Sammy the Patissier

Sammy the Pâtissier is the name of Cafe De N's (produced by Nic) new squishy series. It consists of triple scoop ice cream cones, churros, donuts, and french crullers. I've seen the prototypes but the official versions have not been released yet.

I got the idea to make the inspired charms from Amy from tootookawaii.com. She suggested that I make them and I thought I'd give it a try.

I used homemade cold porcelain clay to make all of the charms. I mixed watercolor and acrylic paints for the dough pigment. The icing and drizzles were painted on with acrylic paint and for the sprinkles I used micro marbles and plastic sprinkles. Because the clay is not able to be baked, I used Sculpey gloss glaze as adhesive for the sprinkles to stick.

I made the tag with graphics from the Sammy Catalog photo on tootookawaii.com under the section "News." I used the illustrations and edited, resized, and color-changed them to fit the actual tag.

This is a comparison between the charm and the squishy prototype.

You can find more information about the Sammy series at:

http://www.youtube.com/tootookawaiishop

The prototypes are for sale at:
http://www.tootookawaii.com

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Choco Eclair Squishy-Inspired Charms

I love making  pastries and very realistic polymer clay charms so I really wanted to replicate the new Choco Eclair squishies.

They were actually pretty easy and super fun to make and experiment with.

These charms started out as plain, unshaded, textured pieces. I used light brown clay as a base color. To get the vibrant yellow and orange colors that the actual squishies, I had to use paint because chalk pastels would not do the job. After baking, I coated the french loaf and sesame bun charms with a light yellow paint. Afterwards, I darkened the yellow paint by adding a tiny bit of tan paint and coated the charms with that. Then I darkened certain spots for the "baked" effect. After the painted dried, I added the sesame seeds (made with translucent clay) with layers of gloss glaze. Finally, I coated the entire charm with about 3-5 layers of glaze to ensure the paint and sesame seeds stayed on.

For the donut, I just used chalk pastels for shading, but afterwards I realized I should have used paint because the colors were not vibrant enough. The "powder" was made with white acrylic paint and a ball point tool.

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Toast with Jam Polymer Clay Tutorial

TOAST

You Will Need:

light brown clay

white clay

translucent clay

texturing tools (sandpaper, tooth brush)

shading tools (chalk pastels, paint brush)

ball point tool (or toothpick)

a cutter (i.e. blade, x-acto knife)

rolling pin

- Mix the colors of clay, roll into a ball, and flatten out to desired width using a rolling pin

- Outline the shape of your toast using a ball point tool or a toothpick

- Cut out the shape using a blade or x-acto knife and smooth out the edges

- Texture the toast with sandpaper or and old toothbrush on the front, back, and the edges (for a more realistic look use a ball point tool to texture the front of it, making small indents throughout)

- Shade the edges and the back of the toast using brown, orange, and yellow chalk pastels

-Stick and eye pin in and secure it.

-Bake and you're done!

JAM

You Will Need:

triple thick gloss glaze

red paint (acrylic, watercolor, etc)

- Pour out a small (depending on the size of your toast) amount of glaze onto a piece of card stock paper or wax paper

- Put a drop of paint into the glaze

- Mix together well and apply it to your toast (after it has been baked)

- Wait for it to dry and you're done!

TooTooKawaii Squishy Replicas

These charms were inspired by Amy's (tootookawaiishop on youtube) original squishy designs.

The squishy comes in four different designs, which you can view on her online shop @ tootookawaii.com

I made some cute little baggies to put the charms in, like an actual bakery.

AMY'S YOUTUBE CHANNELS:

http://www.youtube.com/tootookawaii

http://www.youtube.com/tootookawaiishop

AMY'S STORE:

http://www.tootookawaii.com

Charm Update - Clay Pastries

I put my Kutsuwa molds to use!

I had a hard time using them at first. The clay got stuck to the molds and it was just a mess. After letting them just sit on my desk for a couple days, I decided to wash them and try again. The second time, they turned out a lot better and I got used to working with them. They're actually really fun to work with, but a struggle to get the clay out of the molds.

