Miniature Peppermint Tutorial, Polymer Clay Food Tutorial

This tutorial has probably been the most requested of my miniature foods.
I hope you guys like it! Make sure to stay tuned at the very end I show it reduced to the size of my ginger bread man's buttons :)

[@wackytackysocks]

WOW!! The technique of rounding and flatting out your candies with the clear glass plate...that is so game-changing! !! Thank you for sharing and making this knowledge acessible I am making christmas ornaments for my family and am so grateful to have help doing this confidently and skillfully Prayers for you and yours this holiday season ♡

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much!!!

[@zichmoz]

Wowie. Piecing together those peppermint slices so they line up must be difficult. Thanks for sharing how you make the swirl!

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

OMGosh! Your gingerbread man is adorable! I can see the tiny buttons on Christmas cards too! (I'm a stamper.) Thanks for that little add onto the tutorial.

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@shelleymcafee8197]

Wonderful, I’m excited to try this technique; Thanks a lot!

[@MaeveMaeveKawaii]

Awesome, Heather! Another great tutorial!

[@heathernwells]

MaeveMaeveKawaii Thank you so much!

[@Monke08]

Truly an amazing tutorial! (: Absolutely love watching your videos.

[@heathernwells]

Jasmine Petite Thank you so much!

[@wackytackysocks]

I tried this technique just guessing at what I was supposed to be doing...suprise! It didnt come out...lol so glad to find your video with more in depth guidance!! My slices looked terrible, the red lines were all over the place !! So grateful to have more instruction ♡♡

[@heathernwells]

They are a real pain the first at least 15 attempts.. I am happy to report the more you do them the more intuitive it will feel.. and the better they will get

[@Miriam77cissy]

I love your videos. They are so inspirational!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@nisas9218]

Gorgeous! Thank you for posting this :-) Love your stuff!!

[@heathernwells]

:) You will need to write me through the message system here, or through my shop, so I can ship you one. www.etsy.com/shop/Sweetnsavorytrinkets If you are under 18, have a parent write, I can ship it to any address it doesn't have to be a home address. Heather

[@FairyFashionArt]

I love them all! the swirl effect comes to you really perfect :)

[@heathernwells]

***** Thank you so much :)

[@NailArtQueen]

Heather what beautiful work!!

[@heathernwells]

Rosita Kail Thank you

[@melissajones2051]

MAGIC!! LOL love it!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@shabbycrafter]

Thank you so much for uploading this video! I can't wait to make some of these!!!

[@heathernwells]

shabby crafter i hope they turn out great

[@maniok1977]

Super cute! Thanks for sharing!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much!

[@CuteCrafts96]

Heather, you are so talented!

[@heathernwells]

CuteCrafts96 Thank you for the nice compliment

[@menteymenta]

Woah! Nice tutorial ♥

[@Magicdaljewelry]

You did such a great job, it came out so perfect

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@mandyguerrero3b]

Great tutorial as always Heather Wells

[@heathernwells]

Mandy Lee Thank you so much :)

[@melbabowen4389]

Wonderful tutorial !!! Thank you!❤️❤️❤️

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@leticiaromamarson5321]

I love this tutorial!! So pretty!!

[@heathernwells]

Leticia Roma Marson Thank you so much

[@MegaPraiseHim]

Great tutorial, thank you!!!

[@heathernwells]

Liu Cathy, Thank you so much for the request. I do have a video that shows most of the bracelets I have made. A Bracelet Collection, Miniature Food Jewelry of Heather Wells Thank you so much for watching, and taking the time to comment, Heather

[@claudine8032]

C'est bien expliqué, ça donne des idées 🤩 merci

[@maggiem4734]

That looks great! 👌🏼❤️ Ty

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@user-lr5cx1ni4r]

You are such a great teacher. Thank you for this!! Beautiful.

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@mimiscreations7315]

Great tutorial Heather

[@heathernwells]

Thank you :)

[@nytflyt7]

Oh my goodness Miss Heather!! I am mesmerized by your work! WOW! I have nvr tried polymer clay but your extremely well put together tutorials have tempted me to try these adorable mini peppermint candies! Christmas Bazaars are right around the corner!! I have read all the great comments & was especially interested in the question about the shiney finish you use to coat your tiny beauties. You answered at the time that u used Triple Thick or Future Floor Polish but were hoping to find something else....just wondering, did you?? Thanks again for sharing your amazing talent with us Heather!! luv ya, lynda a.

