How to Make a Farmer Cake Topper
If you are designing a wedding cake for a farmer and his wife you may want to make a farmer cake topper. Using a farmer cake topper will add a personal touch to the topper and add a special spark to the wedding day.
Things you will need:
- Acrylic paints
- Paintbrushes
- Modeling clay
- Hot glue gun
- Hot glue sticks
- Cake topper base
- Computer
- Printer
- Print out a picture of a farmer you want to design. You may include any accessories that you want. Some may be pitchforks, straw hats, or livestock. Make sure that the image is a simple drawing and not a real photo. You may also decide to draw the farmer instead of printing out a picture of one.
- Purchase all your materials. All of your material can be bought at your local craft store or online.
- Get your modeling clay and begin to sculpt the farmer. You will want to sculpt each piece one at a time. Once all the pieces have been made you can put them together. Make sure that you sculpt all the accessories that you decided to use as well.
- Secure the hat to the farmer's head. This item is a needed one because almost all farmers are known to wear a hat. You will also want to attach any items that are intended to go into the farmer's hands at this time.
- Bake the modeling clay. Follow the instructions that were provided with the modeling clay and bake them. Baking will ensure that all the pieces will harden and stay in place for the big day. If your modeling clay doesn't require baking then you may have to let it air dry for a few days.
- Take your acrylic paint and begin to paint the farmer. Once it has completed dried or baked you will want to paint the farmer. You will want to use small paintbrushes to get the intended colors in the right places on the farmers or on his accessories. You may want to use a gloss acrylic glaze once the farmer is completely painted to give it a shiny look.
- Get your cake topper base and glue the farmer to it. You will need to use your hot glue gun and hot glue sticks to complete this process. Make sure the glue is completely dried before moving the base to a different location.