FLOWER FAIRY CUPCAKE TOPPER TUTORIAL
Make your own hand-painted wooden dolls for cakes and favors
Supplies
Wood Game pieces
You can purchase from Factorydirectcraft.com
Bamboo skewers or wooden dowels, cut to 2
”
lengthsFoam floral block for makeshift drying rack (optional)DrillDecoArt American Flesh Tone acrylic paintDeco Art acrylic paints in the colors you want for hair, eyes, cheeks and mouthAn assortment of fine and medium paint brushes
I use a tracing stylus to paint the eyes and cheek detailsKrylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze SpraySilk flower petals ~ You
’ll need approx. 10
-12 petals per doll
Hydrangeas work well, and variegated petals (two tone) look bestHot glue gunCotton Chenille stems (pipe cleaners)
I purchase mine through Blumchen.com
Small Millinery Flowers
Plain vellum, 8.5
”
x 11
”
Instructions
Step 1: Prep your doll bodies by drilling holes in the bottom, about
½”
deep. The holes should be close the same size as the diameterof your bamboo skewer or dowel pieces. For candle-holder styletoppers, drill a
¼”
deep hole in the top of each head, close to thesame diameter as the birthday candle you plan to use.Step 2: Insert sticks and arrange in a foam block. This allows you topaint the entire doll while holding the stick, and then place rightback in the block to dry.Step 3: Using a medium brush, apply flesh tone paint to dolls. Allow time to dry.Step 4: Paint hair, eyes, cheeks, and smile. Dry completely.Step 5: Apply a coat of clear glaze. Spray in a well-ventilated area. Air dry.Step 6: Preheat Glue gun.Step 7: Remove enough individual petals from silk stems to have enough for (5) petals per doll.Step 8: Apply a small amount of glue to the top of a flower petal and apply to doll
’
s midline, starting in the back.Continue all the way around the doll, overlapping slightly. This completes the bottom layer of the skirt.Step 9: Cut chenille stems into 2
”
lengths. I like to fold over the tips of each piece to give the
“
hands
”
a softerappearance.
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