If you’re looking for dollhouse DIY ideas, projects like miniature dollhouse food are always a fun detail to add to your mini kitchen. These 1:12 scale miniature crescent rolls or croissants are easy to make using polymer clay and craft paint. Add them to a kitchen island or on a breakfast buffet to upgrade your dollhouse decor.
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Materials you’ll need:
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- Polymer clay
- Craft paint
- 1/2″ square cutter or ruler
- Knife
- Clay tool with a pointy end and round handle
- Sealer like Mod Podge
Roll out the clay.
Roll out the polymer clay to about 1/8″ thick. You want it to be pretty thin because you’re going to roll it up.
I used the handle of a clay tool as my roller.
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Cut a triangle.
Crescent rolls (or croissants) start out as a triangle, so cut one out that’s 1/2″ across the bottom and about 3/4″ to 1″ tall. That gives you a 1:12 scale for a real one that’s 6″ across on the bottom edge.
I used a 1/2″ square cutter to cut the bottom, then cut the top triangle part with a knife. You could use a ruler to make sure the bottom part is the right size, but using the cutter is easier.
If the base is 1/2″ wide, these are a true 1:12 scale dollhouse mini.
Roll up the mini roll.
Use a clay tool that has the needle tip and start rolling up the crescent shape starting at the bottom.
Check the proportions.
When you’re done rolling, check the proportions and adjust where the center tip of the triangle sits on the roll if you need to.
Bend the roll.
Bend the roll into a crescent shape.
Make a bunch of rolls.
Make a whole bunch of these so that you’ll have a lot to work with.
I think that it’s better to do a lot of something when you have all of the tools out instead of doing them bit by bit. You get into the groove and it’s easier to do a lot at once.
Bake the rolls.
Bake the polymer clay according to the instructions for the type of clay that you bought. These won’t take very long to bake because they’re so small, but you can leave them in the oven at a lower temperature for longer than it says to make sure they’re baked through.
It doesn’t matter if these brown a little because you’ll be painting them.
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Paint the rolls.
To paint these I used white, ochre, brown, and black watercolor paint, but you can use whatever craft paint you have on hand.
Make sure that you have a range of brown colors to give you some shades to work with.
Start with the lighter colors, then add darker shading here and there. Find a photo of a real croissant online to get an idea of how the shading should look.
Let the colors dry in between coats so that they don’t get muddy and mixed in together.
If you hate the way they look, let them dry completely, paint over them with white, and start over!
Let the paint dry.
Let the paint dry completely. Depending on what kind of paint you used this won’t take long, especially if it’s water-based.
Add glaze.
To protect the paint, add some kind of glaze like Mod Podge to seal the paint and give them a little shine.
Display your treats.
Using a mini tray, display your mini dollhouse pastries on the kitchen of the house, or add them to a mini bakery as one of the miniature baked goods for sale.
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