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Loucinda
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Joined: Jan 26, 2005
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Location: Central Ohio
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Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:48 am |
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FH - it took me 3 tries before I figured out how thick the gelatin should be to make the bows right! I was very impatient.....I learned it was best for me to do them in the evening and then when I got up I had lovely gelatin sheets to work with!   |
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crazydoglady
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 268
Location: minneapolis
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Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:06 am |
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| FullHouse wrote: | This is all so beautiful. Thank you so much for being so generous with your information. I spent hours reading through this thread yesterday and just had to try it. I'm too impatient to wait and order an impression mat so I am using plastic cutting boards (one has a bit of texture, one is smooth). I have a feeling though that I painted it on too thick, it's driving me crazy that I have to wait until tonight to see. At my kids' request, I colored the gelatin red and added red luster dust, the color looks great. I'm pretty sure that I will have to send Santa a link to the Cake Connection website  . |
i've used acetate sheets and have gotten good results.
it's like impressionist painting. you can also use glass that has texture or a pattern for a nice effect.
i love the look of a thicker gelatin as the color is bolder but sometimes it takes days to dry. if it's too thick, it's difficult to remove and has a rubbery texture. |
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FullHouse
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Joined: Oct 08, 2008
Posts: 409
Location: USA
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:19 am |
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Thanks for the advice, Loucinda, they are both FINALLY dry. The thin one was dry yesterday morning, but the thicker one was still tacky even yesterday afternoon. I checked again this morning and it had popped off on it's own (so cool ). I REALLY need to practice getting the consistancy even, but I'm excited that they are both dry and flexible. DogLady, I do like the darker color on the thick one for bows and maybe flowers and I think I would love the look of the thin one for insect wings and butterflies. One thing I learned is that if a cutting mat has even a slight knife mark in it that will show on the gelatin sheet, too bad b/c I really like the smooth texture on my flexible cutting mat.
OT DogLady, I LOVE your black lab. We have a black and a chocolate lab, they are such amazingly kind dogs (esp. with my 2 yr old). |
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Loucinda
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Joined: Jan 26, 2005
Posts: 3403
Location: Central Ohio
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:28 am |
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One thing that really helps with getting the whole thing the same thickness is to use the heating pad to put the mat on. That way the gelatin stays in a liquid state until you are completely done. That helped me a lot when I started using it.
Post some pics of the items you make with your sheets, I would love to see them! |
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jab
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Joined: Dec 30, 2006
Posts: 70
Location: Indiana
Birthday: Aug 04
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Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:37 pm |
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I am sooo excited about this. I have placed my order for the book and a few mats to try. Can't wait till they get here now. Also have read all 33 pages. Whoo I am full of sooo many ideas. Thank you all on CC I just love this site. |
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cakesmade4u
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Joined: Feb 05, 2008
Posts: 233
Location: CO
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:49 pm |
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I just ordered all the stuff to make the butterflies flowers and leaves I cant wait to try it... Any day now... |
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Loucinda
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Joined: Jan 26, 2005
Posts: 3403
Location: Central Ohio
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Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:36 pm |
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Make sure you all post pics of your items when you get them done, I love seeing what everyone has made! |
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agentdorkfish
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Joined: Jun 09, 2009
Posts: 164
Location: Alabama
Birthday: Dec 08
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:21 am |
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Can you attach the gelatin to modeling chocolate by any chance? I'm going to try making a Tinkerbell out of modeling chocolate in a few weeks, and I thought the gelatin would make beautiful wings! |
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Loucinda
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Joined: Jan 26, 2005
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Location: Central Ohio
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:22 am |
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I haven't tried that, but I am thinking it would work fine. I have some pieces here - I will try it this afternoon and let you know how it worked out. |
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karinaleongto
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 3
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Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:37 pm |
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hello, i dont know what im doing wrong but it didnt work, it just dried away. Can you give me like the amount in tsp and amount of water. Thank you |
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Parable
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Joined: Feb 17, 2006
Posts: 1032
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Birthday: Sep 18
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Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:48 pm |
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| agentdorkfish wrote: | | Can you attach the gelatin to modeling chocolate by any chance? I'm going to try making a Tinkerbell out of modeling chocolate in a few weeks, and I thought the gelatin would make beautiful wings! |
Great minds think alike, lol I'm planning on doing the same thing for Tink for my Peter Pan Gingerbread project this year. I'm also using gelatin to make the windows on the Jolly Roger.
Last year the hard candy coating on my Emerald City melted away when the temperature was not controlled properly at the event. Not going to let that happen again! Florida humidity STINKS! |
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dogluvr
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Joined: Apr 25, 2006
Posts: 534
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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Mon Nov 09, 2009 5:05 pm |
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Where can I get the butterfly body mold...I see one in Diane Simmons and Michaelle Stidham's Gelatin in Bloom book....but cannot seem to find the mold....thank you |
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crazydoglady
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 268
Location: minneapolis
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Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:39 pm |
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dogluvr
on their website:
http ://abc.eznettools.net/cakeconnection/index.html
under "gelatin book & supplies"
go to "book, tools & misc"
the bug body is listed there.
i have it and it works very well!
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jam
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Joined: Feb 02, 2005
Posts: 1
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Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:27 am |
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Will the gelatin windows melt if you use them as windows on gingerbread houses? What would you use to glue the windows onto the gingerbread? |
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Parable
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Joined: Feb 17, 2006
Posts: 1032
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Birthday: Sep 18
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Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:44 am |
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| jam wrote: | | Will the gelatin windows melt if you use them as windows on gingerbread houses? What would you use to glue the windows onto the gingerbread? |
jam, Gelatin windows are used all the time for gingerbread houses. They are attached to the already baked gingerbread as part of the decorating. I just had never used the stuff before now. You can actually buy gelatin sheets already scored for window panes. But why pay that price when we can make them yourself!
I am planning on gluing mine to the inside but I have seen where people glue them to a frame and then attach them to the outside. |
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