How Do You Make Miniature Watermelons For Dollhouses?
Purchasing miniature fruits and foods for dollhouses can get expensive. Using polymer clay, almost any item is approachable as a do-it-yourself project. Miniature watermelons are vibrant, colorful details to add summer fun to a child’s dollhouse or small-scale craft project. Any combination of cut and whole fruit gives children limitless possibilities at play time. Make a small egg from pink or light red polymer clay. The egg should be about an inch long and 1/2-inch thick. Use a real watermelon for reference. The base egg should be a little rounder than a chicken egg shape. Roll a pancake of dark green polymer clay. The pancake should be as thin as possible. Wrap the red egg in the green pancake. Smooth the creases until it looks like a seamless, rounded, green egg. If the clay gets sticky, dip your fingers in cornstarch and smooth out the creases. If the clay gets too warm, allow it to sit a few minutes to cool off before continuing. Roll a very thin pancake of lighter green polymer
