Fondant sea creatures

I made a bunch of sea creatures for the Sea theme cake of my little one. Most of them are really easy to make, so let's just start. First up - starfish, shell, seahorse and octopus.

STARFISH

Roll out the orange fondant around half a centimeter (around 1/5 inch) thick. Then take the star cutter and cut out little stars.  You will get better results, if you use a plastic wrap as described below. That way the star won't be thick at the edges, which will slope down.

The difference - left is cut out with cling film, right one without

Just place the cling film over the rolled out fondant and use the cutter over the film. You will need to press down a bit harder than usual,but the shape will be a lot prettier than otherwise. Draw the mount and the eyes with a toothpick or a modelling tool. Make little holes all over the star's body with a toothpick to give it a textured look.

Put a bit of white and black fondant into the eye sockets to make the eyes.

SHELL

Roll out the fondant; how thick depends on the size of the shell you are making. Cover with cling film the same as with the starfish and cut out 2 circles. Because you are using the film, they will have a dome shape. 

Flatten the back of the shell with your finger, so that we can later glue together the bottom and top part. Use a knife or a modelling tool to draw lines over the top. Repeat with the other half.

Leave the shell to dry at least a bit so that it won't lose its shape, when you turn the bottom half, but it should also not be completely dry, because it will be harder to glue together the bottom and top half. In the meantime shape two little balls out of white fondant and add black fondant dots (or just draw them with a black food marker) to make the eyes. Attach the eyes with a drop of water and add the top half, attaching it at the flattened back again with a bit of water.

SEAHORSE

Shape the fondant into a roll and leave a bit on the sided. Roll your finger to make part of the roll thinner; approximately a quarter  of a way from the top and a quarter from the bottom. Bend the top quarter down and shape it into a tear drop shape to form a head.

Roll out the bottom quarter to make a thinner roll and roll it into a spiral. Shape most of the leftover fondant into a ball and flatten it with the modelling tool to the fin and attach it to the body with a bit of water.

Draw a mouth and an eye socket with a modelling tool and add some white and black fondant for the eye. Roll out the rest of the leftover fondant, cut out a small strip and use small scissors to make the edge jagged. This will be the horse's mane, which you attach with a bit of water. 

All that is left now is to make the body scaly looking. The easiest way is to take a round piping tip and imprint little scales over the horse's body. You must hold the tip a little tilted so that it leaves half circles in the fondant instead of circles.

OCTOPUS

Shape a ball and then roll it out. Pinch the oval shape in the middle to make an eight shape. Cut and divide the bottom part of this shape into the tentacles. 

Imprint the mouth and the eye sockets with a toothpick or a modelling tool and add the eyes the same way as with other little creatures. My octopus was supposed to be sitting so I bent the head part vertically and let it dry in this position.