Modeling figures is Andrea's forte. I'm sure she will post more about this, but I had some good pictures so I will share what I have. This year Andrea used a marshmallow fondant to make the figures. Last year she used gum paste, and she has all kinds of pros and cons to each method. Here is Santa and Mrs. Clause chilling in the hot tub. For water we used blue sucker mix poured over crushed tinfoil for a bubbly look.