How To Make A Sweets Deco Roll Cake

Deco Den Roll Cake Tutorial 

I was surfing around in my files and saw some old Japanese sweets deco tutorials scans. This one in particular is about roll cakes. I haven't been crafting like I wanted too in a while, but seeing these really gets me in the mood!

I have no idea what I'm going to do with all the materials I gathered a few years ago but I know that if I want to do something, I just have to do it. I really want to make my first sweets deco picture frame but I've been busy with so many things, I never got around to it. I really need to clean up my space first if anything, it's hard to be inspired if your crafting space looks like you're just moving in.

But in any event, if you have a taste for a REAL roll cake, especially a cute one, here is a super sweet tutorial from ochikeron on how to make one! Enjoy everyone!

Thanks for viewing and happy sweets crafting! 

New Design

Hey everyone!

Wow long time no see!

A lot has happened and I mean A LOT and sadly I didn't do too much crafting during that time at all. I thought I was but between the hot weather and my downturn in mood, nothing happened. But alas I'm still alive and kicking!

I'm honestly not sure what to talk about since it's been so long since I did anything crafty or the like. Oh wait, haha the most blatant change and reason I came to post was the blog design!

Even though I really liked it when I first made it a month or so ago, I really want to change it. I still like it but I have this other side of me that wants a different design. I'll probably won't do anything now. Once I'm certain about the way I want this place to look, I'll change it then. The reason why I wanted to change it because I ended up HATING the last design and with bloggers new design interface, I wanted a template I could easily edit. It's fun messing with the HTML but after making my spiritual blog with the new interface I knew that I wanted to change this one so it can be just as easy to edit.

So yeah, I don't have much to say, I need to get back into my crafts again and start enjoying myself in that endeavor. I had lots of plans for it but nothing came about, I'm better off just creating even if nothing major comes from it. At least I'm happy. Hopefully you all are doing well too! See ya! 

Miniature Cakes and Inspirations

As I was browsing my image gallery of fake clay sweets and decoden I washed up on some old inspirations! I can't remember exactly where I got the images from since its been some time since I got them, but I think there are from online stores that produce them.

If your interested in taking your clay cakes to the next level or just need that boost of inspiration or ideas you came to the right place!

I hope you guys just got as inspired as I did, till next time take care! 

Three inspirational sweets deco den blogs

Hey all, I just wanted to show you my favorite deco den blogs. I bookmarked a lot of blogs over the year. Yet, there are a few that I love to look at for inspiration, ideas, and just to lift my mood. All three sites are in Japanese but have pictures and crafts that are just to die for! The colors and materials they use is nothing short of amazing and I would love to be as good as them one day!

The first blog is the one and only Sweets Circle! The number one reason I love this blog is not only the great fake sweets but the tutorials and advice given on them. When I first stumble upon this blog I was amazed at all the tutorials and tips this person gave you. A lot of which is hard to find since deco den not overly popular in the states yet. Time and time again I found this blog not just inspirational but very informative as well, my favorite combination in any blog!

Candy Colored Ticket is my most recent favorite! If you want to see great sweets deco den work with resin then this is your blog. It never cease to amaze me how wonderful and creative her work is. It really pushed me to work with resin and other materials along with clay. The way she uses the clear resin to show off the bright colorful sweets in her accessories is nothing short of amazing! I'm always excited to see what she makes next and I follow her on twitter for her updates. Unique, colorful, and sweet is just the tip of the ice berg with it comes to this blog. You will be on her site for hours on end looking at her creations!  

Last but definitely not least Rainbow Cream! If you love looking at those small realistic details in sweets deco then look no farther. This is by far one of my top 5 favorites! It combines everything that I want to see in my work, detail, realistic look, and drop dead color!  I didn't know such sweets deco exists till I saw this blog. The first time I saw the blog I was looking through it for hours, I couldn't even help myself, I just had to see more! The part that I love most about Rainbow Cream's work is the realistic detail in it. The ice creams looks amazingly good as well as everything else. I was floored to know that it was fake and it was possible to achieve that level of realism! This is definitely the type to level and skill I want to get to in my own work. Making my sweets as real as possible was always on top of my list since I first started. Now seeing this blog gave me even more inspiration and respect for the sweets deco craft. 

 Rainbow Cream also has a twitter which you can follow here.

This was just the few of the many sweets deco blogs that I love to look at. I hope that this will bring even more inspiration to your crafts as it did mine. Thanks for reading and I hope you all have a great day!

Blog Shop Grand Opening! Plus Resin Test Charms!

Hey all! This post is a special post because now my blog shop is open!  

I just posted all the ordering details, pictures, prices and everything that you can possibly imagine! Just check the TCS shoppe page on the top left of the blog. Actually I'm pretty scared and very excited for this all at the same time! Its been my dream for a long time and now its in the flesh!

As far as what's in the shop I only have my cake cell phone charms but as time moves on I will post more items of all kinds! If you have any questions you can comment here or e-mail me at candysanctuary@hotmail.com! I also just posted a feedback page as well.

I'm really excited guys, wish me luck!

Besides that I have some really great pictures of the resin charms and a upcoming post about icing on clay donuts. For now you can take a look at the first resin charms I made a month ago!

 All of them in their glory! My favorite is the lollipop!

