okay, tonight sat down with a small batch of MMF and started to try to create...don't have anything in particular I am making anything for just wanted to get some practice and see what it was like. Didn't color anything just used white so when they are dry I'm going to have to remember my painting skills from my minor in college way too many years ago...
Questions that came up....
1) I mixed some Gumtex into my MMF to help the hardening process. But I kept my rolled MMF covered so it wouldn't dry out. My first project was to make a rose...the MMF was too "limp" to really do much with it. Should I have let it dry out a bit before attempting to place the petals? What do all of you fondant artists do?
2) My next project was going to be a fairy. However, got side tracked making a face off of Aine2's instructions and was having too much fun. So ended up with a bald man's head that is cute (although he might get scary when I try to paint him). So decided to make a body...how to you make fingers? He has some but looks like he has gloves on???? I couldn't get small fingers no matter what tool I tried...
3) How do you smooth connection lines?
4) How the heck do you make clothes for these little people? Right now I made his body and arms look like he is wearing a shirt or coat and I'll paint it that way...I put lines where his pants end. But I see so many of these little modeled people that are wearing clothes. Any hints?
Thanks...Lisanne
P.S. I will post them when they are dried and painted - try not to laugh!
for the fingers you just squish the palm part very thin and then with a thin knife cut lines thumb on the side a little. Then what is left for another 4 fingers. that is 3 lines with a sharp and straight end knife. you could also trie and bend these fingers a little.
cann't explane it better, hope it helps you a little.
Thank you Liis - your tutorial for the fairies is wonderful and helped me tremendously. Thanks for taking the time.
Lisanne
I have the worst time trying to model things! I'm still trying to find a good fondant! aine2 recommended regalice but I can't find it here in the states and of course it's pretty expensive to start w/ so adding shipping from England doesn't help much! I also have a terrible time w/ hands - I cut them but then it leaves the little fingers kinda pointy and somehow even though I try to cut the thumb differently - it ends up looking like another finger...... so if you ever find more on how to do it, I'd love to know too! Here's a bump!
Hi there -
You can go to the "clay making isle" at Michael's Craft store. Look at the things made for polymer clay.
The clay extractor: to make hair. They have a plastic one for about $6 and a metal one for $29.99 less the 40% discounts that come in the paper of course!
They have different kinds of faces and hands and sea creatures and leaf and other molds! The face/hand molds are about $6.99 before discount.
Check out some of the polymer clay craft books also for inspiration of differnt cakes!
Bought these a few days ago!!!
Gotta be careful w/ the polymer clay - Sculpey molds, etc. are NOT food safe - however Makin' Clay stuff IS food safe - I contacted both companies and those were the answers I received from them. I've heard of people using the Sculpey molds w/ no problem - and I'd LOVE to use them - but I just don't want to risk it - I haven't heard of anyone getting sick from them, but again - I don't want to be the first person to make someone sick from using them either!
This maybe a stupid question??
But can you use gum paste instead of the gum tex to add to MMF for stiffness?????? Or are these things to different things ????? 
Thank you for your answers in advance .
Bumpty Bump
answer ??????
anyone??????????
thank you 
I'm not 100% sure but I think what you are doing when you add gum-tex, gum trag, tylose powder etc. - to the MMF or other fondant you are MAKING gumpaste - so adding gumpaste to it would be redundant..... I think........ you can just use straight gumpaste or you can get one of those three powders to add to the MMF..... good luck!
The sculpey clay molds are fine to use for fondant and gumpaste IF you have not used them for any other things, such as clay, etc. I keep a set JUST for fondant, and no one is allowed to use them to play with or anything else. I dust them with a little cornstarch before molding, and they work just great.
This maybe a stupid question??
But can you use gum paste instead of the gum tex to add to MMF for stiffness?????? Or are these things to different things ????? Thank you for your answers in advance .
Yes, you can add gumpaste to MMF or any fondant. It's what we call 50/50. You do this to get the stiffness of gumpaste, yet the slower drying time and flexibility of fondant.
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