How to make a cake topper for yourself?

Soon my daughter will be a birthday and instead of traditional candles, I decided to decorate a birthday cake topper. Make a topper for the cake with his own hands is very simple. As a material for the manufacture of plywood can be used (With manual or jigsaw Jigsaw machine) or a thick white cardboardArmed with a pair of scissors or a knife stationery. Since my hobby is cutting out jigsaw, do topper I plywood.

First of all you need to prepare a template for sawing (cutting). To create a template to me more accustomed to use Photoshop, because it does not only brush with a variety of patterns can be downloaded for this program (Where to download the figure and brush?), But the fonts for every taste (Where to download fonts?).

If you do not want to spend time creating a template, you can download my topper template in .psd formatWhere you only need to write a different name and a number. Later save the file in .jpg format, and print the pattern on your printer.

When the template is ready, put it on the plywood by any of the methods described in the article: "How to apply a pattern on the plywood?"But it is better to do it with the help of masking tape and stick adhesive. suitable for manufacturing plywood topper 4 - 6 mm.

Since the topper has a very small inner contours need them drill drill holes 1 mm thickness at a right angle to startup file does not cling to the workpiece and not out of line I cut. The angle of 90 degrees can be obtained simply leaning small bar with a perpendicular line relative to its base, to a drill bit. When drilling look to drill and line were parallel to each other.

If you do not have a small diameter drill or nail files that you use will not pass through such a hole, then it is possible to increase the internal elements of a simple pencil.

When the preparatory steps are completed to begin cutting. I used for cutting saws Ultra Reverse №1 (Which is better to use saws for cutting?).

Starting to cut better with the internal circuits. To get a more accurate propyl when sawing small elements on jigsaws machine can be set minimum speed (if available).

At the end of Scrollsaw topper at the perimeter. (If you do topper of cardboard, then cut a leg does not make sense. It is better to do a copper wire or a stick of ice cream).

After cutting out, carefully remove the masking tape and carefully grind the workpiece. Grind small circuits can be manually, using small files, or by using an engraver.

At the very end of paint topper. For painting, you can use food coloring to the eggs, the usual watercolor or acrylic paints.

I painted topper acrylic paint.