DIY Miniature Clay Cupcakes & Cupcake Mold

Cupcakes are one of my favorite things to make in miniature, and one of may favorite things to eat.


I posted a charm update this past weekend on my Youtube channel, and the #1 request was a cupcake tutorial so here it is!


I made the cupcake bases by pressing translucent clay into a cupcake mold.


Not just any cupcake mold. I have purchased nearly 10 cupcake molds from Etsy never to be satisfied so I set out to make my own. One year later and I'm very happy with the result.


I love this mold because I can bake the clay while it's in the mold. Once it's baked and cooled, I popped the cupcake base out (very easily, because the mold is flexible). Then I mixed translucent clay with a small amount of tan clay. To color the cupcake tops, I used dark yellow, and light orange chalk pastels. Using a paint brush, I dusted the edges with color.


I used sandpaper (Resin grit from Home Depot, or any hardware store) to texture the top.


To make the cupcake bases look "realistic" I painted them with a mixture of white, yellow, orange, and brown acrylic paint. Then baked the entire cupcake again. (NO, it won't burn as long as you bake it at a lower temperature)


To make it into a charm I trimmed the headpin, then used round nose pliers to create a loop, or circle.

Here are more cupcakes I made with this same mold:

Have Fun & Make Your Own!

XOXO,

Toni

Watch the video tutorial below: