• Roll out Satin Ice Fondant and let it dry for 30 minutes (below).

• Cut Nutcracker shape. Try not to move your fondant.

• Remove fondant around, it will help you to maintain the shape.

• Let your topper dry for 2 hours. Tip: Use dehydrator to speed up the process.

• Sketch lightly basic shapes of your Nutcracker (below - 3 pics).
• Pro tip: If you are doing a complicated design, cut your template to smaller parts and trace them separately.

• Mix gel Ivory color with alcohol and paint face and hands.

• Add first layer of your chosen color.

• Then go back and deepen colors by using a more concentrated gel.

• Paint hair with brown gel.

• Add black details.

• Using small brush and black gel color define lines and draw outline.

• With bright red color add blush.

• Paint gold details.

• It comes to life right before your eyes!!!

• The final nutcracker!