[@heathernwells]

+nytflyt7 Thank you so much for the very kind compliment! I have heard recently that polyurethane is really good. I plan on getting some soon.

[@kerrozenn]

i love it thanks!!

[@SweetCupcakeSprinkles]

That's really cool!

[@heathernwells]

SweetCupcakeSprinkles thanks :) Thanks for coming back.

[@supremelysoigne]

Thank u for sharing!💐

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@rhondasquires7770]

So cool!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@kellyw.1779]

Too cute!

[@supremelysoigne]

I LOVE these!😍😍

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@kaylataulbee180]

So cute heather thx for the tutorial.

[@heathernwells]

Kayla Taulbee Thank you for watching :)

[@sweetghoul13]

this is so amazing!

[@heathernwells]

sweetghoul13 Thank you :)

[@dragosisters8548]

Love it!!!

[@heathernwells]

Thanks

[@rebekkavenoy312]

I know this is an older video but my kiddos are wanting to learn to make the swirly lollipops and I think this will look great with rainbow colors!

[@lilylollipop10]

This tutorial is great! Thank you so much! Do you glaze them at the end? The finished ones look really shiny.

[@tahneeyuh3382]

She definitely glazed them! I’d say some sort of liquid varnish was used!

[@heathernwells]

They changed the Sculpey glaze I used. It is very thin now.

[@argaery4638]

Thank you so much for that video❣It helped me ❣Love your videos❣✨

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@solminkim4299]

So cool Great job

[@heathernwells]

Thank you :)

[@blueraspberrycharms]

Amazing!!! I must do this

[@heathernwells]

BlueRaspberryCharms Thank you :)

[@nefaidamejiaescobar533]

Excelente

[@celia7308]

I really loved the tutorial, thank you so much!

[@heathernwells]

Celia L.P. Thank you so much for watching, and taking the time to comment

[@celia7308]

Your welcome :D

[@NostalgicNatasha]

I think your creations are so beautiful. Do you sell any of them? I would love one of the bracelets with the swirl mints. :-)

[@liucathy7311]

Can you do a bracelets collection video please? I want to see you to try those on they are so pretty !!

[@MichelleJ1822]

I love them too!!!

[@loriseabrook1906]

wow beautiful!!! New subbie!!!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@heathernwells]

Zichmoz Another way to do it is leaving the cane a little larger, and wrapping the cane slice fully around the ball, trying to bring the points together in the reverse side trimming off excess if needed. Here is a search showing many pretty lentil beads

[@heathernwells]

Heather Wells www.google.com/search?q=swirl+lentil+beads&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=1069&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=beg3VI-4EcGIiwKRpYBw&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#imgdii=_

[@zichmoz]

Heather Wells Aha, so that's what those beads called. I now have an ocean or galaxy-themed lentil bead on my future craft list. Thanks for the reply and tip!

[@elisabethmbclancy975]

Awesome!

[@heathernwells]

Thanks

[@robbyandbrenda]

Terrific! Thanks!

[@heathernwells]

Brenda Fischer Thank you :)

[@AnnaSCakeAdventure]

That is awesome 💞

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@AMaterialSpectrum]

Nice!

[@heathernwells]

AMaterialSpectrum Thank you

[@user-hr1nq4nk6t]

so cool

[@heathernwells]

Thank you

[@crosspecans]

do you sell on etsy? or any website?

[@Helen-gv2di]

This is sort of like your swirly lentil bead technique! Also, I would like to make a suggestion on peppermint bark. Thanks!

[@heathernwells]

Hi Melody, It is the exact same technique, the only new thing is the cane. Peppermint bark has been suggested :( Actually it is on the list twice because I missed it the first time. Want candy cane cupcake as a suggestion?

[@Helen-gv2di]

Heather Wells oops! no, its okay. can I do rock candy. sorry if that is on the list. I am very busy and do not have time to look at the entire list.

[@jewelryhandmadedg9617]

Wow so cute. I do handmade jewelry too.👏👏👏

[@heathernwells]

Making jewelry is fun 🤩 thank you so much

[@tinkstinyworkshop]

i just found your tutorials and love them you don't happen to have one to make the cute gingerbread's that i saw on your finished bracelet?

