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ICelebrating Malasada Tuesday Without All The Guilt
am not an expert on Mar- and is the day before Ash before Lent so there would malasada color, and chunky purple and gold. This Hearty di Gras, Ash Wednesday Wednesday. From what I un- be no temptation. Here in glitter is used for the no-cal- Clay color mixture is great or Lent. (I do, however, derstand, Fat Tuesday was Hawai‘i, most people know orie “sugar.” This is a simple for other pastry craft projects
practice a form of Lent, usu- the day that people feasted on that day as Malasada Tuesday. and fun project. and you can shade it with soft
ally by giving something up and doing more of something good.)
food made from things that you normally refrain from during Lent, such as butter, sugar and all the yumminess. They wanted to use it all up
To celebrate this onolicious pastry, I made a mini one from Hearty Clay. By adding some golden brown acrylic paint to white clay, you can get a nice
I made one with a face, as well as mini ones stacked onto a plate on a tag. To stay in theme, the tag is in the Mardi Gras colors of green,
pastels.
I hope you have fun making
I do know Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday
some faux pastries and I hope everyone gets to have a real7 hot malasada, too!
1 Pull out some
white Hearty
Clay. Add some
golden brown
paint to the clay
and mix in. Add
morepaintas
needed, until
you like the color. Make sure the color is evenly mixed through- out the clay. Note: The clay will get a little sticky from the paint. You may want to wear gloves.
ma stac mal inst one one
2 3 5
Roll the brown clay into an oblong If you want to add more detail,
While the varnish is still wet, sprinkle on
the clear glitter for “sugar.” Leave some space in the center without glitter if you want to add a face. Let dry.
ball, like a malasada shape. Size it to what you want for a small embel- lishment.
brush on some chalk paint to contour the piece or add color for the cheeks. Place on a paper towel to dry.
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After the clay has dried, brush on a light coat of clear matte varnish.
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