Paleontology - Prehistoric Dragonfly

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
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Difficulty:

Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Children

Style: Whimsical, Funky, Eco-Friendly

Materials

cake base edged with fondant and frosted "grass;" prehistoric stem and dragonfly body is a pipe covered with rice krispie treats, frosted and covered with fondant; Dragonfly wings are clear isomalt tinted to a gray and peppermint flavored; plants are gumpaste; jelly bean small rocks; large rock is rice krispie treats covered in fondant.

What was your inspiration?

This was 1 out of 7 centerpieces I created for my friend's son's Bar Mitzvah. He loves paleontology! Each centerpiece reflected a different vignette of prehistoric times or items: Dinosaur footprint; Amber (fosilized bugs in tree sap); Giant prehistoric dragonfly; Dinosaur nest with eggs; Prehistoric frog/lizard; Prehistoric nautilus; and a Mastodon stuck in a tar pit.

What are you most proud of?

Getting the wings to stay on.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

This was the one centerpiece that I was most excited about ... but the most disappointed in how it came out.