I’m close to the end of “House of Odd”, and the tones for part 2 is all done. But before that day arrives, I’ll be showing another one of my little arts-and-crafts, a strawberry cream cake (strawberries appear to be super popular in the world of felt cakes).
Step 1: Again, bought off Rakuten.co.jp. It's one in a series of similar kits.
Step 2: Check that everything's there. With Japanese kits, they usually are. Pre-cut pieces too, which saves a lot of time.
Step 3: Sew the base up, which in this case, is a teeny weeny little cylinder.
Step 4: Sew up the little half-strawberry pieces. I've done this a lot on many similar projects... strawberries are the most common things I get to sew in relation to felt cakes.
Step 5: Sew the strawberries onto the cylindrical base. Getting them located right is the hard part, but I manage.
Step 6: Sew the little swab of cream and mint leaves onto the top.
Step 7: Chop up the last piece of felt, and then glue the little triangular chestnut pieces onto the botton of the cake. Not as messy as I thought it would be.
Now, for the final product – little felt cake with three slices of strawberry:
