DIY Doll Sized Clay Crescent Rolls...

The finished result, crescent rolls or croissants for doll's.
See a grocery box of crescent rolls for dolls here.

       The kipferl, the origin of croissant can be dated back to at least the 13th century in Austria, and came in various shapes. The kipferl can be made plain or with nuts or other fillings (some consider the rugelach a form of kipferl). Some Egyptians claim, arguably, that the kipferl may have been based on the feteer meshaltet pastry known to the Egyptians.

       The birth of the croissant itself—that is, its adaptation from the plainer form of kipferl, before the invention of viennoiseries—can be dated to at least 1839 (some say 1838) when an Austrian artillery officer, August Zang, founded a Viennese bakery ("Boulangerie Viennoise") at 92, rue de Richelieu in Paris. This bakery, which served Viennese specialties including the kipferl and the Vienna loaf, quickly became popular and inspired French imitators (and the concept, if not the term, of viennoiserie, a 20th-century term for supposedly Vienna-style pastries). The French version of the kipferl was named for its crescent (croissant) shape and has become an identifiable shape across the world. Read more...

       You will need Sculpey oven bake clay,acrylic paints: browns, white, yellow and Mod Podge to make croissant rolls like these.

Left, Cut long narrow triangular shapes like these to roll up into croissants.
Right, see how the shape forms when rolling from the largest end to the smallest.

       Roll out Sculpey clay between two sheets of wax paper using a glass, jar or rolling pin. Cut long, narrow triangles from the thin clay. Starting at the widest end of the triangle, roll it up and around itself until the narrowest tip has been smoothed over the tube-like, clay shape. Then gently pull both ends into a "C" formation, similar to a crescent moon shape.

Left, a rolled croissant before shaping it into a crescent shape.
Right, the rolls are shaped into crescent moon shapes.

       After baking the clay crescent rolls in a 175 degree oven for five minutes, let them cool. Now you are ready to paint the rolls. I gave these rolls a base coat of tan acrylic paint first. Then a lightly, dry brushed several additional tanish colors over this base coat. Apply Mod Podge to seal the surfaces once you are satisfied with the painted croissants.

Left a finished croissant or crescent roll for our 18" dolls. Center the top of the crescent rolls.
Right, the bottoms of the crescent rolls.

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