. They should be a little shorter and narrower than the body.
Make all cuts at a straight angle. Clean the blade of the knife after each cut, so that it doesn't pull the paste down when cutting. Smooth the sides with your finger.
Position the legs so that they are standing and check if the legs are not leaning to the front of back (they need to stand straight or else the topper will be leaning to the front or back). The top of the legs needs to be flat too so that you can attach the body properly.
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