Welcome! Queenie Chan is a manga artist and graphic novelist who has worked with various International Publishing Houses. She is a writer-artist who has published a number of books, one of which has hit #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List for Graphic Novels, and she has also written many short stories, some of which can be read on this site.
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:
