Polymer Clay Cake Toppers

in art •  7 years ago 

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Over the holidays, my cousin got married. He and his bride asked me to make the wedding cake topper so I was glad to help. The couple love tigers and cats so their cake design was inspired on these animals. I did not make the actual cake but I added hints of these felines on the base of the cake toppers.

Earlier last year, I created my first wedding cake topper for a client. Like my recent one, it was made of polymer clay. The couple are Star Wars and Harry Potter fans so the cake topper included a Kylo Ren helmet and books which were fun to make. I start off with a tinfoil base and build the clay onto this, baking it a few times as I add more details and layers with each session in the oven. Thankfully polymer clay can withstand being baked more than once as long as the temperature is not too high.

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Although these cake toppers are not edible, they are durable and will last a long time so they make wonderful keepsakes.

I hope to make more little sculptures using this material; I will share them here. Thanks for reading.

~Colleen

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That is really cool. Nicely done @fyntacie :) When you mention polymer clay I take it it's not the same as potters clay? Or am I mistaken...

Hi @therneau, polymer clay is like Fimo clay which comes in different colours. The texture is like Plasticine and you bake it in a domestic oven to harden it.

This is an unusual art form, very pretty and well done @fyntacie

Thank you for the compliment.

Never heard of this art form @fyntacie, quite unique, well done!

Thank you, I only learned about polymer clay 2 years ago so it has been a fun journey.

Nice cakes! You will eventually get to bake me a cake someday.

Maybe I could decorate the cake? Thanks for the compliment, although I didn't bake the actual cakes.

Ohh! Dah will be alright.

Interesante y delicioso pastel de bodas
Gracias