The Birthday Cake

[Diflower]

The liquorice is too thick Loz - and the wrong colour!
Spaghetti is what I'd though of, but it's a bit fragile. I'll have some time tomorrow, the only other idea is dental floss, which may be too thin (haven't got any).

[JoM]

If nothing else is suitable what about real guitar strings?

[Kaz]

Jo what a brilliant idea!!!!

Loz I thought of liquorice strings too, even googled to see if any looked thin enough

[Workingman]

Unravelled rice vermicelli noodles, but only blanched to soften them?

[Diflower]

Can't get them Jo, nowhere local - the music shop in the next town closed last year.

Bb has had an idea though - fishing line? There's a big stall in the market which is tomorrow.
Wm that would be the same problem as icing, they'd fall down; the bridge (I think that's what it is) on the body bit is raised, and the strings go from that to the neck.
Here's the picture of the actual guitar for any who haven't seen it (first posted on Families)

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[Workingman]

Ah yes, silly me!

What about cotton - one strand, two twisted, three twisted, maybe starched first and dried?

[Diflower]

Errrm, cut and twist x strands, starch (haven't any)...nooooo, too much!!
I also still have to put the black bits on, assemble the bridge, stick on all the knobs (liquorice and midget gem-type sweets), decide if his name's going on the head - or somewhere - and what to do with the candles
I've only got till 5 o'clock tomorrow

[Workingman]

I've only got till 5 o'clock tomorrow

That's 22 hours if you stop up all night.

No stamina some people. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[JoM]

Fishing line should work!! Or, if there's a haberdashery stall, twine?

[Diflower]

There is a haberdashery stall Jo, it's utter cr*p

Wm in a previous life I made a lot of cakes, many late nights...but I haven't done any since I had my mum for help/advice/a friendly ear