Left, the finished wreath of carrots compared to a penny Right, more details of molded carrots after the've been painted. See a larger carrot made from a chocolate mold on a doll's cake here. |
This Easter carrot wreath is small enough to look just right in a Barbie dollhouse, but you could hang it as a small wreath inside of an American Girl dollhouse as well. You can also make it larger if you use a carrot chocolate candy mold.
- a small carrot mold
- cardboard
- green yarn
- white school glue
- hot glue gun and hot glue
- acrylic paints: orange, rust, moss green, light green
- Sculpey or oven-bake clay
- Mod Podge
- thin wire for hanging
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- Cut a wreath shape any size you would like from light weight cardboard.
- Smear white glue onto both sides and wrap dark green yarn around and around the wreath until you have covered all of the cardboard. Let dry.
- Mold as many carrots as needed using oven-bake clay. Bake and cool.
- Use a hot glue gun to attach the carrots side-by-side.
- Paint the carrots orange and green, just as you like.
- Mod Podge the clay surfaces.
- Tie on a thin wire to hang the wreath from a small tack on the inside of your dollhouse wall or on the outside of the dollhouse front door.
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