Ok so I gave it a shot, we got a quick demo in the first lesson of Wilton Course 3 and I wanted to do some practice at home before we're expected to actually learn them in class thursday. It was actually very relaxing sitting there making a few and I'm excited to learn more flowers! So here it is!
Congratulations......... its a beautiful rose. And I'm sure you master the other flowers as well. Keep up the good work.
Just beautiful. I love making gumpaste/fondant flowers. They are so relaxing and a great way to pass some time. Great job. You will be the star of the class.
Jen
Thanks guys! I want to try a technique with putting a small amount of colour in the vanilla I use to make them stick.
Anybody do this?
Never heard of this, forgive me for being naive. Will be watching for this technique!!
Never heard of this, forgive me for being naive. Will be watching for this technique!!
Not naive at all! I haven't heard of it either, I just thought it might be a good idea so I'm going to give it a try!
Whew!!! I thought I missed something there. Well once you try it let us know how it works out. Frankly, I haven't ever used vanilla either. So let me see if I understand this right, you use vanilla to glue the petals to each other. I just use water. What does the vanilla do or serve???
Whew!!! I thought I missed something there. Well once you try it let us know how it works out. Frankly, I haven't ever used vanilla either. So let me see if I understand this right, you use vanilla to glue the petals to each other. I just use water. What does the vanilla do or serve???
Yes I use vailla to stick the petals together. I just use vanilla because of the alcohol content, it dries faster than water.
Ok, but if you are going to be adding color to it, then how will it work and will it show up, or are you thinking of do this to the edge of the petal???
Ok, but if you are going to be adding color to it, then how will it work and will it show up, or are you thinking of do this to the edge of the petal???
I intended on adding it to the base of the petals where I need to glue it so it looked like the colour coming from the middle of the rose. I was thinking of adding only a tiny bit of colour so it stayes delicate looking. Again just thinking of an idea out loud really.
The coloring idea sounds perfect. You are off to a good start with fondant/gumpaste flowers. Check out youtube to see tutorials on other flowers. this is the part of cake decorating that i like the best. i make a bunch at a time when I am bored and save them in airtight containers so they are always ready when a cake project comes up.
Beautiful rose. I am currently trying to complete all of my roses for the Wilton course 3 final cake. I am enjoying doing it. Mine are not as beautiful as yours, but I am noting some huge improvement from the first one that I have made until now. It is actually humorous to me to be making these because the first few were quite ugly!
Thanks everybody! I will try to colour idea soon, I just haven't had a chance yet. I've been too busy making fondant cakes!
I just made my first one last night, and rushed home from work to make a small practice cake tonight. I LOVE working with fondant!!!
I put the pics in my album if you want to see them!
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