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by Natalie Hemengül
Better than biscuits
4.11.2020
Translation: machine translated
Don't waste your time making homemade biscuits that will end up in your stomach! Instead, cut out shapes from Fimo modelling clay to make objects that, by the way, are perfect as gifts!
I start with the simplest technique: making circular shapes with cookie cutters. Once cooled when they come out of the oven, these shapes can become decorations for the Christmas tree, walls, towel rails or even objects to embellish cables.
Materials required
Many kinds of Fimo
Choosing colours and shapes
The darker the Fimo colour, the greater the likelihood of it bleeding. This is why I decide to cover my table with a cutting mat on which I lay out the greaseproof paper and around which I place my tools.
Cutting out shapes
I first knead each strip individually to soften it and make balls. To roll them out, I use a thin, transparent acrylic roller. A rolling pin would work just as well. But make sure it's clean! The same goes for the work surface and your hands. If you discover any lint in the mass at this stage, then you can easily remove it with a damp wipe.
Next, I place a ball on the greaseproof paper, which I spread to a thickness of around five millimetres. The height can be altered as desired. The important thing is that the modelling dough fills the biscuit tin. Push the cookie cutter in as you would on Christmas biscuit dough! And voilà, the circle is formed. It's up to you to decide what you want to do with it.
Making holes
A hole
One hole is enough to create a Christmas tree decoration. All you need later is a beautiful ribbon. Choose a Christmas check pattern or simple solid colours that will make the decoration stand out! After the festive season, the same decoration can double up as a keyring.
Two holes
Two holes can link several rooms together and turn them into deco for walls and plants. To do this, use a wire that holds the whole thing together in a stable way! Vary the sizes and shapes! You can make a half circle by cutting the circle in half with a serrated knife. With two holes, you can make a towel ring in no time. To do this, also use a wire to fit flexibly to the cloth napkin.
No hole
Whatever the number of holes chosen, the finished shape should be placed directly on the baking paper of the baking sheet immediately after cutting. The aim of this manoeuvre? To avoid unnecessary stains and scratches. If any lint settles on the surface, use a damp cloth on it! Unevenness can be corrected with a rolling pin. In the worst case, start all over again. Fimo can be modelled again and again as long as it is kept airtight.
Firing objects in the oven
Heat the oven to 110°C and use an oven thermometer to make sure this temperature is maintained. After 30 minutes in the oven, leave the shapes to cool before working on them, for example with a protective varnish, to give them a shine!
The rest in the next issue
I just cut out the pastry using cookie cutters. Of course, it's just as possible to do it differently: by freely modelling it by hand, cutting it with a scalpel or pressing it into a mould. In a future article, I'll go one step further: thanks to TikTok, I now know how to create marble, terrazzo and stripe effects. So stick around!
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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