I demonstrate how to make a few puffed rice or “Rice Krispies Square” box designs. These are great to make for any time of year, but I definitely try to decorate one out of fake “Lucky Charms” marshmallows, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. If you’ve ever wondered how to make this cool fake bake, this video is for you!
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Other channels and videos I reference:
The fake bake videos I mentioned in this video are here -
My Cake Box Play List - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaYMMytnUbiRlakGsZwcKFoM7dByplyxm
My Cousin Gabrielle’s Mosaic channel -
https://www.youtube.com/@citrinette/videos
D.I.Y. Rune Stone Initial Jewelry with Polymer Clay Products - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeuUrjzbD00
Timestamps:
Intro music - 00:00
Intro discussion - 00:16
Materials - 01:25
The paint I used - 05:51
Mixing the paint with the air dry clay - 07:13
Shaping the marshmallows - 13:55
Adding holes for the bails - 20:44
Showing a cutting tool that can help make the shaping process faster - 22:22
Using a different box - 24:40
Applying the fake puffed rice to the lid - 26:59
Applying the fake puffed rice to the bottom sides - 30:54
Applying the fake marshmallow coating - 34:37
Clean-up tips - 38:05
Decorating the fake marshmallow squares - 38:41
Mixing the fake whipped cream - 43:21
Showing a few fake topping options - 46:08
Decorating with fake whipped cream - 47:48
End discussion - 49:28
Outro music - 52:29
End - 52:45
Products Used:
- Corn cob granule - https://tinyurl.com/5fkvsmm7
- A jewelry box (you can use any size or shape) - but mine was rectangle & about 2.25” x 3”x 1.25”
- Hot glue gun - https://tinyurl.com/4y54p2z5
- Hot glue sticks - https://tinyurl.com/5fhz8m7d
- Press ‘N Seal - https://tinyurl.com/drj3sbnm or your choice of surface cover
- Model Magic - https://tinyurl.com/yckyuyh8 or any air dry clay you prefer
- I originally brought out my DeSerres brand pastel acrylic colours, and you can paint that over top if you’d like (or any brand of acrylic that has pastel colours) but you may be mixing a while if you add pastel colours to the clay directly.
- Magicfly craft acrylics - https://tinyurl.com/2frs66vh but if you would like to use another craft paint or student-grade acrylic, you may experiment with that.
- Paper bowls or paper plates are useful for this project
- A toothbrush (preferably one you never use on your teeth can create great texture. Pointy objects, like pins, toothpicks, dental tools, etc, can also help create texture and holes.
- Dotting & ball stylus tools - https://tinyurl.com/2u3r5kpz
- An X-acto craft knife - https://tinyurl.com/ysevr9ht
- Sculpey Tools Mini Steel Cutters - https://tinyurl.com/49r33xuw
- Caulking - https://tinyurl.com/4zeet8ke or use a Zinc white acrylic to get a milky marshmallow look
- Mod Podge Glossy - https://tinyurl.com/3wzdhw4d
- Popsicle sticks - https://tinyurl.com/yuukzx88 for mixing or another stir-stick
- Puffy paints for quick “icing” or use “brown” for “chocolate” decorating - I used Tulip brand colours - https://tinyurl.com/55572m4a
- Acrylic paint preferably student-grade or craft paint is more cost effective
- A decent brown chocolate paint is usually a Burnt Umber - a good one is Amsterdam brand student-grade Burnt Umber- https://tinyurl.com/mrt9wnff or Liquitex Burnt Umber brown paint - https://tinyurl.com/emc9729x
-Pencil (see where the lid comes over the box draw a line prior to gluing the corn cob granule on)
- (Optional) Gesso - https://tinyurl.com/5n7ja7b6 to prime the boxes if you need to paint them a light or tan colour or you may opt for a craft coloured box
- Titanium white acrylic paint, you may use to add to spackle or (Optional) it helps to paint thin coats to paint the box - https://tinyurl.com/d2b8tzpb
- (Optional) Unbleached Titanium paint (mine is from Liquitex) - https://tinyurl.com/4a3s6va3
- Press ‘N Seal to cover surface (or you can use whatever to protect your surface) - https://tinyurl.com/drj3sbnm
- Paintbrush
- Store bought and/or pre-made fake sprinkles and decorations
- Spackle - https://tinyurl.com/n7tmnkbj
- Cake decorating set (please don’t use for food, even if you wash it, use a separate cake decorating set for food) - https://tinyurl.com/heyyea83
-Wilton’s Cupcake decorating set - “2-D” tip decorating tip - https://tinyurl.com/5eycmm9w
- (Optional) Baby Powder https://tinyurl.com/5ebj75sj or talcum powder
- (Optional) Mod Podge Matte Spray - https://tinyurl.com/srutspda
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Music: Theme & outro song created by my brother -
Alex Ragozzino of Maedae studios: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy57vjXeekqvHg5xEa1wdIQ
Song sequence: “Spring Day” by VLLO music selection