Pop-Tarts in miniature...

Last week I got my first-ever request for a custom order at my Etsy shop. :o) I was a little bit nervous about it, at first, since the person wanted something I'd never tried before-- miniature Pop-Tarts-- but it turned out pretty well, I think. The customer is wonderfully friendly, and she seemed happy with the pop-tarts, at least (and isn't that what really matters, anyway?). She's even thinking about requesting more custom work, down the road, so I count the whole experience as a success! :o)

Here are a few more photos of the mini pop-tarts...

My first effort, white frosting with colorful sprinkles:

Next up, "chocolate" frosting with white sprinkles:

And a different view of the three together, including the last of the set, with pink frosting and colorful sprinkles:

After I finished making that order, I played around with a couple more ideas for the mini pop-tarts. First, I made a couple of smaller ones with wire loops, so they could be charms or pendants. (The originals were each about an inch long and had no wire loops, as the customer wanted to turn them into magnets.) Then I tried making a slightly larger one (about 1 and 1/4 inch long) to turn into a brooch. That's this one:

I need to make myself try something new more often. I mean, it's not a huge stretch from my sugar cookies to these pop-tarts, but it's still one more thing I can add to my repertoire. Now I just need to figure out what the next small step should be... ;o) I've been wanting to try hamburgers, so maybe later in the week I'll give that a go. The worst I can do is make a little scrap clay, right?