[@heathernwells]

I hope you found one you liked. I didn’t. I shaped one… flat without the decoration, then created a mold of it.

[@MichellesHandmadeCreations]

Wondering why you wouldn't just make a ball from the cane like you do with the marbled cane swirl beads. That's a question from a total newbie who hasn't tried polyclay yet. Your tuts make me want to dig out my old stock pile of clay!

[@heathernwells]

Did you ever get back into clay?

[@karendixon4266]

That’s beautiful. I just can’t get it!

[@heathernwells]

It took me many tries before getting a feel for it.

[@rainforestcrafts3766]

Hi, what do you use on the clay to get that shine on it after baking? It looks really nice! Thanks for your tutorials!

[@gabriellagelir2027]

Probably UV Resin.

[@heathernwells]

Sculpey glaze but they thinned the formula… it isn’t very good anymore

[@jaynaarsenault2863]

Your videos are *AWESOME SAUCE*

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@nerdyfrostbite1903]

This looks so delicous! I have a video idea! Gummy bears with no molds?

[@heathernwells]

Nerdy Frostbite I just recorded your suggestion

[@Sarah-so6gv]

Cool

[@heathernwells]

Thanks

[@TheNahaw]

Your so cool!!!

[@heathernwells]

TheNahaw Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment

[@tiffg5718]

How do you spin the clay like that if you don't have plexiglas to push it down like that?

[@heathernwells]

I have only had luck with this technique. Hopefully o e wiser has found another way since then

[@ashleyb5706]

What kind of glaze do you use to make them so shiny? I've used mod podge but I hate how tacky they feel after a while. Thanks :)

[@heathernwells]

Ashley B I am currently using Triple thick. I am still looking for a good glaze to replace the old sculpey one. Future Floor Polish is used by many artists on Polymer clay, and I have heard good things about it. I am still hoping to find something clear, and thick.

[@chinook0421]

I was not sure if you said to bake the cane for future use. If so what temp and how long? I will be doing the mini ones for my daughters Barbie food. You did get the mini cane by continuing to roll it right? Thank you

[@heathernwells]

You are right :) I make the canes smaller by rolling it more. I form the canes and bak them. For peppermint sticks and peppermint candies I will bake the canes at the size I want them to be, and the I will slice them to the appropriate slices when I need them :) Thank you so much for watching :) Heather

[@catherinew4172]

Are these charms sealed? And what do you seal them with if so?

[@heathernwells]

It has been so many years now, I can’t remember how I sealed them. I did seal them though

[@jo351]

any way to keep the red from turning the white pink

[@heathernwells]

Mix red with at least half translucent.. it’s crucial

[@PrincessDaisyTseng]

coca-cola gummies!! Like the ones from haribo! :)

[@PrincessDaisyTseng]

It could be the sour ones or the regular ones! I think both of them would look cool!

[@heathernwells]

artsydaisy I will record the sour ones for you, the regular ones have already been suggested

[@kelseesaavedra9364]

Where do you buy little pieces of glass like that to use for your clay like you did?

[@heathernwells]

Kelsee Saavedra I bought it at Micheals. It is from a small picture frame they were on sale for 1.99 when I bought it.

[@MsLostnThought]

I use an acrylic block from my stamping stash that works just as well. And Sculpey has a new starter kit that includes a thin piece of acrylic in it for rolling beads. I find it handy to get my snakes even too!

[@jameshunt2577]

Everyone makes canes look so easy lol I've tried multiple times from spiderwebs to peppermint canes and everytime no matter the type of Sculpey or premium or premo I use it just blends together and never works idk what I'm doing wrong lol

[@redhotsweetpotatoe]

Heather, I'm wondering, can you just twist the cane before slicing and get a swirl? As in twisting each end in opposite directions.

[@heathernwells]

redhotsweetpotatoe I actually tried that a few times when I was designing them and tried to get a swirl and it never worked. because you are taking slices. I added a great deal of twist and it just didn't work. After being fustrated, I bought a tutorial and they made the same cane I did and twisted.. which I tried. Their photos had a little twist and they were a little sloppy. Following their instructions I still couldn't get the twist. Now years later after you comment, I think it is possible,you would have to do it when the cane was still fairly large and push inwards while twisting. Compacting the clay.

