Also for free research work! Introducing how to make simple "fake sweets" made from 100-yen shop ingredients.

■ Materials

・ Clay ・ Paint ・ Wrap ・ Clear file (or underlay)
・ Sponge for your favorite die-cutting, bond, and makeup (a good-value sponge containing various shapes is recommended)
・ Toothpicks ・ PET bottle caps
・ In addition, beads, sequins, wrapping bags, etc., if you like

All ingredients can be purchased at the 100-yen shop. You can use any clay you like. If you buy colored ones, you can save yourself the trouble of mixing paints.

The author uses the "fluffy and light clay" found at Daiso. As the name suggests, it feels fluffy and the surface of the finished product is smooth, but please note that it was a little sticky during work and was hard to peel off from the table or mold.


If you keep a clear file before work, it is easy to wipe off clay and paint even if it falls on the table, and it is convenient to throw it away as it is after work. You can substitute any files or underlays that you don't use without purchasing a new one, but wipe the surface clean before using to prevent the clay from getting dirty.

■ Cookie sandwich

1. Mix clay with ocher paint and knead well to make cookie dough.


2. When the color spreads over the whole, spread it thinly on the clear file, put wrap on it, and then cut it out with a cookie mold. Let's dry the hollowed out until it becomes a little hard



3. Use a make-up sponge to brown the cookies with brown paint.


4. Cut another make-up sponge to a size smaller than the cookie to make the chocolate or cream part to be sanded. If it is difficult to cut, you can make it out of clay. After cutting, apply make-up sponge (or clay) with your favorite color. Since it is sandwiched with cookies, only the part that can be seen from the outside is sufficient


6. Use Bond to put chocolate in the cookie and you're done! It will look even better if you pack it in an empty box of sweets or wrap it cutely.

■ Macaroons

1. Mix the paint of your favorite color with the clay

2. Spread it on the clear file with the thickness left from the cookie sandwich, cover it with plastic wrap, and push the cap of the PET bottle from above.


3. Make a “pie” (a puffy part on the edge of the dough) using a toothpick on the hollowed out dough. By firmly attaching this, it will be finished more like a macaron.


4. Next, make a piece of chocolate or cream to sandwich. Spread a thin layer of clay mixed with paint of your favorite color on a clear file, cut it out with the cap of a PET bottle, and clean the edges with your fingers.


5, paste it with a bond and you're done! Even if you decorate the fabric with beads or sequins, it will look cute.

■ Handmade cute fake sweets

Cute handmade fake sweets that are perfect for free research work. It is also a nice point to be able to make it with materials that are 100% uniform. It seems that various sweets can be made depending on the arrangement and ideas! Please give it a try ♪