I agree with mcaulir - use cake for the teapot, perhaps modelling paste or gumpaste for the gold detail - spout, handle etc. finish with gold lustre dust, mixed with a little vodka.Good luck with the cake. Hope this helps!
Margaret393
PS Hi marhtawinter dont know what happened with first post warning spoiler! felt that I should delete it and start again. Must have pressed wrong keys havn't seen that spoiler message before, just popped up!!!
Edited by Margaret393 - 2/16/13 at 4:43am