Hi all,

In my search for a texture for a fondant basketball, I found cross stitch grid. Here is what it says on the sticker:

Made by: Uniek, Inc.
Quick Count - Plastic Canvas
Raised Grid for easy counting
7 Mesh

I will post a picture later, but it looks great!

Pat B.

I have posted the picture.

Thanks for that info! I will be making a basketball groom's cake and hadn't even thought of how to do the texture.

plbennett_8

Where did you get this item you used to get the pattern on the basket ball. Please share. Thanks.
Love your cake, the impression on the ball makes it so real looking.

Thanks You can get cross stitch sheets all over the places... I have seen them in Walmart, Michael's, Hobby Lobby... They are over by the sew stuff... They are used for doing cross stitch embrodery. The one I got is the size of a sheet of copy paper - 11.5 x 8 - but they come in lots of sizes.

Don't let the fact that I know what they are used for fool you into thinking that I can sew...LOL... That was my Mom, and I sure wish that I had paid attention...

Anyway, the one that I got says, "Raised Grid for Easy Counting".

Another cool trick is after you apply the texture, brush the fondant with brown powdered food coloring/petal dust ~ it gives the basketball a really authentic look. (That's what I did when I made my basketball cookies.)

I'm constantly amazed at what you can use for texture - seems like the possibilites are endless.

Oh that is such a cool tip! I havent done a sports ball in fondant yet, only in buttercream. With a crusting buttercream I just use a textured paper towel. I never thought about how to do it on a fondant one. I'm so excited now!

Thanks! I know one of these is in my future! (I have a 3 yr old boy!)

I think you want plastic canvas, not what is for cross stitch. That would be a material and plastic canvas is plastic. Two different crafts. Great idea! I never would have thought to use that stuff! That was my first craft when I was a little girl. Gram taught me plastic canvas (one stitch) and then I moved up to cross stitch (two stitches). Ah, the memories of cheesy tissue box covers.

Thank You so much for the tip