I bought some Play-doh to practice making flowers. Here is a rose I made. Tell me what you think. I would like to perfect it before I make the real ones to go on my cakes.
Thanks
Lazy_Susan 
Looks really good kiddo! You could try to get a bit of a crinkle in the edges if you want a bit more natural of a look but this looks really good.
Also, when you are making one with the gumpaste or fondant, use a slightly different, darker colour for the centre of the bud to get more depth in colour. Some people even do that first row in the darker colour and then the outer petals in a lighter colour.
But your rose looks darn perfecto kiddo!
Hugs Squirrelly
Thank you so much!! That's a good thing to know about the color and the crinkle. I'm gonna have to practice that 
Great feedback! Keep it coming 
I bought some Play-doh to practice making flowers. Here is a rose I made. Tell me what you think. I would like to perfect it before I make the real ones to go on my cakes.
Thanks
Lazy_Susan
It's very nice, but may I suggest pinching the edges in a bit to give it a more realistic look.
This is hard to explain but I will try. Using your index And thumb position your fingers so that they are on the corners of The petals. Adjust the distance so that you are not pinching the entire petal but close to the center.
This will cause the petals to have that inverted tricorn hat look.
This is hard to explain but I will try. Using your index And thumb position your fingers so that they are on the corners of The petals. Adjust the distance so that you are not pinching the entire petal but close to the center.
This will cause the petals to have that inverted tricorn hat look.
Thanks! I'll give it a try
I tried to pinch and crinkle but I think my play-doh is just too soft. If I tried to make one out of candy clay or fondant, is it easier to pinch and crinkle? Or should I try the gumpaste? Is gumpaste difficult to make or work with?
How pretty!
Try it with the modelling chocolate (candy clay) and you can get the pinch on the edges to make the edges furl like a real rose. I make two colors of candy clay, one darker and one lighter, and mix some of those two colors together to get graduating shades. Then I can make the petals of graduating colors. Does that make sense? Sometimes I dust the edges with petal dust, too.
If you can find the mini Tootsie Pops or Dum Dum pops, use those as centers for your candy clay roses. I've done them as favors in little bitty flower pots or stuck the pop stick in cakes. Just add a little cone of candy clay to the top of the pop and then wrap your rose petals around it.
Great going! 
Deanna
I tried to pinch and crinkle but I think my play-doh is just too soft. If I tried to make one out of candy clay or fondant, is it easier to pinch and crinkle? Or should I try the gumpaste? Is gumpaste difficult to make or work with?
Candy clay or fondant with a bit of gum tex should work just fine. I have not used gumpaste yet.
The 1st time I made fondant roses I was experimenting with ways to make the roses look more realistic and I the tricorn pinch is one of the way that makes a natural looking rose petal
Can someone go a little more in depth about the "tricorn pinch"? lol I think I've got it but I'm not real sure. Never heard of it before
Can someone go a little more in depth about the "tricorn pinch"? lol I think I've got it but I'm not real sure. Never heard of it before
Heehee, you call it a tricorn pinch, I call it a crinkle. Well you know, if anyone can explain that one, it is the Princess! I rather like her term better, sounds more official.
Another tip I found really helpful is to have the real thing on hand when you are making them. A lot of grocery stores will sell one - three roses fairly reasonably. I find when I really needed to duplicate the real thing, that taking one apart to understand how the petals are attached and having one or two to look at as I went along was really a lot of help. As the rose opens up you get a good idea of how to make the petals natural looking. Added bonus is that you get to try to duplicate the colours. But you will notice that no two roses look exactly the same also and so you can get those natural variances in the way they fold out. Plus you can use petal or lustre or pearl dusts to highlight edges or around the base of the rose to get some depth in colour. Fondant and gumpaste roses will keep for years, so no rose ever goes to waste, you can keep a supply on hand to use in the future.
Hugs Squirrelly
Your rose looks great...
regarding the thinning out of edges...in a gumpaste workshop that I took, we used a really thin roller (like the size of a pencil or even thinner) and put it on the underside of the petal and used the thumb to help "draw it out" to get it thinner.
Regarding the variation in color within a rose...I find it easier to use the lightest color for the whole rose and then go back with a paint brush and deepen the center of the rose....you can see my pics (my 2tier cake) where I made white roses/flowers and then brushed lustre dust color on the edges - it's really easy to do!
Yes, now I know what to do with the play-doh someone gave my son for his first birthday!!
Thank-you for all the tips. I made candy clay roses and wish I would have known about the mini-sucker trick. Sometimes my centers came off even if I let them dry overnight.
I have silk roses in my kitchen I examine when I make my roses to get the look.
Hubby was so cute yesterday! I woke up to find that he got in to my play-doh and made his own play-doh rose! It was actually pretty dog gone good too... I think I see the makings of a family business here!!! lol
Hubby was so cute yesterday! I woke up to find that he got in to my play-doh and made his own play-doh rose! It was actually pretty dog gone good too... I think I see the makings of a family business here!!! lol
Awwh, that is so cute, did he make you a Play-Doh breakfast too or was he too busy playing, haha!
Hugs Squirrelly
Lazy Susan,
Take a peek at the gumpaste rose I have in my pix. I actually use 3 shades of color (pink for this one) for my roses. I like the gumpaste because I feel it works much better than fondant. When I say it works better I mean it handles better. It is a bit more pliable than fondant and it dries much harder - again, this is just my opinion. I use what's called a "ball tool" to get the effect on the edge of the petals. It's just a hand tool with a round ball at the end - you can get them at Michaels or HL. Your rose is great - keep up the good work - I love doing them - they are so much fun.
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