Miniature Candy Boxes, Candy &
Friendship Card Case
The Cupid Motif Candy Box shown in this Tutorial will
appear in the Jan/Feb 2006 Valentine issue of N.A.M.E.'s
Miniature Gazette.
This tutorial will work for the Paper Minis'
Peacock Motif Candy Box as well. See the
Tool Box
Tutorial before beginning this tutorial
for valuable tips.
I have the utmost
respect for the food artisans who know how to make
luscious mini food and candy out of polymer clay.
Alas, my fingers are not nimble enough to pursue
that art. For those of you who are in the same boat
as I, below is a tutorial for the cheater's way to
mini candy. Note: I used Crayola Model
Magic for the candy base shape and shiny dimensional
fabric paint to create the faux candy look. I bet
any self-dry clay will work.
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1.
Fold all the pieces before beginning.
If you are unsure of
yourself and want a practice piece first, merely
trace the unit on plain paper before cutting pieces.
Make a practice unit with the plain trace. |
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2.
Apply quick-grab glue to for corner tabs of the box
lid.
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3.
Press tabs to inner surface of box. Use a pair of
tweezers to get a good clean bond. |
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4.
Apply a thin coat of glue to striped lining panels. |
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5. Press as tightly as
possible with tweezers. If there is a lot of
bulk to the wall, then your lid may not fit over
the box bottom. |
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6.
Apply a thin coat of glue to the folded blank side
of the lid's decorative panel. Fold in half and
press tightly for a clean bond. |
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7.
Apply a thin coat of glue to the top of the box lid. |
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8.
Center and press securely the decorative panel to
the box lid. |
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9.
Cut to size the inner lining and glue into place.
Repeat steps 2 through 9 for the
box bottom. |
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10.
Insert the candy tray you wish to use. Tutorial
steps for candy appear below after the steps for the
Friendship Card Case. |
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11.
Place glue to the two tabs. The Friendship Card Case
should already have its creases in place. |
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12.
Use a pair of tweezers to press the glued tabs to
the inner surface of the back panel. Once dried you
may place the tiny friendship cards into the case. |
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13.
Candy: If you are using the pre-printed candy tray,
use a clear dimensional compound (such as Plaid's
Dimensional Magic) and place a small (as in tiny)
drop to each printed bonbon. |
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14.
If you would like to make your own candy, here is a
"cheaters" way to make candy. Form tiny bits of
Crayola Magic (everything is magic) into
twelve pieces of candy. Mine are too circular, so
the finished product looks more like chocolate
olives. I should have made a flatter base. I also
should have taken care to make them more uniform in
size. Once dried, place a dot of shiny brown
dimensional fabric paint to a piece of cling plastic
or waxed paper and stick the little candies in the
dot. This will hold your candy in place while you
work.
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15.
Use a toothpick to help you coat each candy piece
with shiny fabric paint. I used two different
colors: hot chocolate brown and dark brown (milk
chocolate vs. dark chocolate). |
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This is another version
of the above candies. I found that the candy
expanded upward when drying, so I flattened the
formed balls. Now these look more like chocolate
covered cherries. They are more uniform in size. |
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16.
Next I added either a pink or red dollop on each
piece of candy. Then let each candy dry thoroughly. |
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17.
Since I used cling plastic, I had to detail cut
around each candy piece. Below is the finished
product from the second set of candy I made.
Obviously, I didn't use a colored dollop on these.
On my second set, I uses
a piece of clear plastic as my work surface. The
candies popped right off of the plastic. |
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