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How to make your own Sweet Roll ornaments

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I usually make something for the holidays that I can give out to friends and family - often it's sweet treats. This year, I wanted to keep it pretty simple and Elder Scrolls themed because, fortunately, I have a lot of people to give gifts to! So, it was pretty obvious that I should do a sweet roll since it's not overly complicated and it also looks festive. (And bonus: it's still kinda like food, but good for diets!)

This was my first time working with Sculpey, but after a dozen sweet rolls, I developed a pretty efficient production line for creating them, and now I have over 100 finished. (I mean, I am a Systems Designer, after all.) Gina thought you all might enjoy this crafty tutorial that I wrote up on Facebook, and we hope you all enjoy it!

Happy Holidays, crafters! :)
Mandi Parker
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  • ZOS_MandiParker
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    This will probably make 100s of them.
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    Fimo liquid gel.
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    Any pastels with yellows, golds, tans, golds, and a black and white stick.
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    I got this from amazon for maybe $8.
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    Get a wad of sculpey clay. Not too much because it cooks like 1/4th inch for 15 min.
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    Shape it.
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    The hole should go through it to help it cook evenly.
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    Texture it so it holds color and looks cakey.
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    Scrape pastels into powder. Be sure to use 1 brush per pastel so it doesn't cross contaminate colors.
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    Brush base color on it. I wanted the base to be light gold and even.
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    Don't forget the bottom.
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    Add a rich bright gold highlight to the center troughs and the ridges.
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    Blend with a brush that you only use for blending!
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    Add black pastel to the bottom where it would have touched the pan. Gently apply it as highlight. Wash hands after using black.
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    Highlights!
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    With washed hands, get fresh clay. Just a smidge.
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    Flatten with a brush handle.
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    Cut out icing to match the size of the sweetroll.
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    Texture the bottom of the icing and then put it on top, non texture side facing up.
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    Add the hole a bit but don't need to break the clay. An indent is good.
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    Use liquid fimo to glaze the icing then drop white pastel flakes gently. This brush should only be used for this task.
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    With a different fimo brush, glaze the rest of the roll. Otherwise they blend and it looks bad.
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    Get a hook.
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    Stab it in the roll at an angle.
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    Bake at 265* for 15 min.
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    Tada!
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    Happy holiglaze?
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  • fwr.phoenixub17_ESO
    That's simply outstanding! I'm eager to try making it by myself, thanks for the instructions!
    Edited by fwr.phoenixub17_ESO on December 14, 2016 4:38PM
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    I'm glad you posted this if for no other reason I now know not to try to eat the ornaments off your tree. Because I would sneak one off and pop it in my mouth if I didn't know better!
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    Isn't that awesome!

    Thanks for sharing :)
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    This certainly is more practical then my idea of flinging sweetrolls at my tree . Now if someone could only teach me a way to getting the Christmas lights untangles without breaking all the bulb covers .
  • bottleofsyrup
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    Those look amazing!
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    Those are awesome. I would still eat them. The only part of that I would have a slight chance of actually doing a decent job at is the hook.
  • ZOS_GinaBruno
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    Isn't Mandi awesome? :grin:
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    How awesome!

    Thanks Mandi!
    Sweetrolls for all!

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    What a fantastic idea! You are definitely awesome, Mandi!
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    HAHAHAHAHA
    this is awesome! made me laugh
    Love it!
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    oh. and thank you!
    i will make a few.
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    These are so cute!


    Not sure if my mum would like it on the tree ahah
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    This is absolutely precious. Love the idea! <3
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  • Adventurer
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    This is so cool! I thought this would contain recipes for how to make edible sweet rolls, haha! They look so real I'd probably try eating them too, but I'd find out very quickly they are just decorations by touch.
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    How cute are those!? Just think, if you ever lose one, you can accuse someone of stealing your sweet roll :wink:

    Far too much work for me (let's be real here, all my spare time is spent playing the game lol), but they look awesome! Nice job!

    Edited to give points for having a fallout ornament on the tree! Love it :smiley:
    Edited by RoyalPink06 on December 15, 2016 12:04PM
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  • WhiteCoatSyndrome
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    Those are amazing! :smiley: Excellent work!
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    Isn't Mandi awesome? :grin:

    Absolutely! These are soo adorable :blush:

    Well done, Mandi! <3
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    Amazing! Thank you so much for doing this. :)

    Edit. Ha I just noticed the date on this, guess I was away from game when it was posted.
    Edited by Turelus on June 29, 2017 4:43PM
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    I thought we were being taught how to make real food. I got hungry there for a second :smile:
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    These are adorable!
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    These are amazing!!
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    Your so crafty!
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    I just found this and how awesome!!! I love working with polymer clay! I actually made some sweetrolls about a month ago! Then after making the sweetrolls I decided a guar would like to have one ;)

    Love seeing crafty posts like this! Thanks! :)

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