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CDHM The Minaiture Way, Dollhoues Miniature Tutorials, How-to's
CDHM The Miniature Way
May 2011, Issue 16
Tutorial: 1:12 Lebkuchen
Page 66
 
Tutorial with Stephanie Kilgast

CDHM artisan Stephanie Kilgast shows you a how-to on making Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) in dollhouse 1:12 scale

 
Step 11
Roll a very thin snake 1mm (just over 1/16").

Cut it in pieces 1mm (1/32") and shape into tiny almonds shapes.
 
 

CDHM artisan Stephanie Kilgast shows you a how-to on making Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) in dollhouse 1:12 scale

 
 
Step 12
Place the almonds on the cookies and “stripe” them using a pin, as shown.
 

 
 
 
REMINDER
!! Mix your icing !!
 

CDHM artisan Stephanie Kilgast shows you a how-to on making Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) in dollhouse 1:12 scale

 
 
Step 13
Take your polymer clay in amounts of 5/6th translucent plus 1/6th red.
 
 

CDHM artisan Stephanie Kilgast shows you a how-to on making Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) in dollhouse 1:12 scale

 
 
Step 14
After mixing the two colors of clay, your cherry mix color should look as shown.
 
 
 

CDHM artisan Stephanie Kilgast shows you a how-to on making Lebkuchen (German gingerbread) in dollhouse 1:12 scale

 
Step 15
Roll tiny balls of red (roll a thin snake and cut it) and place the cherry in the middle.
Using your brush and the pastels you used to color the cookies, color the almonds.
Make sure to brush perpendicularly to the almond stripes.

 
 
 
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