Decorated Holiday Faux Layer Cake Project made with Creative PaperClay® by LuLu Lancaster

Hello and Welcome to the Faux Bakery! ;) This is part 2 of my Faux cake Project. You can Find part 1 here Faux Cake Part 1

Part 1 walks you through the basic cake and borders. 

Let's Decorate! For this part you will need the following

The basic cake

a package of Creative PaperClay®

spray adhesive

 I use 3M Super 77 environmentally Friendly Spray adhesive which can be found at most home improvement stores.

Fake snow

assorted plastic mini Christmas Decorations

 

See my pic for ideas :)

and Tacky Glue

I started by creating some mounds on the top of the cake with the clay.

To create height for your decorations, just continue halfway around the top.

Next I took the cake round outside and sprayed it with the adhesive. 

Be sure to read the precautions on the spray can. You may need to wear a face mask.

Place your cake back on the cardboard cake round and you can affix it at this point with some tacky glue to the cardboard.

It is easiest to do this next part on a surface that has been covered in newspaper or Kraft paper.

Now that your round is sprayed, you can take the fake snow and sprinkle it generously all over your cake. Tap off the excess onto the paper covering your table.

For this next step I took small amounts of clay and created mounds at the base.

Use the tacky glue on the backsides of the decorations and set them into the clay mounds.

Continuing around your cake use small decorations to create a border. I tied wireless chenille around the cake and used mini garlands. Using the small decorations create a focal point for the top.

You can sprinkle more fake snow on the top if needed and there you go!

Fresh from the Bakery a cake that will last all season and beyond  :)

Thank you for following along, I hope you have enjoyed

this project.

LuLu Lancaster
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Holiday Faux cake Home decor using Creative PaperClay® by LuLu Lancaster Part 1

Hello and Happy impending Holidays! 

Recently I discovered the wonders of the styrofoam aisle at the craft store. 

Many years ago I was a cake decorator in a very busy bakery. One of the fun things about being a decorator was making the dummy cakes. We used Royal Icing and made them as extravagant as we could. After all we wanted to show the range of cakes available ;) I have often thought about making a dummy cake for my home during the Holidays. Something fun that wouldn't get gobbled up in 30 minutes after a days work, also something that could stay out all month long. 

Here I will show you how to create a faux cake for your home using clay. This is pretty long so I will split it into two projects. 

For Part 1 

You will need 

a 8" styrofoam round 

2 packages of Creative PaperClay

water and parchment paper

a cardboard cake round, larger than your styrofoam

a cake spatula

a clay roller

acrylic gesso

a plastic cake bag

decorator tips if you like ;)

1 package of clay will cover your round

start by rolling it out onto the parchment paper.

make it larger than the round.

place the round on top of the sheet of clay

placing your hand under the parchment paper invert your round 

then place on the table and remove the paper

your round will look like this

strait using your fingers and water to bring the edges down onto the round.

roll the edges of the round to get an even amount of clay on the sides.

using a cake spatula dipped in water start smoothing your round

Once you have your cake to the desired smoothness it is time to mix "frosting"

In a good size cup or bowl take a bit of clay and add gesso, there is no specific measurement. Just keep adding clay and gesso mixing as you go. The more you mix the more it will get the consistency of frosting.

Once you have the clay at a frosting consistency you can add it to your decorating bag. You can use tips or cut the tip off and use it like that.

Decorate your round, 

I find it easier to not allow the round to dry out to much. Your decorations will stick better to a semi wet surface. 

For this project just do a top and bottom border. 

If you find your having trouble with the clay coming out of the tip you may not have enough gesso to clay ratio.

Here is the basic round 

Thank you for following along!

Until next time :) 

LuLu

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Halloween Prop Fall Decoration Decapitated Vampire Head by LuLu Lancaster

Hello and Happy Fall! This is LuLu lancaster and I have a spooky cool Project for you.

