How to make fondant baby converse shoes

This sweet fondant baby converses may look complex

but can be made easily with a basic sugarcraft skills

and a few useful tools.

 This baby shoes article was in the Squires Kitchen's

Cakes and Sugarcraft magazine Spring issue 112, 2011.

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What you need

300~500g Modelling paste
Food colours
Edible glue of water
Small,sharp knife
Quilting wheel
Non stick rolling pin and board
Foam pad
Paintbrush
Cotton ball or tissue paper


To make modelling paste

500g sugarpaste(rolled fondant)
10ml(2tsp) gum powder (gum tragacanth or CMC)

Knead the gum powder into fondant.
Double wrap the paste in a plastc bag and leave for 7~8 hours before use but it is best left overnight.

Roll out 100g (3/2oz) of paste to 5mm (1/4”) thickness on a non-stick board and cut out pieces using the template.

Cut out one more sole by reversing the template so you have a shoe for each foot (the other pieces don't need to be reversed as they're symmetrical).

Place the soles on a foam pad.

 



 

 

 



Brush the curved edge of the toe piece with glue or water and attach it to the front of the sole.
Use your finger to smooth the glued edge.

Place a cotton ball or torn up tissue paper

 in the toe part to support the shape as it dries.

 

 

Using a quilting wheel to indent stiches on the edge and side of both pieces,following the template.
Use the end of a paintbrush to indent three holes for the shoelaces.Brush water on the bottom edge of the heel piece and attach to the sole. 

 

 

 

 

Adjust the tongue to fit in place.

Use more tissue paper or a cotton ball to support the tongue.

 

 

 

Cut out toe covers and indent stitches.

Glue to the front of the toe

Roll out white modelling paste to a thickness of 3~5mm

and cut out strips for the side and the front of the shoes 

 

 

 

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Cut out two short strips and mark with a quilting wheel on each side.

Fold the end of the strips and attach to the back of the shoes

Cut out more white strips to make make shoelaces.

 

 

 

Tada~~

 



 

 

 

 

You can use two different colours to make it more special !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have a lovely weekend ~