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Read more about the article Pasticceria Penso: Torta Dobos

Pasticceria Penso: Torta Dobos

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:April 23, 2024
  • Post category:Pasticceria Penso/Polymer Clay Projects

Dobos torte (or “torta Dobos,” as it’s called in Italian) is a traditional Hungarian cake composed of five layers of sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream and topped by a…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Terracotta Roof Tiles

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Terracotta Roof Tiles

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:January 15, 2024
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

My original vision for this shop was to cover the bay window roof with wood shingles. I therefore had stained it brown, along with the rest of the trim. However,…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Interior Bricks

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Interior Bricks

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:August 5, 2023
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

For the remaining bricks on the interior, I used the same process as described in my post on the exterior walls: creating each brick individually from polymer clay, gluing them…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Baseboard Tiles

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Baseboard Tiles

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:June 29, 2023
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

  Below the shelving in the real-life Cantine del Vino già Schiavi is a length of granite that matches their countertop. I considered doing something similar for my dollhouse shop,…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Counter & Shelves (Part 4)

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Counter & Shelves (Part 4)

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:May 22, 2023
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

This post will show some of the details I've added to the counter and shelves, things that were easier to add at this point, before I attach all the shelves…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Window

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Window

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:February 24, 2023
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

For the counter in this shop, my plan has long been to create a faux granite countertop out of polymer clay, one that resembles the one in the real-life Cantine…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Interior Bricks & Wood Paneling

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Interior Bricks & Wood Paneling

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:October 22, 2022
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

For the area below the window on the front wall, I cut strips of 1/2″-wide balsa wood and stained them dark walnut to match the rest of the trim. (Balsa…

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Read more about the article Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Exterior Walls

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi: Exterior Walls

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:October 9, 2022
  • Post category:Cantine del Vino già Schiavi/Polymer Clay Projects

Cantine del Vino già Schiavi is a cicchetti bar and wine shop in the Dorsoduro neighborhood of Venezia. For the exterior of my dollhouse replica, I was inspired by certain…

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Read more about the article Pasticceria Penso: Pinza

Pasticceria Penso: Pinza

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:September 15, 2022
  • Post category:Pasticceria Penso/Polymer Clay Projects

Pinza is a sweet bread from Trieste that is commonly served at Easter time. For my mini version, I used a color mix of Fimo vanilla, Premo ecru, white, and…

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Read more about the article Pasticceria Penso: Apple Strudel

Pasticceria Penso: Apple Strudel

  • Post author:Elisabeth Antoine Crawford
  • Post published:September 8, 2022
  • Post category:Pasticceria Penso/Polymer Clay Projects

The real-life Pasticceria Penso wrapped their apple strudel in puff pastry rather than the paper-thin sheets typical of true Austrian strudel, and naturally, I used their recipe as my inspiration.…

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