Teddy tutorial

You will need 

300 gms of fondant

Tylo/cmc powder 

Progel colours in:

Grey, black & baby blue

Ball tool

Small sharp knife 

Small bowl 

First take a small ball of fondant about the size of a penny and put to one side in a plastic bag.

Colour the remaining fondant with the grey progel and add 3/4 of a teaspoon of Cmc powder knead in well and let it rest for an hour before you begin modelling. 

Take a few more pea sized pieces from the fondant and put into a bowl with half a tea spoon of hot water leave to one side until the fondant as absorbed the water then mash down so you have a  sugar cement paste. ( this will glue your pieces together better and ensure no legs or feet drop off when moving the finished model. ) 

1:  Take 120gms from the fondant and roll out into a tall cone shape. ( don't worry about getting all the cracks out if there are any as these will be lost when you do the fur.) 

2:  Next take your knife and indent small lines into the fondant go all different ways and kind of use a flicking motion so that the fur lifts and looks more realistic.  You can go back over any areas if they seem too flat or uniform.

3:  Using the back of the knife indent a seam along the front of his body and using the tip of the knife indent stitch marks about 5 or 6 along the line.

4:  next take approx 20 gms of the fondant and roll into a sausage shape about 2 inches long, cut in half.  At one end of both pieces use the knife to make some score marks then add a little sugar cement ( scoring will help the pieces get a firm grip into the body. ) 

5:  Attach thd legs either side of the body then cover the joins ( where the leg meets the body ) with a little sugar cement and use the knife to blend the body and leg by making the fur marks.  You should end with an invisible seam.

6:  Take 30 gms of fondant and cut in half;  roll each piece into a egg shape and slightly flatten.  Use the knife to create fur around the edge of both pieces. 

7:  attach the feet to the legs using the same method used to attach legs.

8:  Use the knife to blend the feet into the legs and continue to create the fur over the rest of the feet.  Use the tip of the knife to create stitch marks around the bottom of each foot.

9:  make a small indent with your finger on top of the body and make some small score marks ready for the head to attach 

Leave for a few hours to firm up or better still over night.

10: Make the head by using 70 gms of fondant and rolling into a ball add some sugar cement to the top of the body and make a few score marks on a small circle of the head attach to the body and use the knife to create fur all over the head ( don't worry if the head distorts a bit; you can reshape after and add some more fur marks if they have flattened down. )

11: take a pea sized piece from the White fondant that you put by, and the same again from the grey and knead together to make a pale grey.  Use half of it to roll out a small ball then using your finger flatten out to make the muzzle.

12: Attach to the head making sure the bottom goes right under the head.  Then use the back of the knife to indent a line 3/4 up the middle.

13: Use the knife again to indent a line up the middle of the head and use the tip to indent a few stich marks. Make 2 eye sockets with the ball tool.  Then attach 2 pea sized pieces for his ears with a little cement glue. 

14: Use the knife to make fur marks over the ears and blend into the head.  Make a little indent in the middle of each ear with the ball tool. 

Using the lighted grey roll a small piece and flatten out with your finger then cut into a square shape to make a patch for his head add stitch marks with the knife.

15: Using approx 20 gms of fondant roll into a savage shape and cut in half continue to shape the arms tapering one end out.  Attach to the body with sugar cement. ( you may need to adjust the arms to ensure they are in proportion. )

Finish by colouring a tiny amount of the grey fondant black and roll 2 balls and insert into the eye sockets. Then colour a small piece of the White a pale blue for the nose.

You can choose to finish your bear in a number of different ways to match the occasion add a crown, bows, flowers and a number of different accessories.