In making the reception table for the 50th Anniversary Music box, I had to create a fruit platter. According to the caterer, the fruit platter will have cantaloupe, honeydew melon, grapes, pineapple, and strawberries. Our miniature reception table can have no less. Here is how I made the miniature fruit and combined them to make the miniature fruit platter.

Melon Pieces
I made the miniature cantaloupe and honeydew melon using the same method. For the cantaloupe, I mixed together orange, white, and transparent fimo™. For the honeydew, I mixed green, yellow, white and transparent fimo® in amounts that closely resembles the melon. For both, I made a snake like shape and then broke off a small piece and rolled in a ball. Being the anal miniaturist that I am, I cut the ball in half and made an indention in the center of each half. Then I cut the half melon into 4 slices. The slices I cut into "bite sized" pieces. I then placed the melon bites in the oven and baked for 20 minutes at 250-265°.

Grapes
The miniature grapes are made from a combination of Green, yellow, and transparent Fimo™ . After mixing the clay, I made a cone shape and inserted a small stem from some dried flowers I had on hand. Next I broke off tiny balls of clay and added them to the cone shape making sure they stuck. As I worked on the grapes, I tried to shape the bunch of grapes into a more realistic shape.

Pineapple
The pineapple was made from yellow and transparent fimo™ clay. I added a touch of white clay. Again, being anal, I rolled the clay into a snake like shape. I cut circles and then put a hole in the center of each much like you would see in a real pineapple. Next, I cut each "doughnut" shaped piece into miniature bite-sized pieces. Again, I baked at the suggested temperature and time for Fimo®.

Strawberries
With the strawberries, I used red and transparent clay for the actual berry and green mixed with transparent for the leaves. After mixing the colors, I rolled both into snake shapes. I pinched off a small part of the red and rolled into a small cone shape. using my blunt ended tweezers, I made an indention in the larger end of the strawberries. Next I took some green and made a tiny ball shape which I flattened and pressed into the indention made on the bigger end of the strawberry. Again, I baked the clay according to the directions.

I assembled the mini-fruit onto a miniature serving plate and lightly painted with a sealer that has some gloss to it. Oh, the fruit tray was to have a bowl of dip but I left that off.