I really like how they turned and I can't wait to make more!

WAFFLES, DONUTS, & CHURROS

Which is your favorite?

Kutsuwa Clay Molds!

I've been wanting these molds for a while and I finally got them! I purchased them from melovewhole.com.

I mostly wanted the waffle mold, but you can make eclairs, flans, tart bases, strawberries, bananas, hearts, leaves, and the long rectangular mold in the middle/top is for the icing part (you mold it and twist it around).

With this mold you can make four different donuts and, my favorite, churros!

The molds came packaged in this nice paper mailer and cool stamps.

They were also wrapped in these super awesome Chinese newspaper which I found really interesting.

It's fun to see things from different countries.

Hello Kitty Donut Squishies

These are all the donut squishies I have in my Sweets Cafe collection!

The powdered one is my favorite!

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Packaged Charms!

My newest charms!

Cafe De N Eclair Squishy-Inspired Charms

Unlike my previous charms and replicas, these charms were made with pluffy clay instead of polymer clay. Pluffy clay is a soft, fluffy modeling clay. Like polymer clay, it never dries out and is baked to harden. Pluffy clay is a lot softer and lightweight than polymer clay and it can get sticky while you're working with it.

These charms were fairly easy to make. It was my first actual time making charms with pluffy clay and I think they turned out well.

Watch the video for a closer view on the charms!

tutorial coming soon!

SQUISHY HAUL!

 Okay, so I went a little crazy with buying squishies. Here are my purchases.

TooTooKawaii

I bought a hello kitty jumbo donut, hello kitty mini donut, and a strawberry eclair (my first Cafe De N squishy!). The golden apple was an extra and it is soo soft and squishy! I love it!

Kawaii-Land

I'm a little traumatized from purchasing from kawaii-land. The first time I purchased from there, every squishy had defects, but I took a risk and purchased from them again. Bad move. The yellow macaron squishy has a small chunk taken out of it on the edge. Try enlarging the photo to see it. Slight disappointment, but my other sqiuishies turned out fine. I guess it's not a huge problem but it still bothers me and if I'm going to pay so much for it, I want quality items.

Its-Cute

This is a mix of two different packages from its-cute (formerly know as decoden-acc). My first package was two of the mini Cinnamorolls. They are so adorable! The second package is another mini Cinnamoroll and the peanut butter and chocolate Cafe De N eclairs.

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MiniatureSweet Package

These are just a few items I bought from MiniatureSweet on Etsy.

 I can't find cellphone straps with lobster clasps on them anywhere in stores where I live so I searched for them on Etsy. I purchased white, black, pink, and multicolored ones to attach to my polymer clay charms.

With every purchase from MiniatureSweet, you get a free gift. The more you buy, the more gifts you get. I bought a strawberry clay cane and got a blue butterfly cane as an extra.

Etsy Shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MiniatureSweet

Whipple Cream Creations

 Whipple is a craft crème that lets you become a pastry and dessert designer. Whipple crème allows you to create your own original sweet treats that become fabulous fantasy food!  The set includes everything you need to create the perfect dessert you can decorate with bling, beads or fruit.

Here are some of the creations I've made with this set:

 With my lack of creativity, I replicated the ones that were shown on the box.

I had fun making these!!

Whipple Cream and Whipple Sets can be purchased at Toys R Us or online at Amazon.com.

For more information, go to www.whipple.com

Botan Rice Candy

Botan Rice Candy is a soft, chewy, slightly lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper. The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth. It is a traditional Japanese candy.

The candy's name, Botan (kanji: 牡丹, hiragana: ぼたん), means "peony" in Japanese. A peony blossom is shown on the label, next to an inu-hariko, a dog-shaped traditional toy for Japanese children.

The candy is similar to the taste of a gum drop, but better, and with a slight taste of rice. It might sound a bit strange, but it's delicious! I love it! I have to buy multiple boxes since the portions are so small (in my opinion).

Each box also comes with a collectible sticker!

Botan Rice Candy can be purchased at your local Asian food market. You can also buy it online at Amazon.com.