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When my niece asked me to make her a cake with her Jeep on top of some rocks, I have to admit that I panicked a bit. After some research & seeing Liz Marek's car tutorial, I at least had a clue how to start. This is what I came up with. Cake is a coconut cake/filled with pineapple curd & toasted coconut/coconut SMBC & MMF

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Comment by Goreti on August 16, 2014 at 7:57am

Thanks Sandra.  Really struggle with the faces but I think I'm improving.  At least I would like to think so.  Most of the time, I end up throwing out the first face and doing a new one.  lol

Comment by Sandra Smiley on August 15, 2014 at 11:12pm

Oh man, and I had not even yet seen the people!  Great job.

Comment by Goreti on September 18, 2013 at 7:40am

Thanks Mandy.  It is not easy especially when you eyesight isn't the best.  I need to go in for a stronger prescription.  Everything looks fine until you see it enlarged in a photo.

Comment by Mandy Donaldson on September 18, 2013 at 2:24am

excellent job, not easy making a vehicles this small 

Comment by Katy Nott on September 7, 2013 at 4:15am

it does make sense Goreti, yes thanks.  You did such a neat job, no splitting or cracking.

Comment by Goreti on September 6, 2013 at 5:29pm

Katy, don't mind sharing at all.   I worked in sections.  I pleated just like you would do fabric or paper and left one end without a pleat & a little long so that when I attached the next section you wouldn't notice.  Kept doing that until it went all around.  Then just added a little piece at the waist to look like the waistband & hide the top of the pleats.  Hope this makes sense.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on September 6, 2013 at 2:58pm
I agree Katy. The details are what make the figures so great...... :o)
Comment by Katy Nott on September 6, 2013 at 1:23pm

So she should have been Goreti.  I've just viewed the pic full size and zoomed in on the figures.  I mean, for goodness sake, you have ruffles on her blouse, boobs, PLEATED skirt.  She's amazing.  By the way - mind sharing how you did those pleats?

Comment by Goreti on September 6, 2013 at 8:12am

Thanks June, Betty & Katy.  @Betty, coconut is not my favorite but my hubby loves it.  My niece wanted the same thing but I actually used different recipes.  She said it was delicious.

@Katy, still practicing on figures.  I think this is one of the best faces (mind you I had to restart it more than one). Still doesn't look like them which is what I was going for but overall not bad.  She was in awe because I made a blouse that looks like the one she was wearing when she came to see the Jeep on Saturday.

Comment by Katy Nott on September 6, 2013 at 4:16am

Goreti - this is awesome!  Everything looks great and your figures are so sweet!

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