This little project is a personal favorite, because they're just so cute. For a production of Don Giovanni, set in the 15th century (also featuring the marzipan hedgehogs!) I made these cute little gooseberries in the form of hops.
Materials: Large wooden beads, fun foam, hot glue, paint
Tools: glue gun, brushes
Unfortunately I didn't take any process pictures for these, but it's pretty simple. I started with this research image from HistoricFood.com of 'gooseberries in the form of hops.'
I would 100% eat these
I then took a large oval bead and some artfully cut fun foam, and glued it on in layers.
Photo: Lisa Borton
I then passed them on to our very talented props painter, Lisa, who actually made them look like a thing, including a little sugar coating.
Photo: Lisa Borton
They were then arranged on a little copperleaf tray, with some violet garnishes to make them look *fancy*.
As with so many of my fake food projects, I'd like to give a lot of credit to the painters, because they really sell the finished product! Thanks, Lisa!!