[@redhotsweetpotatoe]

thank you Heather. You've just saved me a lot of stress and pulling out my hair. I would have tried it myself but am out of clay at the moment...now I'm glad I was. ;0)

[@sallyliali7813]

Do you put on for shine?

[@heathernwells]

I would currently use a varnish for clay. As many other varnishes dry, look great.. only to get sticky months later. Once I get back into clay.. I will do so E product testing..

[@coopersurgical1]

what did you use to give the shine looks?

[@aye_its_evangeline7095]

She most likely used a glaze, which you can find in the same section you buy your clay at most craft stores such as Michaels. I use Sculpey glaze which I find right next to the Sculpey clay. It works pretty good, but there are better brands. Sculpey tends to wear away after long periods of time, and sometimes it becomes stickey to the touch. I started clay when I was about 11(I'm only 13 now so I haven't been doing it that long) and I don't know much so my charms are not anything great, so Sculpey works fine for now. But if you are looking for something that will last a long time and keep its shine I would recommend researching a better brand :)

[@laneysanchez2695]

I use Sculpey also , this is good to know about the wearing away, ty!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much. Varithane from Home Depot works too.

[@Linda-zd4ec]

E X C E L L E N T !!!!!

[@heathernwells]

Thank you so much

[@Iamvip0907]

Why i rolling it the clay keep blending together :'( please help

[@sherryklepper2493]

Maybe you need to chill it to firm it up.

[@heathernwells]

Usually that happens if the clay is too soft. In those cases I slide it in a ziplock in the fridge for 20-30 minutes

[@cindymcpherson8414]

Hi how do you get them so shiny??

[@heathernwells]

I think I used varithane. You have to be careful though some varnishes dry nice then get sticky months later. The old sculpey glaze is what I loved… but they made their formula thinner and it didn’t look good at all

[@9deathfromabove]

I cant get canes down and I don't know why. After I reduce it, mines looks like distorted garbage. I'm about to quit altogether

[@heathernwells]

Did you quit, or did canes get easier? What brand of clay were you using

[@MichelleJ1822]

And putting them on Gingerbread houses

[@heathernwells]

That sounds like a great idea

[@1984bford]

You skipped over the hard part lol! How do you reduce it without messing up the lines? Thanks :)

[@heathernwells]

I never had a problem with reducing this style cane . I would pinch the ends a bit to prevent the pull from the inside then roll it. Is there is a problem reducing usually the clay is too soft. I will pop clay that is too soft in the fridge 20 minutes or so

[@Nettie-jt1nv]

Your red is not bleeding onto the white!?

[@heathernwells]

The trick for me in preventing bleed… especially with red, is mixing red with 1/2 translucent clay

[@Nettie-jt1nv]

@@heathernwells genius! I'll have to try that! Thank you

[@sandrinou1329]

my realisation doesn't do that. When I roll dought, the drawing pattern isn't the same like yours. I don't use polymer but cold porcelain, maybe it's the reason why it doesn't work. I don't know how to do... Could you explain me please ?

[@heathernwells]

It works well with premo and fimo… which are pretty firm I don’t know the consistency of cold porcelain. It may be timing it just perfectly. When it is hardening but still has some give… enough not to crack. I am guessing as I have not used cold porcelain

[@sandrinou1329]

@@heathernwells cold porcelain is not enough hard like fimo. Effectively, when we roll and cut, it collapses..

[@heathernwells]

@@sandrinou1329 it probably isn’t firm enough then. I am sure your question and response will help a lot of cold porcelain artists.

[@sandrinou1329]

@@heathernwells yes certainly. Have a good day. (Hello from France🥰)

[@ginawells8230]

Hi Heather wells my name is Gina Wells

[@heathernwells]

Hi Gina 😀 nice to meet another Wells 😀

[@MichelleJ1822]

I don’t know what it is about the sound of polymer clay and someone’s hand and it rubbing on the surface of the counter but it’s totally AMSR for me. Does anyone else have that going on or am I just crazy? LOL

[@heathernwells]

I used to hear that about my videos and voice a lot.

[@MEAGALPS]

Why are you doing Christmas stuff when its only going to be Halloween soon not Christmas

[@heathernwells]

It is preparation of a BIG project I am announcing not this weekend but the next. It is so you will all have some tutorials use can use if you want to participate.