What is the best way to learn how to make flowers, when decorating?
thanks I appreciate it alot!

I practiced a bit with play-doh before making the fondant. I am still very new to this but it helps me.


HTH

[quote="tigachu"]I practiced a bit with play-doh before making the fondant. I am still very new to this but it helps me.


that is such a cute idea, never thought of it, but isn't the consistancy way off? Anyway even if you made a batch of fondant ( cost is less than $4.00 in most places) or bought a can of gumpaste from Michael's (with a coupon of 40 -50% off) it would still be only $5.00 in most places. I get coupounds from this site anytime I want them www.dealspl.us and there is way more coupons for everything else too. HTH

I learned how to make gumpaste flowers from many library books and You Tube videos.

Buy the Wilton flower kit, it comes with many cutters and directions to make basic flowers from the cutters. That'll be a good start.

welll... you've gotten good advice for fondant/gumpaste flowers.

If you're looking for buttercream or royal icing flowers then i would look at wilton magazines, and if you can find it Wilton Encyclopedia 3 (they have been out of print for years, so you'll have to look online)