 If you look closely you can see the blue sparkles! 

 For this batch I use a bigger blue glitter. I love all the colors that you can see from it!

I added too much pigment to the pink resin so if you warm this charm with your hands enough it will become flexible. Live and learn right haha?

 I love the blue blotches in the back of the heart! I wish more of those showed in the front!

 This one reminds me of a nebula

 I really like this one, it reminds me of a fancy chocolate!

 Thanks for looking and don't forget to check out the shop in the TCS shop page! Tell all your friends about it. See you all soon!

Earphones Sweets Deco Completed!

Okay this is the moment that we all been waiting for. My sweets deco earphones! These are the pictures that gotten my approval and are the best pictures that I took of them out of the MANY that I took. The pictures really speak for themselves so I hope your just as delighted to see them as I were through this whole process. Enjoy everyone! :)

Okay, I'm going to go ahead and talk about the "story" behind the pictures. It doesn't really relates to a character but me myself. I love fantasy, dreams, magic, sweets and anything that involves those subjects, its like coming home in a way. The thing about dreams and magic is that they always seem out of reach and far away by some means. Even though there are physical limitations you can still bring that energy here in the real world. I want my whole life to be enveloped with that magic and have that dream fantasy reality here, right now. One of the reasons why I'm so creative now is because I want to bring that magic energy down here in the real world that always seemed to be locked away in books and imagination. This is my personal way of bringing my home to this reality and journey. Life wasn't meant to be hard so when people stopped believing in magic, it surely did. The meaning of life (for me anyway) is to enjoy it and make it your mission to live it out exactly what you want it to be. No matter how stupid, impractical, or childish it may be, its yours and you deserve to live it the way YOU want to. Its probably why I am always stubborn and defiant towards life by social standards. Its engraved in my personally and can't stop that trait by any means, Its just who I am as a person haha. But getting back to the "story" my way of bringing that magic energy into my life and others is making sweets deco, drawing or anything I create with my hands and imagination. Its my passion and what keeps me going pretty much. :)

My sister took the pictures of me wearing the earphones and they came out so great. Special thanks to her!

I really hope this opens some imaginations out there and shows how magic is real out there, even if its in your imagination. Thanks for viewing guys!

Pancake Ring wip

Hey all!

I just got finished making my pancakes or a least most of it. I still have to add the syrup on top. I decided to make it a ring too, since I haven't made one in a while. I added a heart shaped piece of butter on top because as you know, I can't resist making anything cute. Everything is made from polymer clay and liquid clay. Here's the picture of it before I baked it.

Which was a pain in the butt because the camera was completely dead and I had to use one of my t.v remote batteries just to take this one picture. It probably did more good then bad since I'm a photo taking manic anyway, which means less pictures to sort and edit haha.

I should have the ring done tonight but I'll probably sport it at the mall tomorrow and take pictures then.

Thanks for viewing guys!

Earphones Sweets Deco WIP 2

I just got done the other side of my earphones and they look fantastic! 

 All I need to do now is let this side dry and add all the fun embellishments! The next picture should be of them completed, if I don't crack and post some wips of them anyway haha. Thanks for viewing!

Earphones Fairy Kai Sweets Deco

Hey all! I just wanted to show the wip of my earphone deco I did last night right after I added the crystals.

I love it so far, I'll do the other side today and show you the wip of that. Thanks for viewing guys!

Happy Valentines day!

Happy Valentines day my lovies!

As promise I have made some sweet sweet necklaces to celebrate Valentines day. I absolutely LOVE how they came out. The bow on them was a last thought before making them. I was hesitant at first but I'm so glad that I took them to the next level. They are by far my favorite piece so far this year! 

The official Valentines picture from The Candy Sanctuary, effects done in photoshop.

Here are most of the pictures that I took of them this morning. I was concerned because it was really cloudy this morning but it cleared up completely! So I had tons of great lighting to play with in these pictures. 

What I love most about taking and looking at pictures is the "story" behind it and that fairy tale feeling that some really give off. I was trying to capture that in these pictures and I think I've done well. When I was taking them I was thinking of my own fairy tale that these pictures called upon. The story that emerge was a girl that had no love ones or lovers, but cookies all around her during Valentines day. In hopes to get that feeling of closeness and happiness she dress the cookies in bows. Surprisingly, the dressed up sweets looked so good and stunning it made her smile with merriment, making her forget all her troubles. Thus making it one of her favorite holidays where she can make friends with sweets and share them with others to make them smile... I know, cliché as hell but I'm totally digging the story. I have to draw a picture to match it soon. I love stories like that, it just makes my day! I hope I gave some smiles to people with the story as well.

 

I hope you all enjoy this post! I know some of you probably dislike this holiday for obvious reason but I say turn that frown upside down! Believe me, if your pissed at this holiday because of lacking a partner (or whatever your deal is), tomorrow won't change. Because it all starts on the inside and what you project out. If your negative and projecting that out to the world your going to get it back in some way. Just be happy of what you do have and all the love that's available in this world. Love is by far the most versatile emotion because it can apply to just about everything! Plus it can bring you so much positivity in all forms. Spend some time with your love ones even if it is cookies. Its the time for love of all kinds, even yourself! :)

Take care everyone!