Clay time

I've been looking at lots and lots of pictures and tutorials on making miniature foods with polymer clay.

Literally, absorbing as much as I can for the past several months, really. It comes and goes in waves. I cannot resist learning as much as I can get my hands on.

So today I think I'm going to try to crack the cupcake code.

There is a certain person who sells cupcakes from polymer clay, who won't give one iota of information about any of her techniques. Well, I realise this is her prerogative (Britney rolls around in her skivvies in bed), but surely there are a few things she can share that she's learned. The sad thing is, she's more than likely used tutorials from others to help her out in ways, so I see it as a give what you get.

Anyhow, she's claiming it's protecting trade secrets, when in reality, even if she were to tell us how she does it, noone would make cupcakes the way she does. It's not possible. Chris told me a story about someone trying to play Van Halen using his amp settings, and they didn't sound like Van Halen at all, even with his settings in place. It will always turn out different.

So this is why I feel the need to crack her cupcake-making method. At least the texture of the cake. I am almost 100% sure she uses some form of inclusion. They look almost like they have moonies, so I know she uses mostly transparent with a tiny bit of colour. Maybe even oil pants used to tint the clay. I need to buy some oil pastels to test that out. I'm figuring besides the quality of the transparent clay, what else might create moonies or the cakey-texture is an inclusion. My number one contenders at the moment are salt and embossing powder. so I'm going to have a crack at some test pieces today.

I have no problem sharing the things that I learn. The girl who runs monsterkookies.com is wonderful in that way. She could easily hide all the things she knows, but she doesn't because, well, frankly, she isn't an insecure prick. LOL My goal is to be friends with her one day, or at least affiliates when I've got my clay shop up :D She is such a cool lady!