by Mary Eccher
Place about 24 small apple blossom shells on piece of masking tape, sticky side-up. Paint each with buff-colored or brownish grey acrylic paint. Let dry. Mix a tiny bit of ochre Fimo into transparent Fimo. Glue tiny, flattened ball of this mixture into half of shells. Glue remaining empty shells to filled shells at joint, leaving them slightly opened to expose clam inside.
Fill miniature pot with false bottom using piece of any color Fimo to about 3/4 full. Glue in clams. Bake entire pot in oven at 150 degrees for 10 minutes. When cool, paint clams with clear gloss medium.
A Traditional Meal from
America's Beginning
Traditional dishes for your
miniature Thanksgiving
NOVEMBER 1985
WHIPPED PARSNIPS
Tools and Materials
White and Yellow Fimo
Clear gloss medium
Nutmeg
X-Acto knife
Miniature serving bowl
Knead tiniest bit of yellow Fimo into white Fimo. Roll ball-sized to fit into miniature serving bowl. Glue into bowl. Texture parsnips with point of X-Acto knife. Bake in oven at 150 degrees for 10 minutes. When cool, paint with clear gloss medium, and immediately sprinkle with nutmeg.
SUCCOTASH
Pale both yellow and green Fimo by mixing each with white Fimo. Roll very thin "snake" of yellow mixture to a about diameter of pencil lead. Bake in oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes. With X-Acto knife, chop into "corn". For lima beans, roll very tiny balls of pale green mixture, flatten then slightly, and bake as above. The easiest way to glue finely chopped Fimo items is with clear glass stain. With toothpick, put a few drops of clear glass stain into serving bowl. Sprinkle in corn and lima beans. Add a few more drops of stain and mix gently with toothpick into vegetables. Allow to dry overnight.
Tools and Materials
White,Yellow and
Green Fimo
Clear glass stain
X-Acto knife
Miniature serving bowl
Toothpicks
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STEAMED CLAMS
by Mary Eccher
Tools and Materials
Transparent & Ochre Fimo
Apple blossom shells
Acrylic paint (buff or brownish gray)
Masking tape
by Mary Eccher
527 contact cement
Clear gloss medium
Miniature pot
Old Photo
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