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Out of this world: making the iconic rocket ice lolly into a charm
8.4.2025
Pictures: Stefanie Lechthaler
Craving that summer feeling? In a few simple steps, I’ll show you how to conjure up this cute charm for your bag that (ice) screams sun, sea and sand.
Is there anything more refreshing than an ice lolly in the hot sun? Just the thought of it makes my mouth water. If you feel the same way and are already counting down the days until summer, you’ll like this iconic rocket lolly charm. In just a few steps, you can make one yourself and use it to style up your bag, as a cute key ring or fridge magnet. Let’s bring the summer vibes and sprinkle some fun.
Who kneads an ice cream?
I’m basing the colour of the modelling clay on the original rocket lolly. In other words, orange, white and brown. But for the white part, I’m using Fimo polymer clay with a shimmering effect, which makes the ice lolly look even more realistic.
For the main section, I use a quarter of the white clay and slightly less than that of the orange to form two balls, which I place next to each other and then roll into an even sausage. I make sure the area where the two colours meet is as well stuck together as possible.
I use the acrylic roller to flatten the sausage until it’s about one centimetre thick. This leaves enough Fimo clay to make an arch in the middle.
Lift off in 3, 2, 1
I draw the shape of the rocket in the clay and cut it out along the indentation. Then comes the difficult part: I also need to create a bulge on the back of the rocket. The trick here is that both sides look the same. To correct it, I run the modelling tool along the edges and press the clay so the rocket retains its shape.
My charm now has the iconic rocket shape. Next, I use the modelling tool to make a hole for the lolly stick. Then I break a wooden spatula (the stick) in half and stick it into the lower part of the orange Fimo clay.
The only thing missing to complete the rocket is the most delicious part: the chocolate. Anyone who claims otherwise is lying. To make this layer, I roll the brown Fimo clay flat until it’s about half a millimetre thick and cut out a 1.5-centimetre-wide strip. I glue it to the top of the rocket and cut off the rest.
A delicious key ring that doesn’t melt
The rocket is now ready for take off. As I look at it, I think to myself how cool it’d also look as a magnet on my fridge. I’d have to put it in the oven as it is now and stick a magnet to the back with hot glue after baking.
But instead, I opt for a bag charm, so I poke a hole in the side of the white part so I can thread the split rings through it after baking. However, next time, I’d place the hole closer to the edge so the split ring fits through better.
I bake the charm in the oven for 30 minutes at 110 degrees until the charm is hard. And to make it look even more authentic, I then paint the orange and white parts with gloss varnish, while keeping the chocolate part matt.
To make it into a key ring charm, I attach two split rings to a link chain and the clipping element at the end. Then I shove the split ring that’s not got anything on it through the hole in the rocket. The entire thing is a pain in the neck, but it works out in the end. But maybe next time I’ll opt for the ready-made key ring combos.
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Header image: Stefanie Lechthaler
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