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ICelebrating Malasada Tuesday Without All The Guilt
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
pastels.
I hope you have fun making
5 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.
I do know Mardi Gras is also known as Fat Tuesday
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,
some faux pastries and I hope everyone gets to have a real hot malasada, too!
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 5
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
1 Pull out some
white Hearty
Clay. Add some
golden brown
paint to the clay
and mix in. Add
more paint as
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.
6 After the piece is dry,
you can add on
a face. Use a
marker or black
acrylic paint to
make tiny dot
eyes and a smile.
Glue a pin or magnet to the back of the piece. You can also use this as an embellishment for other projects like a gift box or sign.
2 Roll the brown clay into an oblong ball, like a malasada shape. Size
it to what you want for a small embel- lishment.
7 You can also make a stack of tiny malasadas instead of one big one.
3 If you want to add more detail, brush on some chalk paint to
contour the piece or add color for the cheeks. Place on a paper towel to dry.
4
After the clay has dried, brush on a light coat of clear matte varnish.
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• white Hearty Clay (No. 77856070)
• Ceramcoat acrylic paint in Golden Brown
(No. 77625012)
• clear varnish in satin (No. 30119193)
• crystal glitter (No. 77566026) • black Sharpie
• paint brush
• tacky glue
• paper towel
• glue gun and glue sticks
• Ziploc bags or air tight containers,
for clay storage, optional
• disposable gloves, for mixing
paint in clay, optional
• soft pastels (No. 77829150),
for shading, optional
• pin back or magnet, optional
8 Both samples shown here.
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