I make my own gum paste and that doesn’t contain any eggs or gelatin. It’s really easy– you mix powdered sugar with water, corn syrup and Gum Tex powder. Gum Tex can be found at many craft stores and also online. For fondant, I do have a recipe up on my site that is perfect for modeling figures:

http://www.missionvegan.com/boozy-pirate-cake/

To make white fondant, just omit the cocoa powder. I also use a store bought brand of fondant that is completely vegan; although, it is definitely not a health food. Modeling the figures it actually pretty easy, but it is time consuming. I’ve found many helpful videos on youtube and can pretty much figure out how to make a figure by looking at ones that other people have made.

Anyway, congratulations!