This is really simple and can be made in a day :)

All you need is a craft store styrofoam head, 

Creative PaperClay®

Acrylic paints~I used brown, black, white and red

 a paint brush and Gesso

some cheesecloth for the base if you like :)

Start with a plain styro head

using acrylic paints that are watered down start shading the head

You want your paint to be nice and wet and stay wet ;)

once you have your shading done 

start guessing the head blending in the acrylic paint. Cover the entire head.

This will also give your clay something to grab ahold of.

Let the gesso dry completely.

Once dry start adding clay to the head. You will be creating hair so add clay in areas hair would be ;)

using your fingers drag the clay down the head to create the loom of hair. You can also use the end of your paintbrush to make "finer" hair.

Create two ear shapes out of clay and attach to the sides of the head.

You can easily do this with you fingers and some water or using the wrong end of your paintbrush.

create gangs with 2 small triangles of clay. 

create an upper lip by rolling a small lip size log. 

Attach with your finger and a little bit of water.

shape the lip by smoothing onto the head and allow to dry.

Once dry paint the hair and create eyebrows if you like :) I added a widows peek.

Once dry you can place on your table with a little cheesecloth loosely fitted around the base :D

Thank you so much for following along! I hope you have enjoyed this project and create some decapitated heads of your own!

LuLu

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Carnivorous House Plant Project by LuLu Lancaster

It's the most wonderful time of the year :) Halloween is coming it is raining here and I am ready! Every room of my home will have some little spooky critter or creature lurking. Join me in creating a carnivorous house plant or 3 or 4 :)

Gather your 

small gauge floral wire

masking tape

Creative PaperClay®

miniature clay pots

some cheese cloth

and acrylic paints

Create a T shape with your wire

take a small amount of Clay. enough for the bottom of your pot.

Cover your wire T with masking tape and invert. Poke through the clay.

remove the upside doen T 

this will be your plant head and stems

cover each stem with clay and create a head out of a ball of clay

you can split the head for a mouth :)

create eyes from smaller balls of clay and attach to the wet clay head with a little bit of water.

make leaves for hands by elongating the balls you have attached to the side stems.

using a toothpick you can create teeth, by pulling through the clay.

add nostrils and tiny grooves in the stems to add character :)

Once dry you can use some tacky glue and attach the cheese cloth to the inside of the clay pot.

another dab of tacky glue and attach the plant base to the inside.

Now you can paint your plant to creepy perfection!!!

Thank you so much for following along!

I hope you have enjoyed this project :)

LuLu Lancaster

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Boney Coffin using Creative PaperClay® by LuLu Lancaster

Spooky Boney Coffin ;)

I am adding pieces to my Pumpkin patch this year!

See my Pumpkin patch tutorial here 

I bought a couple craft store coffins and decided to give them  little mixed up boney friend ;)

This project is super easy and with a  little bit of parental supervision even the kids can join in.

You will need:

a craft store 4" wood coffin.

Creative PaperClay®

an xacto knife (parental supervision)

paint brushes 

acrylic paints I used black and white craft paints

water

and tacky glue

floral moss

start by making the bones 

roll a log of clay and cut into lengths 

2 short for arm bones and 2 long for leg bones. 

create an elongated ball for the skull.

using the end of your paint brush create the eyes nostrils and teeth for your skull

create the indentations in the ends of the arm and leg bones. 

create feet and hands by making elongated forms for feet, and pancake forms for the hands. 

Using the xacto knife cut toes and fingers.

You can create a tiny ribcage as well by making small "snakes" of clay and forming them into 2 figure 8s. Place them side by side "squishing" the center with your paintbrush end to secure the 2 pieces.

While your bones are drying paint the inside and outside of your coffin with acrylic paint.

you can glue an extra skull or bone on the lid off your coffin...spooky

after your coffin has dried using tacky glue secure moss inside.

using tacky glue secure your bones in the moss. 

Placing the bones in a mixed up skeleton pose :)

Place any extra bones on the opposite side with a bit of tacky glue.

BOO! 

Now you have a spooky Boney Coffin to add to your pumpkin patch :D

Thank you for following along I hope you have enjoyed this project!

LuLu

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