How to make a turtle cupcake topper

From the cakejournal.com

This is what I use:

Modelling paste in the colors you like

Tylo glue

Brush

Black paste food color or a tiny amount of black modelling paste.

Cocktail stick

Small knife

Plastic bag to keep your modelling paste from drying

Step 1:Start by rolling the modelling paste into a sausage. Cut 4 pieces in the same size (feets) and make the head out of the rest.Note: it is possible that you need to adjust the amount of paste for the feets and the head.

Step 2:Take the 4 pieces and roll them into a ball and shape them like a teardrop.

Step 3:Glue all four feets together with Tylo glue.

Step 4:Take some modelling paste to make the shell and start by rolling it into a ball.

Step 5:Shape it so it looks like the “hat” of a toadstole.

Step 6:Make it slightly hollow like on the photo, brush with glue and place it over the feets

Step 7:Use the handle of the brush and make a indentation where the head will be glued on.

Step 8:Take the piece of modlling paste and make the head. Again start with a ball, tear drop and shape the head.

Step 9:Glue the head on. I used my corn starch duster to support the head while the glue dried (this is only needed if you make a large turtle). Make the eyes with some black food coloring paste and a cocktail stick or you can make the eyes out of black modelling paste.

Step 10:Roll out small balls of modelling paste and flatten them and then glue them on the shell.

Now you have a cute large or small turtle to adorn your cake or cupcakes.