Some of my figures like to eat cake. Some of them probably enjoy baking. Unlike myself they can have all the cakes & goodies they want without any consequences to their waistlines… 
What I’m getting at is that over the weekend I picked up some clay and decided to start experimenting with it. I’ve been browsing some different flickr groups and have been fighting the urge to try it for a month or two–but I’ve given in at last and am giving it a go!
So far… not a lot to show. I’ve discovered already (too bad) that my toaster oven is off by about 15 degrees. 
Which meant I burnt my first batch of creations xD
I ‘m starting out with cakes & the like and then maybe I will (as I get better at it and learn some techniques) make fruit and then some accessory bits. I’m trying to take it one step at a time though. If, eventually I can get things organized and the ball rolling in the right direction I am thinking of opening an Esty shop to sell stuff in (1:6 clothes, food, furniture etc). Things being the way they are I’m not bringing in a ton of money and it would be nice to afford some new doll stuff now and then.
Maybe later this week I’ll end up with a couple of usable pieces and I’ll post photos of them! :p Wish me luck! 
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Good luck! Aside from the fun, think of the savings
I’m looking forward to see your creations!
Thanks!
Things are coming along, and I’ll hopefully have some photos to share soon.
I made this cake by following the directions here and scaling up from 1:12 to 1:6.
There are a bunch of other food tutorials at the cdhm.org site as well.
Thanks for the link–it wasn’t exactly what I did, but I think I came out with an ok-ish result…I’ll get better with practice! ^_^