This was made for a one year old's b'day. The hula baby is only my second figure. She's 50/50. Crab, coconuts, shells, flowers are all fondant. The birthday girl's name (Halula) is 'written in the sand'. The palm tree is made by wiring leaves individually and allowing to dry over roling pin.. The cutting a piece of clean hose... stuffing with gumpaste and inserting a dowel (allow to completely dry). Then wrapping the hose in fondant... Use a knife to indent the trunk. Then just stuff the top of the hose with fondant and insert leaves one by one... Stick into the cake with the dowel you've inserted at the bottom. :)