An AMAZING little food find
My cake pendant from Inedible Jewelry.
This past weekend we went to Campout East, a music festival at Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista that featured two of our favorite bands, Cracker and Southern Culture on the Skids. Several food vendors were set up on the site, as was an amazing artist/crafter/jewelry maker who founded a business called Inedible Jewelry with her sister.
Jessica and Susan Partain make and market these itsy, bitsy food items made out of polymer clay. They make them into earrings, cufflinks, charms and more. As you can see from checking out their Etsy site, their masterpieces include hamburgers complete with tiny toppings, little lattice-crusted pies, olives, sushi, honey bears, tacos, doughnuts and TONS of other items.
Well, I couldn’t walk away from this tent without making a purchase, so I settled on this adorable slice-of-cake charm, which I’m using as a necklace pendant on a silver chain. Despite the size of this picture, it is really quite small – about the size of the last digit of my pinkie finger, or smaller.
Check out how incredibly detailed it is, right down to the swirls of frosting, the colored sprinkles and even the TEXTURE of the cake layers themselves! I just have to shake my head when I think of how much work went into it.
Inedible Jewelry is based in Charlottesville, so technically it’s a bit outside of our coverage area. But you can purchase the product online at the Etsy site. The sisters have received a lot of press attention, including an appearance on the Martha Stewart Show, which you can watch here. You’ll also find instructions at that link for making tiny lemon or lime slice charms.
When you watch Jessica make a lemon slice charm on the Martha Stewart Show, you’ll see how much work it requires. Martha seems a little baffled to me, actually. I think this is one of those things you’d be better off letting someone else make for you!
If you checked out the Etsy site, did you see a food item you’d wear?
June 6, 2012 - 5:56 AM
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Awesome! Thank you for sharing…those are incredible! (intoxicating is more like it!) They’re now bookmarked for THE perfect “chick gift” to give to almost anyone for birthdays, etc. in the future! Hats off to those folks’ amazing craftmanship and creativity!
Their stuff is amazing…the one that really got me was the Bubblegum hairpin! If I had long hair, it would be mine!
LOVE IT! I was noticing the texture and was wondering if that was real cake!
Ok – they do need a nacho necklace
Because I possess no artistic ability, I am in awe of those who do. Their stuff is amazing!
@Amanda, I wondered myself how they got the cake texture. After watching the Martha Stewart clip, I think they use sandpaper. She rolls the lemon and lime rounds across sandpaper to make the skin look textured.
Thank you so much for the lovely review!
The cake texture is done with a very fine dental tool- one layer at a time; the rest of the cake is made just like the real version: baked first, then frosted and decorated with handmade sprinkles.
I DO need to make a nacho necklace! That would be awesome. Or chips and guacamole in a little sombrero!
~Jessica
Wow! Their items are adorable and the detail is amazing! They have such a variety, too–something for everyone. Thanks for sharing your find with us, Lindsey!
Martha Stewart should have just stayed out of that segment and let the poor girl demonstrate her craft.
You’re welcome, Jessica! Thank you for stopping by the blog. As you can see, I’m not the only one in awe of your talent. But you probably get that all the time.
I’m enjoying my calorie-free slice of cake.
I’ve already ordered the margarita earrings and the sushi bracelet! Yes – please nachos or chips and guac! How cool!
Those are amazing!! I honestly cannot pick a favorite piece. Can’t wait to share with my foodie friends!
They muct be sold out of the margarita earrings. BUmmer!