Friday, June 28, 2024

Fake Bake Decor: 4th of July

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Come in and see my collection of 4th of July themed fake bakes:

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Starting with the big cabinet in my breakfast room, here are the close-ups:


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The layer cake is made with foam rounds from Dollar Tree.  I painted each foam round with acrylic paint and then added a layer of lightweight spackle for icing.  While the 'icing' was still wet I added faux berries to the sides and stuck another round of foam on top.  Having the layer of spackle higher in the middle of the round helps each foam round to better stay in place.  I made the small berries in clay using this silicone mold set and the larger berries can be found here.

The cupcakes are from Dezicakes and can be found here.




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The cherry topped cupcakes I purchased from Dezicakes, but don't seem to be available now.  You can use this link though to browse the current selection.  The strawberry topped cupcakes I made like this and used these strawberries.




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Again using Dollar Tree foam rounds, I glued three together for this red, white and blue cake.  The icing is lightweight spackle tinted with acrylic paint and I piped it on using an icing bag.




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The tiny dish is one that I picked up at a thrift store.  I filled it with foam (that I glued in place) and then spread lightweight spackle on top.  The strawberries are the same ones that I linked above and the blueberries you can find here

The Dezicakes trio can be purchased here.



Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor

Over on the left side of the buffet is a tiered tray full of goodies.  The cookies are salt dough painted in acrylic and some are topped with lightweight spackle.  The embellishments are small beads and puffy paint. 

The cupcakes (large and small) are made just like in the link I posted above and the star candies are plaster in silicone molds and painted in acrylic/ topped with puffy paint.  The tiny waffle sandwiches are clay that I formed in  round and rectangular silicone molds, painted with acrylic and then stuck together with a bit of lightweight spackle in between.

The layered sponge cakes are made using colorful sponges and more spackle - I have a tutorial post that I'll share in the future.




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On the right side of the buffet is a collection of popsicles and ice cream bars.  The freedom pops and chocolate stars are plaster and the tiny ice cream bars are clay.  All were made with silicone molds, painted in acrylic and then embellished with puffy paint.  I used this mold for the freedom pops, this mold for the ice cream bars and this pan for the chocolate stars.

Off to the side you can see a bit of a blue mug topped in whipped cream.  It was made like this.


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And that's my collection of 4th of July themed fake bakes!


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Friday, June 21, 2024

Family Room Snack Display

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In the family room is a cabinet where I keep my collection of faux snack foods.  Starting at the top and moving left to right, I'll share close-ups of everything inside:


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This post will show you how I use photo frames to create the glass 'doors' of the cabinet.
You can click here to see the rest of the family room.




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Inside the trifle bowl is a stack of pet toy hamburgers that I recolored like this.  The chicken legs can be found here and the hamburgers here.



Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor

If you visited last week you will remember the salt dough pizza post but if not you can find it here.  The iced tea I made like this (just use brown paint instead of pink) and the hot dogs are more repainted pet toys.  The two sizes of goldfish crackers are clay pressed into silicone molds and painted in acrylic.  The lemonade I purchased here - definitely cheaper to make your own if you are up to it!



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The water with cherry and lime fruits is resin that I didn't add any color to.  The cupcakes are from this eBay storefront and the crackers are clay - I used a real Cheez-it to make a silicone mold like in this post.  Behind the salt dough pizza is a basket of sandwiches made with spray foam leftovers and food toys  (this post will better show you how I put them together).



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This basket of hot dogs are also all pet toys and the pizza is again salt dough.  The teddy grahams are clay in a gummy bear mold.  After painting them I sprinkled some cinnamon and then coated with spray adhesive.  

I can't find a link for another set of the fake sodas in the disposable cups, but searches on eBay and Amazon will bring up a lot that are in glass containers.  

The large hot dogs in the trifle bowl are currently unavailable, but here is the link in case that changes.  The tiny skewers can be found here.



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In the very back you can see a pitcher and glasses of soda that I made myself with resin.  Again, just like in the link above but change the color of your paint accordingly.

The sandwiches are kids toys that I glued together and the tacos are more pet toys.  The popcorn ball is supposed to be a Christmas decoration I think, and I found it at the thrift store.



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Behind the salt dough pizza are a couple of popcorn tubs that I bought online.  This link will get you a similar style, though I don't think the tubs are quite as large.  To the left of those tubs is a pile of pretzel sticks.  I made these by putting clay into an ice cube tray designed to make long, skinny cubes for water bottles.  I painted the sticks in brown and then used spray adhesive to glue on some fine sand to look like salt.

The fruit water pitcher and glasses are more uncolored resin and behind them is a jar of loose popcorn.  I made this by purchasing a popcorn garland and then cutting it apart.

And that's the tour of my family room snack display!



I hope you enjoyed this fake bake display post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2024


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Friday, June 14, 2024

Salt Dough Pizzas

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A couple of weeks ago I shared a project where I used tart pans just like these to make giant faux cookies.  Today I'm showing you how you can do pizzas as well, take a look:


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(In case you want to see those large cookies, you can click here)



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After mixing up salt dough and pressing it into my thrift store tart pans, I baked them until dry.  Using a light brown acrylic paint I added water until it was very runny and brushed around the edges.  This gives a more baked look to your pizza crust.  I only did the edges since I planned on covering the middle with 'sauce' anyway.

(My Christmas Cookie post will walk you through the salt dough process)



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Using Apple Barrel Tuscan Red acrylic paint, I applied a thick layer to the center of each pizza.



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Creating my toppings was a simple as cutting up craft foam sheets into different shapes.  I used yellow and orange for cheese, white for onion, green for peppers, red for pepperoni and brown for mushrooms.  I kept my shapes pretty basic, but you can get as detailed as you want.

My sheets have adhesive backing so once I cut them I just peeled off the backing and stuck the bits in place, but glue will work just as well.


Here are the pizzas with the toppings in place:



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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor


And here are the pizzas now that they live in my snack food cabinet display:



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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor
Fake Bake Tiered Tray Decor

And that's how I made my salt dough pizzas!

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