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Friday, December 15, 2023

Trash To Treasure: Faux Bread Loves From Old Spray Foam

 Fake Food

This is one of my most favorite projects ever - not only did I gain a few more faux food items for my collection, but it was completely unplanned!  Read on to see how this project came about:

Note - this is my last post for 2023.  I'll be taking my holiday break for the next couple of weeks, but you can expect a new post January 5th!

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Fake Food

You might remember from this post where I made some faux fruit trees, that I recycled the greenery from baskets purchased at the thrift store.



Fake Food
Fake Food

Once removing all of the greens from my baskets, I could see that they were filled with this spray foam.  I couldn't help but think that the foam looked like large loaves of bread and decided to see what I could do.



Fake Food

Here is the foam after I pulled it out and removed as much of the Spanish moss as possible.  I wasn't able to get all of it off because some of  it was stuck into the foam, but I figured I could use paint to make it look like seasoning.

If you want to make similar loaves of foam I think you could do so by applying spray foam into a long basket.  Just line the basket with plastic first so that you can remove it later.  Here is a post where I made spray foam bread in actual loaf pans.



Fake Food

I decided to use one full length and one that I cut in half.  It cut very easily with this foam cutting knife.



Fake Food

There were a lot of holes from where the greenery had been poked in.  
I filled those using hot glue and let dry.



Fake Food

Then I used a combination of acrylic paints applied with a sponge to completely cover the loaves.  I first applied the darker color (cinnamon) and then went over again with the golden sunset, dabbing it here and there so that the cinnamon still showed through.



Fake Food

After that I dabbed on another shade - coffee latte - to add just a bit more dimension.



Fake Food

Using English Ivy Green and a small brush I highlighted the 'seasoning'.  Most of the time I painted the Spanish moss, but sometimes I just made little markings to look like bits of greens.



Fake Food

Here is how the two half-loaves looked.  Because I planned to wrap them in paper I didn't bother to paint all of the way to the end.  You can see the original coloring compared to the painted ends.


Fake Food
Fake Food
Fake Food

For the larger loaf I followed the exact same steps but using different colors - Light Mocha combined with Khaki first and then a little Cinnamon.  The seasoning color was also English Ivy Green.



Fake Food

Here is how the two color combinations compare.  Not drastically different but enough to add variety.



Fake Food

Fake Food

Using craft paper and hot glue I wrapped them up as though they are ready for sale.  The smaller ones I wrapped at one end while the larger loaf I wrapped on the bottom.



Fake Food

And there you have it - faux loaves of bread from recycled materials!

The cheese wedges and crackers were found at garage sales, but you can find similar on Amazon.  Just search "fake cheese wheel" or "fake crackers" and you will find a lot of fun options.

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I hope you enjoyed this how-to decor post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer


Winter Tiered Tray Decor

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Friday, December 8, 2023

Baking Pan Makeovers: Christmas Tree & Bundt

Fake Bake Crafting

Fake Bake Crafting

I've got another couple of holiday themed baking pan makeovers to share with you, this time Christmas!  Check it out:

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Here is the tree pan, thrifted for $1.99



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I brushed on acrylic.



Fake Bake Crafting

And then followed up with puffy paint for the colorful lights.

(You might remember seeing this pan hanging in my breakfast room from this post)

Now on to the Bundt:



Fake Bake Crafting

Also thrifted for $1.99, the base of my 'Bundt' cake is actually an old Jell-O mold



Fake Bake Crafting

I first gave the mold a coat of white spray paint.



Fake Bake Crafting

Then using a sponge brush and white acrylic, I dabbed on more paint to give a textured look.



Fake Bake Crafting
Fake Bake Crafting

Once the white was dry I painted in the leaves and berries and sprinkled glitter on them while still wet.

  Then using a piece of foam I stuffed it in the center of the cavity to give me a flat surface for the 'icing'.  With light weight spackle in an icing bag, I piped on a mound to cover the middle  and a ring around the base of the cake.  (This post uses a similar mold and will show you exactly how I placed the center foam, as well as created a base for the bottom icing trim)  While the spackle was still damp I gave a nice sprinkle of real cinnamon - not only does it look yummy, but it smells good and won't attract bugs.

And there you have it, a couple more baking pan makeovers!

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Like the idea of using cake pans for your fake bakes?  Check out these:


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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2023

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Friday, December 1, 2023

Gingerbread House Re-color

Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor

In my recent breakfast room holiday decor post, I showed you this gingerbread house that I thrifted and repainted.  Read on to see the before and after:

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(In case you missed that breakfast room post, you can find it here)



Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor
Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor

Here is the little house as I found it for $4.99.  I loved that it was a gingerbread home and loved the candies, but not the coloring so much.  I felt like the coloring was a little drab compared to the rest of my Christmas candy decor.  No problem, a little bit of paint and...



Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor
Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor

...everything is better!

Using acrylic paints I recolored all of the candies in brighter shades.  You can't really tell from the photos, but I applied some clear glitter puffy paint as well.  I also repainted all of the icing, making it plain white instead of sprinkled.



Christmas Candy Fake Bake Decor

It fits in with the rest of my decor so much better now!  Whenever I'm thrifting I like to remember that with a little craftiness anything can become perfect 😍

And that's my new (to me) gingerbread house.

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I hope you enjoyed this holiday decor post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer