Figurines

I have passion in making figurines especially animals and children figurines. With Audrey figurine I tried to create a cartoon look Audrey with big head, sparkly eyes and big smile. Firstly, I rolled out skin coloured ball then marked the smile using piping tube. Rolled out another small ball for the nose and stick it in the middle of the face closer to the smile. Later indent the eyes. Let the head dry while preparing other part of the body. For me the hardest part of the body is the finger...it's really hard to shape a perfect finger especially if making a small figurine.

I'm having difficulty in explaning how to make the figurine :-) next time I might just take the step by step photos. Basically, make the head first then let it dry then build the body from bottom to the top. Once you finish assemble the whole body, you can now stick the head. For the final touch, create the hair and other accessories.

On the picture, Audrey is holding her favourite bunny. The bunny was given by her grandma and it has been with her since she was a baby. The bunny has been travelling a lot with her and she won't go to bed without it. So I thought Audrey would be very happy if the bunny was on the cake as well.

The little boy on the back ground is Ashton. He was not on the cake but while I was making Audrey's figurine, I thought of him.

Ashton is a friend's son, he is suffering from brain tumour and still fighting for his life. Since we knew him more than a year ago...Ashton has become Audrey's top prayer lists. While we're celebrating, someone that we know are fighting...it is very sad. He is a lovely strong boy, such a blessing knowing him and knowing his family. His courage and his will touches us...through his suffering he teaches me to treasure life and people around me. While other boy whines, he fights with no complain...while other boy refuse to go to school, he treasures every moment he has at school...while everyone frown, he smiles his brightest smile. We are not doctor, we can't do anything to help him just fight with him through our prayers.

Since Ashton can't have any cakes so I made him a fondant figurine. On the figurine, Ashton is sitting on a heart. The heart represents God, God will love him and protect him forever just like the wild flower next to him. May God protects him and guide him through him suffering...Amen.